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.”

Mⱺɍɇ Ʉρȡąţɇş ĩŋ ɢąłņøνɇłş.çøɱ

in front of her cynically. How much did he not want her

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

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

froze

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 and Richard

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

“Dad, I…”

how I’ve been all these years, and yet all you do is

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

also realized he had asked

I’m getting old and my words don’t always come out right, how have you been? You left

even care?” thought

know your sister

to go back to France

“Don’t you…”

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

the man sitting across from her, and the last shred of hope and kinship in her heart vanished like the wind. She looked at her father – had David Richard met with

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

of three years ago. In this

thought so, Stella picked up her purse and prepared to

before she left, she looked at David Richard and said, “I thought this time you wanted to see

you for

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

“Please keep forgetting me because I’m going to do the same. From now on, you no longer have a daughter

try to use her as a chess piece once more. When he finished

Outside the restaurant…

one man stood out

a

and went in

like this? To her, he was just a stranger. She didn’t want to show