Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 274:

Stella fell into a deep sleep, drifting through memories. In her dream, it felt as if she were submerged under a deep sea, floating with the current, lost in a trance. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t break free from the water’s grip and surface.

“Darling, darling, darling… what’s wrong with you? Wake up, darling.”

The voice of a child echoed from a far distance, like it had traveled across time. Stella struggled to open her eyes, her sense of reality blurred. She sat up in a daze, finding Adrian lying on the bed, staring at her with concern.

“What’s wrong, darling? Were you asleep? I called you, but you didn’t respond,” Adrian pouted, clearly upset.

“Oh, Adrian! I fell asleep too deeply,” Stella said, standing up from the sofa. She had been sleeping so soundly that her right leg had gone completely numb, sending a wave of discomfort through her body as she tried to move. It took her a long time to regain feeling.

Stella quickly prepared breakfast for Adrian and herself before rushing out to catch the bus.

In the past, she would have cooked breakfast for both of them—sometimes something simple like a sandwich and milk, or a full meal with porridge, steamed buns, and fried eggs.

But now, with so many incidents since returning to X City, meals had turned into takeout from restaurants. She no longer had the energy to prepare fresh food, and she hadn’t scolded Adrian for sneaking snacks behind her back. Life was overwhelming.

struggled to stay awake at the office. Fortunately, her job was low-pressure, so she spent most of the morning

Emily in the cafeteria and noticed that the atmosphere was off. Why

leaned in to whisper, “Hey, Stella, everyone seems to know

mean?” Stella

place for great stories:

in the hospital—and how he’s the president’s son. The news got

No one knew, right?” Stella was shocked, struggling

colleagues has a friend who works as a doctor at the hospital. She

real. What do I do now?” Stella felt panic rising. “Everyone

head. “No, they don’t hate you. They think you’re the

reluctantly headed into the cafeteria,

knew she wouldn’t be able to stay at the company for long. First, everyone now knew about her

just affect the company—entertainment reporters would be all over it. A public custody battle between a high-profile figure and an ordinary employee would make headlines. The scandal would

the possibility of being publicly humiliated made Stella’s stomach turn. All she wanted was for the situation to pass quietly so she could return to France with

drew closer, her anxiety grew. It reminded her of the nerves she’d felt before taking her college entrance exams—except this was far worse.