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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person in front of

whom she hadn’t seen for nine years, a smirk appeared on

waiting downstairs, I noticed you had a child with you. Who is that child?” asked David,

hand froze on her

always protected Adrian, and not many people knew him in X City. She didn’t want anyone to know either. After all, she had given birth to him in secret, against the wishes of the Kingston

son? She didn’t want them to hurt

“Dad, I…”

asked me how I’ve been all these years, and yet all you do is ask questions?” There was

why he had come back and what the child was. Such significant questions; she was sure they hid a danger for the future. That’s why her face turned cold and she made

realized he had asked the

have you been? You left without telling me, I didn’t know where to

even care?” thought Stella,

know your sister is going to marry

would be better if you didn’t meet her. You don’t want to go back to France and you plan to stay here, so why

“Don’t you…”

is my decision. You don’t have to worry

hope and kinship in her heart vanished like the wind. She looked at her father

had used her

was no longer the foolish Stella of three years ago. In this second chance

up her purse and prepared

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

thank you for clearing up that

are only looking at me for profit. So… it’s better that in the future you don’t contact me and

I’m going to do the same. From now on,

sure that if he thought of her again, he would try to use her as a chess piece once more. When he

Outside the restaurant…

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

in a soft glow, accentuating his

glanced away and went in the

didn’t want to show up in his