Chapter 1672:

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At that moment, Stella felt a profound sorrow. She had no desire to confront Matthew in front of the Wheeler family, fearing it would only add to her embarrassment. She masked her distress and decided to pretend as if she hadn’t seen Matthew. “Let’s go to the parking lot together. It isn’t far,” she said to Bella.

Bella looked concerned for a moment. Then, she nodded, and they started to walk away.

Just then, Matthew noticed Stella out of the corner of his eye. He froze, and the motion of pushing Lindsay’s wheelchair halted abruptly.

Lindsay, perceiving the sudden change, looked up and spotted Stella too.

“Hey, isn’t that Stella? Should we say hello?” Lindsay asked softly.

“No, let’s not,” Matthew responded after a moment of hesitation.

Robin overheard the exchange and felt a rush of anger, remembering his police station ordeal linked to Stella. “Looks like Stella can’t face me. What’s she guilty of?” he sneered in a loud voice meant to provoke.

Bella’s frown deepened at Robin’s words, and she turned to Stella in confusion. “Stella, why would he say that? Is there something I should know?” she asked.

Stella gritted her teeth and said, “Ignore him. He’s just being completely unreasonable.”

But Robin wasn’t ready to back down. He shouted, “Stella, if you had the nerve to accuse me, then you should have the guts to admit you were wrong! Now that I’ve been released, it proves you were slandering me. You owe me an apology! Otherwise, I’ll report you to the police for making false accusations.”

Hearing Robin’s threat to involve the police, Bella immediately grasped the gravity of the situation.

She stepped forward, took a calming breath, and addressed Robin with a composed tone. “Stella is my daughter, and I know her well. She’s not the type to make baseless accusations. Could this all be a misunderstanding?”

Robin let out a derisive snort. “Of course, you’d defend her. You’re family. But the fact remains: the police let me go, and that proves my innocence. Hmph, like mother, like daughter. She’s nothing but an uncultured brat with no sense of upbringing.”

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Stella couldn’t hold back any longer. Her anger boiled over as she retorted, “Robin, you know exactly how you managed to walk out of the police station.”

As she spoke, her gaze shifted to Matthew, her eyes searching his for answers—a glimmer of hope flickering in them. If he could offer a reasonable explanation, she might consider forgiving him for his mistake this time.

Robin, however, remained smug. “Of course, I got out fair and square,” he said with a self-satisfied grin. “So, Stella, you owe me an apology. Otherwise, this won’t end here.”

Lindsay, silently observing Stella’s reaction, quickly connected the dots.

She realized Stella had jumped to the conclusion that Matthew was responsible for Robin’s release. Deciding to keep Stella in the dark, Lindsay chose to let the misunderstanding persist.

She cut in, trying to defuse the tension. “Robin, don’t escalate things. We’re all family here, so let’s not make this more unpleasant than it needs to be. Stella must have had her reasons to suspect you. Just be more mindful moving forward to avoid unnecessary conflicts.” Turning to Stella, Lindsay offered a soft, apologetic smile. “Stella, I’m really sorry. Robin can be a bit impulsive, but please don’t take it to heart. Let’s forgive him this once, okay?”

Bella, unable to hold back her frustration any longer, snapped, “This is outrageous! You’re all being unreasonable, yet somehow it’s Stella who’s at fault? How is this even remotely fair?”

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