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

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

windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as a

regained her senses, she quickly called out for the bodyguards. “I think he‘s one of the

person wore a work uniform while holding a wrench, so she

okay?” she asked

slightly and groaned

himself up, revealing his large

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

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went on to apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the glass. He picked up his

all the while apologizing.

she said, but before she could continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt

was swaying slightly as he stood, so she asked in a

man waved his hands, still looking

break in through the window like that. I‘m really sorry. I‘ll... I‘ll pay for the

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at the broken glass pieces before saying, “You were here for repairs. Accidents happen. Make sure you don‘t slip again, and be more careful. Nothing‘s more important than

“I—I’ll be more careful...”

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man did not expect Stella to treat him so kindly. He kept glancing at her several

eyes darting around frantically ,

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