Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 256:

Stella’s heart was in chaos as she hurried home to pack her things before returning to the hospital.

As soon as she opened the door to her son’s ward, she was greeted by a room full of snack packages, fruit cores, and toys scattered all over the bed. Amid the mess sat Adrian, stuffing his mouth with potato chips, wide-eyed when he saw her.

“Adrian, what are you doing?” Stella stood there, stunned for a moment before her anger started to rise. “Are you treating the hospital like a garbage dump? It’s only been a few days since I’ve been away, and look at this! Are you in heaven?”

Adrian was caught off guard. He hadn’t expected Darling to show up so soon. Didn’t Aunt Emily say there were still a few days before Darling would finish her work? It was too sudden—how was he supposed to handle this?

Quickly swallowing the chips in his mouth, Adrian nervously tossed the rest under the bed, putting on an innocent face. “Darling, you’re here!”

“Adrian, explain this to me! What is going on?” Stella’s stern tone left no room for evasion. “Tell me now, or I won’t spank you—if you give me a good reason.”

Seeing that his mother was genuinely angry, Adrian’s tough front melted. “Darling, I’m sorry. Don’t be mad at me.”

“Alright, then tell me, how should we clean up this mess?” Stella’s anger eased a bit upon seeing his remorse.

I haven’t had snacks for a whole month,” Adrian muttered,

month?” Stella questioned,

said, feeling wronged

room. Afterward, she poured a glass of water for Adrian. “Now, who bought all these snacks for

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Adrian hesitated, clearly nervous,

for the rest

came to visit!” The little troublemaker was trembling with fear. “Darling, don’t be mad! I won’t do

been sneaking snacks? How are you going to clean this up on your own?

his mother wasn’t angry anymore. “Darling,

of the uncertain future. She feared that soon she wouldn’t be able to take care of

blinking his big eyes. “You’ll always be here, right? You’ll always take care

keep you with me forever,” Stella said softly, though she was really just comforting

guilt. It was like he was the villain disrupting the bond between mother and son. To be honest, he didn’t feel great about it either. But would it be better to let Adrian call Tristan “Daddy”? RK thought it might be easier just to bring Adrian

he didn’t mind if she wanted to visit Adrian regularly—after all, it was clear that Adrian adored her. If she were willing to stay at the Kingston family home, RK wouldn’t object. The problem was, Stella refused to let go of her connection to

his own hostility toward Tristan. Maybe it was because that guy always meddled. He had