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 

the figure lying on the floor. “What...

windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as a

she quickly called out for the bodyguards. “I think he‘s one of the workers

work uniform while holding a wrench, so she

she asked

before answering.“ I‘m... I‘m so sorry...”

revealing his large plump face.

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 in...

still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass. He

but before she could continue, she

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

man waved his hands,

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

and glanced at the broken glass pieces before saying, “You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make

be more

so kindly. He kept glancing at her several

, the hands that he kept behind his back still trembled.

resting on the

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