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 

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

that brought a biting chill into the room as a gust of wind blew in.

bodyguards. “I think he‘s one of the workers outside,” she told Wendy, trying to calm her down. “He probably fell in

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

okay?” she asked

moved slightly and groaned before answering.“

revealing

was only hanging on a steel wire, and I had no choice but

being cut by the glass. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor

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

slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice, “Are you hurt?”

hands, still looking

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

window and glanced at the broken glass pieces before saying, “You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make sure you don‘t slip

be more

so kindly. He kept glancing at her several times, but

low and his eyes darting around frantically , the hands that he

already resting on the sofa as

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