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 

on the floor. “What... What on

in the windowpane that brought a biting chill into the

as Stella regained her senses, she quickly called out for the bodyguards. “I think he‘s one of the workers outside,” she told Wendy, trying to calm her

uniform while holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be one

okay?” she asked

slightly and groaned before answering.“ I‘m...

up, revealing his large

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

to apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the

finally calmed down. “That‘s enough...” she said, but before she could continue, she had to catch

stood, so she asked

man waved his hands, still looking terrified.

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

walked to the window and glanced at the broken glass pieces before saying, “You were here for repairs. Accidents

more careful...”

treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times,

his head hung low and his eyes darting around frantically , the hands that

resting on the sofa as they waited

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