Chapter 23:.

Stella snapped back to reality at the sound of Adrian’s voice.

Seeing RK had made such an impact on her that she momentarily forgot the main issue.

Rene Kingston… And Adrian was still in the room. She had kept her son hidden for six years, and now he was standing right in front of this man.

Stella felt her heart rise in her throat.

Adrian, realizing that no one had answered him, continued in his innocent voice. He turned to look at Stella and asked, “Honey, who is that guy?”.

“Hey, Adrian…don’t call him uncle,” Stella quickly corrected.

Hearing Adrian call him uncle, Grace made a disgusted face. In her mind, RK was likely to be Adrian’s stepfather in the future, and it was not good for him to call RK uncle so lightly.

He looked at Adrian and started to say, “Adrian, it’s your big…”.

“Adrian, he’s just a friend of my grandmother’s,” Stella quickly interrupted, cutting Grace off before she could finish.

Grace looked at Stella quizzically, wondering why her granddaughter was so quick to intervene.

But then she reconsidered, thinking it wasn’t a bad idea to introduce Rene that way. In the end, she merely added, “Adrian, you can call him Uncle René. Don’t just call him Uncle.”

“Ohhh,” Adrian replied, not understanding how complex the situation was. He continued to sit on the small stool next to the hospital bed, swinging his legs and nibbling on his apple.

Then, looking at RK, he said politely, “Hello, nice to meet you, Uncle Rene.”

Her big blue eyes met RK’s. Her small face, smeared with a little milk, stared unblinkingly at RK.

RK heard his voice and raised his eyes to look at Adrian. His gaze remained fixed on the boy, deep and calm.

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For a minute, the two pairs of blue eyes stared at each other.

But for Stella, that minute seemed like an eternity….

Did you notice something? Adrian looks so much like him… But no, surely you hadn’t noticed, had you?

Stella’s mind churned with countless thoughts and she prayed, “Don’t. Don’t…. Don’t let him know. Please, God…”

After a while, RK merely nodded and let out a small “Hmm.” There was a half-smile and half-silence in his eyes. But Stella knew… this smile was no comfort.

he wasn’t saying much, he relaxed a

didn’t seem to notice anything… but his heart was still

bad and asked RK to sit next to Adrian. She

standing behind them, felt as if she were having a

was racing, as if it were about to burst out of his chest. It was as if he was living a horror movie and

man had found some clue…. But the truth was that RK just sat next to Adrian and looked at Grace calmly, without looking

hoped that she hadn’t

to him, his little face full of curiosity as he sipped his milk through a straw. His innocent

eventually caught on and looked back at Adrian. Embarrassed, Adrian quickly turned his head away and

it was cute. It seemed like they were cultivating a relationship

what you’ve

differently. Perhaps Stella was too shy to tell the man, whom she had just met on a blind date, that she

again and turned her attention back to Stella and

man. For the past six years, when you were away,

also covered all my medical and hospital expenses. He even visits me twice

praised it with

hearing all this,

you for taking care of my grandmother all this time. I will ask the hospital to calculate the expenses you have paid

words were distant

just been doused with cold water, stiffened.

Stella, signaling her to

but RK was

calmly. “There’s no need to

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

suggested a familiarity that did not exist, or

words, she sensed some

in surprise and asked, “Do

familiar,” Stella quickly

her coldly and said to Grace, “We know

no trace of emotion. It was impossible to know what he

knows you?” spat

was still calm, but his eyes were deep and dark. This time, when he spoke, there

still think we don’t know each other? Or do you need me to remind

his words, Stella’s

Old memories?

to his past? Was

dare he bring it up here, in front of

to lash out at him, but restrained herself, not wanting to

would have given her a spanking

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