When Love Comes Late

But Matthew wasn’t about to let him off the hook so easily.

“So, the Charles family… are they targeting Kori alone, or is this a vendetta against the entire Lowell family?” he asked, tugging him back down.

He watched as Kristian’s fear morphed into full-blown panic.

The man pounded the table wildly.

“I told you, I don’t know! Take me back! I want to go back!”

The guards were ready, hovering their hands over their batons as they looked to Matthew for direction.

“Mr.

Clark,” one of them began cautiously, “should we-“

“Take him away,” Matthew ordered, cutting the guard off.

There was no point in continuing.

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He knew he’d squeezed Kristian for all he was worth.

Any further questioning would be futile.

The guards quickly obliged, dragging the frantic Kristian out of the room.

Matthew leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, rethinking everything.

It was all so twisted, so complex that the truth remained just out of reach.

After Cordell revealed Stella and Kori’s paternity test results, the connection between Stella and the Lowell family quickly became the talk of their social circle.

However, Stella preferred to keep a low profile, choosing not to make a public announcement just yet.

Lindsay overheard the news during a conversation between Lucia and Waldo.

Although she tried to maintain a composed exterior, even feigning happiness, inside, she was simmering with jealousy.

She had nothing of her own.

Her entire existence depended on the benevolence of the Clark family, and she lived in constant fear of being cast out and losing everything.

Stella, on the other hand, was cherished and cared for by Matthew, and her mother was a celebrated designer.

Now, she had the powerful backing of the Lowell family.

At the thought of the stark contrast, Lindsay felt even more unsettled, like the ground was slipping away from beneath her feet.

The only person Lindsay could possibly use to her advantage, Joann, was in jail.

If she didn’t devise a plan soon, Stella would forever eclipse her.

Unlike Lindsay, Waldo was elated upon discovering Stella’s connection to the Lowells.

He suggested, “Now that Stella has found her family, and given the long-standing friendship between the Clarks and the Lowells, why don’t we all have a meal together once Stella is out of the hospital?”

Lindsay forced a smile upon hearing this, but inside, she was seething.

Her life seemed to revolve entirely around Stella, and it took all her strength not to grit her teeth in frustration.

Lucia agreed enthusiastically, “That sounds wonderful.

We should have a lovely meal together to celebrate Stella’s reunion with her family.

”

As Lucia spoke, she caught Lindsay’s gaze and subtly signaled to Waldo.