Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 8:.

Emily had returned to the kitchen to prepare dinner while Stella remained on the couch, thinking about what Emily had said.

“Ding, ding…”

Suddenly, the ringing of the phone brings her out of her thoughts. Without checking the caller ID, she answered. “Stella…”

A familiar but distant voice rang on the other end of the phone. It was her father, David Richard.

Stella tightened her grip on the phone.

She didn’t know how to feel; it had been nine years since she had last heard that voice. During her three years of marriage to RK, her father had never called or visited her.

Even after she had moved to France for six years, he had never reached out to inquire about her well-being. Had it not been for this unexpected call, she would almost have thought he had forgotten he had a daughter like her.

He had almost forgotten that he had another family besides his son. Yet today, out of the blue, he called her.

“I hear you’re back. Come out and let’s have dinner.” Stella’s emotions were a tangled mess. “Dad, I’m busy today. Let’s meet another day.”

“I just saw you go upstairs. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Stella didn’t know what to do.

In the Restaurant…

Stella accompanied David Richard to the restaurant. As to how he knew she was back and where she lived, no one knew.

Once there, David ordered a variety of food. But as they waited, the atmosphere around them was very quiet. Although they were father and daughter, they felt more like strangers.

After a while, David broke the silence. “Stella, I heard from your sister that she saw you at the company. I hadn’t thought you’d come back from France.”

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you thought…?” Stella looked at the person in front of

whom she hadn’t seen for nine years, a smirk appeared on her lips. She lowered her head, momentarily feeling the

with you. Who is

hand froze on her

knew him in X City. She didn’t want anyone to know either. After all, she had given birth to him

She didn’t want them to hurt

“Dad, I…”

cold. “You haven’t asked me how I’ve been all these years, and yet all you do is ask questions?” There was a

back and what the child was. Such significant questions; she was sure they

also realized he had asked the wrong question and

getting old and my words don’t always come out right, how have you been? You left without telling

he even care?”

know your sister is

You don’t want to go back to France and you plan to stay here, so why don’t

“Don’t you…”

You don’t have to worry or make arrangements for me.” His voice was

and kinship in her heart vanished like the wind. She looked at her father – had David Richard met with her today to ask

years ago and had used her as a chess piece for his sister, and now? Did he want her to become a

was no longer the foolish Stella of three years ago. In this second chance of her life, she was not going to repeat

up her purse

this time you wanted to see me because you still think I’m your daughter or because you

for clearing up that

for profit. So… it’s better that in the future

do the

he thought of her again, he would try to use her as a chess piece once more. When he finished speaking, he

Outside the restaurant…

street. In the middle of the crowd, one man stood out like the moon among the stars. His presence

bathed him in a

just glanced away and went in

She didn’t want to show up in his world again