Chapter 986


    Chapter 986


    Ste appeared calm andposed, 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. Ste‘s voice brought her senses back.


    Sure that Ste must‘ve not known about how poisonous the oleanders were, she tried to warn her.


    “That nt over there...”


    Crash!


    Before she could finish, a loud noiseing from the window interrupted her.


    The two women jumped in fright. They hurried to where the noise came from and saw a ck figure


    crashing into the room from outside. The window had been broken in, and the floor was littered with


    shards of shattered ss “Careful!”


    Ste‘s split–second response managed to stop Wendy from getting hit by the flying ss.


    Wendy was so spooked that her face turned white as a


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    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.


    There was a gaping hole in the windowpane that brought a biting chill into the room as a gust of wind


    blew in.


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


    the workers outside,” she told Wendy, trying to calm her down. “He probably fell in identally.”


    Ste noticed that the person wore a work uniform while holding a wrench, so she assumed he must be


    one of the maintenance workers.


    “Are you okay?” she asked him.


    The man moved slightly and groaned before answering.“ I‘m... I‘m so sorry...”


    He slowly propped himself up, revealing hisrge plump face.


    “I‘m here to repair the air conditioner,” he exined. “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 break the ss window and


    lunge in...


    The man went on to apologize profusely. There were still bloodstains on his face from being cut by the


    ss. He picked up his peaked cap on the floor with shaking hands, all the while apologizing.


    Seeing this, Wendy frowned but finally calmed down. “That‘s enough...” she said, but before she could


    continue, she had to catch a breath when she felt a sharp pain in her heart.


    Ste noticed that the man was swaying slightly as he stood, so she asked in a gentle voice, “Are you


    hurt?” “No, no...”


    The man waved his hands, still looking terrified.


    “I‘m fine...” he reassured her. “I really didn‘t mean to break in through the window like that. I‘m really


    sorry. I‘ll... I‘ll pay for the damages...


    Ste walked to the window and nced at the broken ss pieces before saying, “You were here for


    repairs. idents happen. Make sure you don‘t slip again, and be more careful. Nothing‘s more


    important than safety.”


    “I—I’ll be more careful...”


    The man did not expect Ste to treat him so kindly. He kept ncing at her several times, but he didn‘t


    dare to look at her directly.


    With his head hung low and his eyes darting around frantically , the hands that he kept behind his back


    still trembled.


    Wendy was already resting on the sofa as they waited for


    the bodyguards toe and handle everything. Suddenly, her face turned terrifyingly pale. She


    grasped at Ste, who was beside her, and said, “Ste , get my medicine...”


    Ste turned around and noticed Wendy‘s nched face. Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead,


    and her breathing was short and unsteady, as if she was getting out of breath


    “Mom, what‘s wrong?!”


    “Quick... grab my medicine!”


    Wendy breathedboriously. Her face slowly turned from white to blue, and her lips trembled. She


    seemed to be in a lot of pain. At first, she was still holding onto Ste‘s arm tightly, but now her grip


    was loosening...


    “Mom!” Ste was starting to panic. “Are you okay? Where is the medicine?!”


    She guessed that Wendy was probably suffering from some underlying disease, so she began


    searching her body for the medicine.


    Wendy pointed at the coffee table.


    Ste instantly understood her meaning, so she rushed towards the coffee table and grabbed Wendy‘s


    bag. She reached inside and took out a white medicine bottle.


    “How many do you need?” she asked.


    She speedily obtained a ss of water and ced it near Wendy‘s mouth before feeding her the


    medicine as instructed.