Almost immediately, a moment of awkwardness washed over her.
She gazed into Matthew’s eyes and stumbled over her words.
“Mr. Clark, I mean… In a marriage, it’s normal to have disagreements, but if they communicate effectively, they can resolve their issues.”
Matthew locked onto her and asked, “What about you? How are you and your husband now?”
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As the words left his lips, he couldn’t help but feel a tad awkward.
He quickly added, “I remember your friend mentioning some recent conflicts.”
Stella hesitated briefly, her fingers tapping her phone screen.
“He’s been making an effort lately; he even got me a new phone. But I think it’s wise for us to take things slow.”
She appeared relaxed as she spoke, but beneath the surface, disappointment simmered.
Maverick’s apology came across as genuinely heartfelt. He went beyond mere words, gifting flowers and a brand-new phone.
However, these material tokens didn’t address her true desires.
What she longed for was a face-to-face conversation to jointly resolve their issues, rather than relying on digital messages to convey apologies through a screen.
Yet, it appeared that Maverick harbored an aversion to meeting in person.
Stella couldn’t quite fathom it. If he wasn’t keen on a divorce, why was he so averse to meeting up?
Was arranging a simple meeting that challenging?
She still held grievances against Maverick, but she kept this to herself.
Her relationship with him was a private matter, and Matthew was merely her employer.
Matthew gazed at the phone clutched in Stella’s hand, a smile gracing his Lips.
She was willing to use the phone he had purchased, uttering those three words, “Take it slow.” Those words held a glimmer of hope, a lifeline for their crumbling marriage.
But if a meeting loomed on the horizon…
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Matthew hesitated again.
He carried the burden of a secret, one he was willing to unveil only when Stella fully accepted Maverick.
Later that day, under the warm afternoon sun, Matthew and Stella ventured to the interview location of Menger Magazine.
The studio became Matthew’s stage, where he bared his soul to the interviewer.