Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 23

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.

saying

seem to notice anything… but his heart was

bad and asked RK to sit next to Adrian. She thought this would help cultivate their bond

them, felt as if she

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

feared that the man had found some clue…. But the truth was that RK just sat next

hoped that

handsome man sitting next 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,

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

cried out, “Look what you’ve done. You’ve ruined the

just

thinking this, Grace did not mention Adrian again and turned her attention back to

I’ve been telling you about. He is a very kind man. For the past six years, when you were away,

twice a week and calls to check on me

praised it with all

all this, Stella

of my grandmother all this time. I will ask the hospital to

words were distant and

feeling as if she had just been doused with cold

wink at Stella, signaling her to stop

to change the subject, but

said calmly. “There’s no

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

a familiarity that did not exist,

words, she sensed some

at them in surprise and asked, “Do you know

not familiar,”

sitting across from her cross-legged, looked at her coldly and said to Grace, “We know each other quite

voice was calm, with no trace of emotion. It was

you?” spat

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

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

words, Stella’s face reddened

Old memories?

referring to his past? Was

up

him, but restrained herself, not

weren’t for his grandmother’s health, he would

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