Love After Divorce by BELLA

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…

was not bad and asked RK to sit next to Adrian. She thought this

Stella, standing behind them, felt as if she

out of his chest. It was as if he was living a horror movie and felt

man had found some clue…. But the truth was that RK just sat next to Adrian and looked at Grace

hoped that she hadn’t

at the tall, handsome man sitting next to him, his little face full of curiosity as he sipped his milk through a straw. His innocent gaze was

caught on and looked back at Adrian. Embarrassed, Adrian quickly turned

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

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

too shy to tell the man, whom she had just met on a blind date, that

did not mention Adrian again and turned her attention back to Stella and RK, eager

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

that, but he has also covered all my medical and hospital expenses. He even visits me twice a week and calls to check on me when he is

with all

after hearing all this, Stella merely

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

were distant

doused with cold water, stiffened. Her lips, which had been smiling,

wink at Stella,

to change the subject, but RK was the first to

need to return the money,” he said calmly. “There’s

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

that did not

Grace heard his words,

them in surprise and asked, “Do you know each

familiar,” Stella

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

trace of emotion. It was impossible to know

you?” spat

eyes were deep and dark. This time, when he spoke, there

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

his words, Stella’s

Old memories?

he referring to his past? Was there something

bring it up here, in front

him, but restrained

health, he would have given her