Chapter 1831
When Love Comes Late
Matthew shook his head and clarified, âStella is certain that she took the hair directly from Bellaâs head.
No one else touched it.
â
Nevilleâs face showed his distress; the situation was becoming increasingly complicated.
Suddenly, he remembered another detail.
âDidnât the paternity test results of Stella and Haley confirm their relationship?â
Neville continued, âIf Haley and Stellaâs initial test result wasnât faked, then the sample belonged to Stellaâs biological mother.
This means the person behind Haley knows who Stellaâs biological mother is and might even be close to her.
â
Matthew pondered this.
âNow that Haley is dead, even if your analysis is correct, we canât verify it.
The dead cannot give witness,â Cordell reminded Neville.
Neville sighed.
âLetâs think of another way.
â
Listening to their discussion, Matthew became lost in thought.
Haley died suddenly; it seemed as if someone wanted to silence her.
He frowned and tapped his fingers on the armrest.
When Haley stayed at a hotel in Seamarsh, a man visited her but vanished after her death.
Matthewâs suspicions grew even more.
After a few moments, he looked at Neville.
âFind everyone Haley contacted.
â
Neville paused for a moment, and then understood what Matthew meant.
With a serious expression, he nodded.
âIâll get right on it.
â
Meanwhile, Stella, Alissa, and Doreen were having dinner together.
It was Doreenâs first time in such an upscale restaurant, and she tried to contain her excitement as she looked around.
Alissa, flattered by Stellaâs choice of venue, remarked, âItâs just a meal.
Any restaurant would have been fine.
This place must be expensive.
â
Doreen chimed in, âYou donât know yet, but Stellaâs husband is Matthew, the CEO of Prosperity Group!â
Alissa was taken aback, and then smiled.
âNo wonder you married early, Ms.
Anderson.
You found yourself an exceptional man.
â
Stella responded modestly, âIâm flattered.
Doreen exaggerates.
My husband is just an ordinary man with a family business.
â
Doreen added, âStellaâs husband is very capable, but Stella herself is outstanding.
When Prosperity Group started its clothing department, it was Stellaâs designs that opened up the domestic market.
Her work caught Mrs.
Burkeâs eye, and she was the first designer in this country to collaborate with Mia.
â
Doreen listed Stellaâs accomplishments with admiration shining in her eyes.
Stella, embarrassed by the praise, smiled.
âIâve just been lucky.
â
Doreen disagreed.
âStella is too modest.
Achievements like these come from skill, not just mere Luck.
â