Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 246

Even though this wasn't the first time Ableson had seen his daughter reach for Cedric Clarke's hand, he still found it hard to watch.

The old man closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh.

Scarlett glanced at her husband, then turned to Cedric with a warm smile. "Dr. Clarke, Ableson and I are going to pick up a few things. Would you mind staying with Stella for a bit?"

Cedric nodded. "Of course."

With that, Scarlett gently pulled Ableson out of the hospital room.

The couple wandered into the small park tucked behind the hospital wing.

Scarlett broke the silence. "So, how did your chat with Dr. Clarke go?"

"Dr. Clarke's a good man. He's level-headed." Ableson took off his reading glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "But when a man's around the woman he likes, all that self-control can go out the window."

been young and impulsive once, too. Some

don't quite see it the way you

at his wife with a hint of

did everything he could-time, money, whatever it took-when Stella got hurt. If it weren't for him, she might not have made it..."

watch over Stella forever. She's always been a little

together, giving a

Scarlett had a point.

their daughter's choices, but, just as Scarlett said,

looking after herself-couldn't cook, couldn't

my homework-the Clarkes may be an old-money family, but they have a solid reputation. Cedric has two older brothers: the eldest is set to

half exasperated. "You've certainly done your research. What, if Stella says yes, are you ready to hand her

mean

moment, before wrapping his arms around his

it as it