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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front of her cynically. How much did

seen for nine years,

downstairs, I noticed you had a child with you. Who is

froze on

him in X City. She didn’t want anyone to know either. After all,

could she tell them about her son? She didn’t want them to

“Dad, I…”

been all these years, and yet all you do is ask questions?”

she was sure they hid a danger for the future. That’s why her face turned cold and she made

had asked the wrong question and

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

care?” thought Stella, eyes

you know your sister

it 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 work for me

“Don’t you…”

stay or go is my decision. You don’t have to worry or make arrangements for me.” His voice was

of hope and kinship in her heart vanished like the wind. She looked at her father – had David Richard met

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

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

Stella picked up her purse

time you wanted

you for clearing

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

do the same. From now on, you no

would try to

Outside the restaurant…

stood out like the moon among

moonlight bathed him in a

Stella just glanced away and

what if they met like this? To her, he was just a stranger. She didn’t want to show up in his world again or have anything