Mr. Ford Is Jealous

Chapter 986

Stella appeared calm and composed, but her back was soaked with cold sweat. 

“Mom?” she asked while resolutely putting on a calm facade, perhaps because she was hiding something.” What‘s wrong?” 

“Nothing...” answered Wendy with a shake of her head. Stella‘s voice brought her senses back. 

Sure that Stella must‘ve not known about how poisonous the oleanders were, she tried to warn her. 

“That plant over there...” 

Crash! 

Before she could finish, a loud noise coming from the window interrupted her. 

The two women jumped in fright. They hurried to where the noise came from and saw a black figure crashing into the room from outside. The window had been broken in, and the floor was littered with shards of shattered glass “Careful!” 

Stella‘s split–second response managed to stop Wendy from getting hit by the flying glass. 

Wendy was so spooked that her face turned white as a 

motionless and stared at the figure lying on the floor. “What... What on earth is going on here...?”

gaping hole in the windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as a gust

“I think he‘s one of the workers outside,” she told Wendy,

holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be one of

you okay?” she asked

before answering.“ I‘m... I‘m

revealing his

to repair the air conditioner,” he explained. “I was installing an overhead unit when I slipped and fell. I was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had no choice but to break the glass window and lunge

apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor with

before she could continue, she had to catch a breath when

noticed that the man was swaying slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice, “Are you hurt?” “No,

man waved his hands,

reassured her. “I really didn‘t mean to break in through the window like that. I‘m really sorry.

before saying, “You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make

more

so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times, but he didn‘t

head hung low and his eyes darting around frantically , the hands that he kept behind his back still trembled.

resting on the sofa as