Chapter 428

Stella picked a few ingredients, paid up, and headed home. She looked visibly troubled as she remembered what the woman had told her, just as she knew that no one had come home for a while—the leaves of the potted plants were curling up and withered, indicating that no one had watered it for days. Roger was supposed to be home everyday even if he had classes in the morning. The house was also close enough to his campus, just as he used to cook for himself often. The store owner's words reminded her that Roger had gone for an interview without telling her… was he hiding even more from her? Or did he have other plans? *** It was past nine when Roger reached home. As he put down his keys and turned on the lights, he entered the living room and was taken aback to see a person on the couch. "Stella?" He was hesitant, but walked up to her after changing out of his shoes, and saw that it was indeed Stella, asleep on the couch. There was a flash of delight on his face. Worried that h