She painstakingly stood up.
Seeing this, Matthew tried to sit up. Before he could utter another word, Stella waved and added, “Don’t worry about me. This is nothing serious. It’s late, so I’d better get going. Go back to sleep.
Goodnight.”
With that, Stella spun around and made for the door.
Matthew stared at her back, lost in thought for a long time.
He didn’t look away until the door was closed gently.
Mixed feelings battled in his heart when he looked away.
Had he stepped out of line just now?
The next day, Stella got out of bed at the crack of dawn. She didn’t have a good sleep last night, so there were bags under her eyes.
Her sleep had been plagued with a weird dream. The dream was a mess.
Sometimes, she saw Matthew’s face, and other times, she saw Maverick’s back.
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She shook her head and walked to the restaurant to have breakfast.
She spotted Matthew unexpectedly.
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He was sitting upright at a table as he casually ate. He looked noble and relaxed.
Thinking of what happened last night, Stella slid her foot to the side, intending to leave. But Matthew suddenly raised his head in her direction.
She made eye contact with him.
Since it would be awkward to just run off, Stella clenched her fists and walked up to him with a fake smile.
“Good morning, Mr. Clark.
How are you feeling now?”
Matthew replied indifferently, “Much better.”
Stella nodded. She didn’t know what else to do or say, so she just pretended to look around.
Everyone lodged in the hotel was entitled to eat from the buffet in the restaurant.
When she saw a waiter putting some fresh bread into the glass shelf, she said, “I’ll go get some bread. Have a good meal.”
With that, she turned around and was about to walk away when Fernando suddenly appeared out of nowhere.