After concluding her conversation with Matthew, Ste turned around and found Neville standing there.
Perhaps due to their long history together, Neville and Miley began to resemble each other more and more, even mirroring each other’s expressions of gossip perfectly.
Ste’s face flushed with embarrassment.
Nevertheless, Neville stood there, his usual smile in ce as he joked, “Were you on the phone with Matthew?”
Ste nodded as a blush painted her cheeks.
Neville shrugged.
“I knew it.
Gosh, he’s too needy.
I wonder what made you fall in love with him.
”
“He’s fine.
” Ste smiled even though his remark made her shy.
Reflecting on Neville’s consistent support during this time, she added gratefully, “Thank you for everythingtely.
Your presence means a lot to us.
I wonder if Miley will start to worry.
”
Miley must have been extremely anxious after such a major ident urred.
However, the issue with Kristian remained unresolved, making it difficult for Ste to reach out to the outside world and reassure Miley of her safety, especially since it could potentially disrupt Matthew’s n.
“I told Miley that I’m on a business trip.
If she gets angry with me when we eventually tell her the truth, you’ll have to exin everything to her for me,” Neville said, sighing resignedly.
“Of course,” replied Ste.
“If she finds out I lied to her, she’ll definitely be upset.
But then again, who knows? If she understands I did it to protect you, maybe she’ll even thank me,” he mused uncertainly.
Neville grew excited when he spoke about Miley.
His rxed tone wasforting.
After chatting with him for a while, Ste found herself feeling much better.
As the two spoke, Be descended the stairs.
Noticing that she didn’t look well, Ste put a hand on her shoulder and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
She reached out to feel Be’s body temperature but thetter stopped her.
“Come to my room,” Be said, casting a strange look.
“I have to tell you something.
”
With that, she turned around and left.
Ste nced at Neville, and the two exchanged confused looks.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.
Ste immediately followed Be without thinking twice.
In her room, Be settled at the foot of the bed.
Ste approached slowly.
She still remembered Be was visibly frightened when they were brought here.
However, in that tense moment, mo one had thought to conduct a physical examination for Be.
Ste became worried when she thought about it.