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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in front of her cynically. How

for nine years, a smirk appeared on her lips. She lowered

noticed you had a child with you. Who is that child?” asked David, his

hand froze

anyone to know

tell them about her son? She didn’t want them to hurt her precious

“Dad, I…”

been all these years, and yet all you do is ask questions?” There was a sharp tone of mockery

was sure they hid a danger for the future. That’s why her

also realized he had asked

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

he even care?”

sister is going

go back to France and you plan to

“Don’t you…”

decision. You don’t have to worry or make

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

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

ago. In this second chance of her life, she was not going

thought so, Stella picked up her purse and prepared

this time you wanted to

thank you for clearing up that

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

and then added, “Please keep forgetting me because I’m going to do the same. From now

he would try to use her

Outside the restaurant…

of the crowd, one man stood out like the moon among the stars.

him in a soft glow,

away and went

was just a stranger. She didn’t want to show up