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 much, he

anything… but

bad and asked RK to sit next to Adrian. She thought this

as if she

about to burst out of his chest. It was as if he was living

truth was that RK just sat next to Adrian

hoped that

looking at the tall, handsome man sitting next to him, his little face full of curiosity as he sipped his milk through a

and looked back at Adrian. Embarrassed,

thought it was cute. It seemed like they were

heart cried out, “Look what you’ve

whom she had just met on a

did not mention Adrian again and turned her

this is Rene, the man I’ve been telling you about. He is a very kind man. For

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 free. His calls

praised it with all

this,

care of my grandmother all this time. I will ask the

words were distant

just been doused with cold water, stiffened.

Stella, signaling

to change the subject, but RK was the first to

money,” he said calmly. “There’s no need to be polite between me

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

suggested a familiarity that did not exist, or

heard his words, she sensed some

and asked, “Do you

not familiar,” Stella quickly

sitting across from her cross-legged, looked at her coldly

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

you?”

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

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

Stella’s face reddened

Old memories?

referring to his past?

bring it up

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

his grandmother’s health, he would have given her a spanking

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