When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2357

When he saw Stella later, he would confront her directly and demand the truth.

After her conversation with Sanford, where he promised to take care of the rumors, Stella went back to working on her design sketches.

However, a wave of tiredness soon hit her.

She had been feeling unusually drained lately, so she decided to rest her eyes for a bit.

When she finally woke up, the day had already slipped into the evening.

Glancing at her phone, she noticed that the trending topic had disappeared, and the two photos were nowhere to be seen.

A post from Matthew caught her eye; it had been sent just ten minutes earlier.

The message read, Fake news. Accountability pursued.

that Matthew

a wave of unease washed

that their fragile relationship, recently improved, might be on the verge of

the sofa, her brow furrowed as_ she struggled to figure

a knock

the other side, Stella,

I let him in? Stella assumed it was Matthew at the door, so she said,

fix her slightly messy hair before walking toward the

it was Sanford

blinked and asked, What are you doing here? Sanford raised an eyebrow, his voice steady as he replied, Whats the matter? It seems like you didnt expect me or didnt

added, Is it the news online thats bothering you? Are you afraid that being seen with me might make things worse, and youre trying to keep a distance from me? Stella quickly shook

thought that if Matthew showed up and found Sanford there,

made her

hand, appeared to relax, a faint