When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2339

Bella sensed some tension between Stella and Matthew, but the busy restaurant wasnt the place to delve into it.

She decided to wait and talk to Stella privately on the drive home.

As they left the restaurant, Doreen lingered behind, her eyes sweeping the area for any sign of Dexter.

Despite her hopefulness, he was nowhere to be seen, and her disappointment was palpable.

Doreen, give it up.

Hes already left.

Seems like todays not the day for romance, Carly teased.

I was just looking around, nothing more! Doreen quickly retorted, blushing.

The two laughed and parted ways with Stella and the others.

Meet me at the entrance. Ill get the car, Stella told Bella and Alissa.

go ahead, Bella

she saw a familiar figure emerging from the restaurant

instinctively called

halted, following Bellas pointed

was Matthew, and he wasnt

and Robin were at

seeing

the police station but was

Seeing this, Bella was even more convinced

fabricate stories and remembered her mentioning Lindsay, the woman who had once saved

thoughts raced, piecing together that the tension between Stella and Matthew might involve Lindsay and the young man beside

that moment, Stella

to confront Matthew in front of the Wheeler family, fearing it would only add to her

distress and decided to pretend as if

to the

far, she said to

concerned for