Chapter 916

"It's me," a warm, gentle voice sounded.

Stella was taken aback. "Mr. Moore?" she asked.

Marshall was carrying a bouquet and smiling softly. "I'm not disturbing you by coming uninvited, am I?"

"Of course not," Stella hurriedly got up and tidied up the clutter on the couch. "Have a seat. I'll go boil some water."

Felicity was impressed with Marshall. "I'll go boil the water. You stay here and chat with Mr. Moore," she hurriedly uttered.

Marshall handed Stella the flowers and said, "No need to be polite. There was something I wanted to tell you after we parted ways last night, but I couldn't get through to you on the phone. That got me worried, and I happened to be in the neighborhood today, so I decided to stop by."

Stella took the bouquet and teased, "And, you just happened to buy me flowers?"

Marshall smiled and said, "Well, this is my first time here. I didn't want to come empty-handed. And, I saw a florist on my way here, so... I remembered that you planted flowers in your pr