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.

hadnt anticipated that Matthew would come

a wave of unease washed

feared that their fragile relationship, recently improved, might

sofa, her brow furrowed as_ she struggled to figure out

a knock echoed from the

designer from the studio, calling from the

assumed it was Matthew at the door, so she

rushed to fix her slightly messy hair before walking toward the

when it opened, it was

Stella blinked and asked, What are you doing here? Sanford raised an eyebrow, his voice steady as he replied, Whats

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 her head, her words stumbling out as she said, No…

Matthew showed up and found Sanford there, it

made her head

to relax, a faint