When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2454

Declan stood up slowly, reached out, and patted Sanfords shoulder.

His gaze carried a look full of unspoken implications.

Sanford, rest assured-Matthew will not appear in Dorburn.

No one will stop you from accomplishing what you need to do there.

With a faint but resolute tone, he added, Now, its up to you to decide what comes next.

Declan withdrew his hand and turned to leave the dining room, Sanford remained seated, watching until Declan was completely out of sight.

Only then did his expression shift slightly.

Conflicted, he found himself torn between two choices, the weight of the decision pressing heavily on his mind.

On one hand, Sanford contemplated whether he should find a way to persuade Stella to cancel her trip to Dorburn, potentially avoiding unforeseen trouble.

once and for all, ensuring Declan would no longer interfere with Stellas life. Torn between the two choices, Sanford found his fingers dialing Stellas number almost

connected and he heard Stellas

her tone laced with

forcing his voice to sound natural as he replied, I heard youre planning

true? Yes,

I

Sanford found himself at a loss for

also going to the event? Sanford quickly replied, Yes, Ill be

about this?

and we can look out

politely declined, her tone

Id prefer to

matters to attend to, and it might not be convenient

reminding her of his connection to her

know, I owed your

travel together, we can look out for each

briefly, her thoughts

lets travel