Chapter 2088
Her face flushed with surprise, especially with someone else just outside the car.
Resting his chin on her hair, he murmured, “If you weren't so busy, | would've taken you with me.
| can’t stand being apart from you for even a minute.
Stella smiled, her voice soft.
“Work is the most important.
“We are about to be separated for three days; how could | not spend more twith you before I leave?” Looking
into her eyes, Matthew teased, “Now, won't you do something?”
Stella blushed a deeper red and ki*sed him on the lips.
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“Is that okay?”
“That's not enough,” Matthew replied with a sly grin.
He deepened the ki*s, the atmosphere in the car turning tender and intimate.
Stella gently pushed against his chest, playful yet earnest.
“Don’t miss your flight.
Their embrace lingered until Fernando, growing anxious outside, whispered, “Mr.
Clark, it’s tfor us to go.
Reluctantly, Matthew released his hold on her waist.
Stella stepped out of the car and waved goodbye.
Matthew smiled at her and then said to Fernando, “Let's go.
After watching his car disappear into the distance, Stella returned to her bustling studio, immersed in her work
until the evening shadows grew long.
As she left the studio, she checked the time, contemplating sending a message to Matthew.
But before she could, her phone vibrated with an incoming message from him.
She smiled as she read his words, her fingers poised to reply, when suddenly, an ominous all-black car with dark,
one-way filmed windows pulled up abruptly beside her.
The anonymity of the vehicle sent a shiver down her spine, prompting her to turn away, intent on leaving.
But her escape was cut short.
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The car doors swung open and two shadowy figures reached out, dragging her inside with a terrifying efficiency.
Stella screamed, her voice filled with panic.
“Who are you? Help!”
Before she could scream again, a hand clamped over her mouth, and a cloth soaked in chemicals stifled her
cries.
Her struggles weakened as the potent fumes invaded her senses, pulling her into darkness.
As she slipped into unconsciousness, her phone clattered to the ground outside the car, buzzing with Matthew's
name.
After kidnapping Stella, the people in the car sped away and took a hidden road.
They changed cars several times to throw off any trackers and finally drove down a deserted path.
On the other hand, the Lowell family butler had taken the blood sample to the hospital and started the tests.