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.

wasn’t saying much, he

to notice anything… but his heart was still

RK to sit next to Adrian. She thought this would

Stella, standing behind them, felt as if

burst out of his chest. It was as if he was living a horror

was that RK just sat next to

hoped that she hadn’t found

face full of curiosity as he sipped his milk through

Embarrassed, Adrian quickly turned his

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

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

Stella was too shy to tell the man, whom she had just met on a blind date, that she was a mother. Maybe she wanted to develop the relationship

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

you about. He is a very kind man. For the past

he has also covered all my medical and hospital expenses. He even visits me twice a week

praised it with all

after hearing all this,

grandmother all this time. I will ask the hospital

were distant

had just been doused with cold water,

wink at Stella, signaling her

subject, but

said calmly. “There’s no need

Stella’s eyes snapped open.

did not

heard his words, she sensed some

at them in surprise and asked,

not familiar,” Stella

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

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

you?”

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

happened between us years ago, do you still think we don’t know each other? Or do you need

Stella’s face reddened

Old memories?

to his past? Was

bring it up here, in front of

but restrained herself, not

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

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