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

of unease washed

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

she struggled to figure out how to explain

knock echoed from

calling from the other side, Stella,

assumed it was Matthew

to fix her slightly

when it opened, it

Sanford raised an eyebrow, his voice steady as he replied, Whats the matter? It seems like you didnt expect

you afraid that being seen with me might make things worse, and youre trying to keep a distance from me? Stella quickly shook her head, her words stumbling

bothered her most was the thought that if Matthew showed up and found

thought made her

other hand, appeared to relax, a faint