Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 26:.

Stella’s back stiffened at those words. It had taken all her courage to go back to the Richard family, and now they were inviting RK as well.

Seeing that man’s cold face at work was more than enough; now she would have to face him again at the weekend.

Sophia hesitated before making the call. She wanted RK to come, but she also didn’t want him and Stella to meet again. However, under David’s watchful eye, she reluctantly dialed the number.

“Stella, your sister has always been like that. She may have grown up, but deep down she’s still a child. Don’t let her bother you.”

Compared to Sophia, David liked Stella’s nature better. Thanks to her, he was always calm and didn’t worry too much.

Everyone was gathered in the room, but it was David who spoke the most. Sophia and Isabelle remained silent, casting cold glances at Stella. As for Tristan, he sat quietly on a single sofa, speaking only when addressed.

Sitting like that, Stella felt embarrassed. She made an excuse to escape to the kitchen, in search of some fresh air.

Stella went to the refrigerator to get some water. However, she heard footsteps behind her. When she turned around, she saw a tall figure in front of her.

Tristan stood behind Stella and his eyes fell on her hand, which held the refrigerator door as she bent down to get water. Adrian had picked out a dress especially for her to cheer her up.

She wore a knee-length blue dress, and when she leaned forward… her long, beautiful legs were exposed.

Feeling a little uncomfortable under his gaze, Stella decided to leave after getting the water. But just as she started to move, she heard Tristan’s familiar voice. “Don’t drink cold water; your stomach can’t take it.” Stella paused.

Those words took her back to her childhood. Ever since she was little, Stella’s stomach had not been strong, and she could not eat cold food or drink cold water. Her stomach ached. In summer, when she came back from outside, she used to take something cold from the refrigerator.

But when Tristan discovered her, he scolded her.

That’s why, when she had cold drinks, she made sure to finish them before he came home so he wouldn’t find out. Although she tried to hide it, her stomach betrayed her every time she finished drinking.

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One summer night, after sneaking a cold drink, Stella doubled over in pain. It hurt so much that she broke out in a cold sweat and rolled uncomfortably on the floor. But no one in the Richard family cared for her.

In the middle of the night, barefoot, Stella went to Tristan’s room in a pitiful state. Because at that moment, only Tristan cared about her in the Richard family. When Tristan saw her like that, he didn’t even change his pajamas.

He grabbed the car keys and rushed her to the hospital, running red lights to get there.

When her stomach hurt, he never blamed her. He took good care of her. But once she recovered, Tristan would use all sorts of methods to punish her. Sometimes, when Stella refused to accept the punishment imposed on her, he would resort to 100 ways of framing her.

as if he had a book titled “100 Ways to Frame Stella

put cockroaches in her backpack to scare her, turn off the lights when she was in the bathroom, or take away her

let her in after she repeated a thousand times that she had made a mistake and would not do it again. After that, she

was. She was in high school and he was in college. But he was not behaving like someone in college, but more like an elementary school student….. Elementary

dependence was only limited to the brother-sister relationship;

she was to marry RK, Tristan confessed his feelings to her. He liked her, but not like a brother likes his sister…

and Tristan left the country. For years, she had not known where he was or what

time since she had heard loving words from him. At that moment, Stella didn’t know what she was feeling. Was it nostalgia? Or… an apology? There were too many emotions for her to pinpoint. “I will,” she heard

more magnetic and mature than before. Tristan reached

cup and added half a cup of hot water. Then he

Silence.

from

the fridge, not knowing whether to run away in embarrassment or wait for

Tristan broke the

of a statement than a

After that, there was silence again. Sometimes, some people were like that: the more familiar you were with someone, after having been

type of people. Stella lowered her gaze and looked down at the floor because she realized she couldn’t look into his

“Brother, let’s talk outside.”

It

as she was about to leave, a hand

me that again.

the Richard family, she had addressed him as “brother,” just like Sophia. She had always seen

was that she would use it to reject him,

title and

character very well; it was no good going against his wishes because

touch conveyed deep affection. Lowering his voice,

grandmother, Tristan was the only one who had ever called her that. Well, RK had too, but only to

said, trying to keep things light. Tristan let go of her wrist, and the two of them walked out

man everywhere. He was still dressed in a suit and tie, as if he had just arrived from

entire encounter seem distant and

of the

took RK by the arm and looked at him a couple of times before saying, “Stella, you’ve been in the kitchen so long…. Were you

Tristan, standing behind her, replied calmly, “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. It’s only natural that we have

She thought Tristan