Neville muttered under his breath, Matthew, you might have a wandering eye, but Stella doesnt.

Shes completely devoted to you.

The comment earned him a sharp glare from Matthew, and he promptly fell silent.

Sensing the tension, Cordell stepped in to diffuse it.

Could this be a misunderstanding? They say seeing is believing, but sometimes we misinterpret what we see.

If theres confusion, its better to talk it out face-to-face instead of overthinking.

Neville quickly chimed in, nodding.

Exactly.

Cordells got a point.

And if youre too proud to ask outright, Ive got an idea.

Grinning mischievously, Neville continued, Why not play tipsy when you get home? Sweet-talk Stella a little. For all you know, theres no conflict at all.

Matthew scoffed at the suggestion, a disdainful smirk tugging at his lips.

doing something that

Stella returned home, she didnt take

the recording device Emery had given her and began playing its

sound quality was faint, accompanied by background noise, but she could still discern

them spoke with

with that chandelier, and Ill give you a hundred thousand

skipped a

by what she heard, she recalled the

she suspected one of the voices belonged to Robin, while the

as she began connecting the dots, the sudden chime of the

rose to

opened, she was met with the sight of Neville, supporting a heavily intoxicated Matthew

pungent scent of alcohol hit her instantly,

couldnt help but mutter, Why did he drink so much? Neville gave

on

he pushed Matthew toward

leaving him with

so dont take anything he

Before Stella could respond, Neville slipped away,

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