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

seem to notice anything… but his heart

their first interaction was not bad and asked RK to sit next to Adrian.

felt as if she were having a

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

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

just hoped that she hadn’t found

Adrian, he kept looking at the tall, handsome man sitting next to him, his little face full of curiosity

and looked back at Adrian. Embarrassed, Adrian quickly turned his head away and pretended to

they were cultivating

what you’ve

had just met on a blind date, that she was a mother. Maybe she wanted to develop the

again and turned her attention back to Stella and

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

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 free. His calls

it with all his

after hearing all this, Stella merely replied,

I will ask the hospital to calculate the expenses you have

words were distant and

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

wink at Stella,

subject, but RK was the first to

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

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

that did not exist, or at least

his words, she sensed

in surprise and asked,

not familiar,” Stella quickly

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

emotion. It was impossible to know what he

knows you?”

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

know each other? Or do you

words, Stella’s face

Old memories?

he referring to his

up

but restrained

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

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