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."

young and impulsive once, too. Some things, he knew, simply couldn't be restrained by good

"I don't quite see it the way

glancing at his wife with

Stella got hurt. If it weren't for him,

and sighed. "We're getting old, Ableson. We won't be here to watch over Stella forever. She's always been a little scatterbrained, too blunt for her own good, always saying

his lips together, giving a

Scarlett had a point.

choices, but, just as Scarlett

after herself-couldn't cook, couldn't keep a

arm through his, her tone thoughtful. "If it's Dr. Clarke, I think he'd truly care for Stella. And I've done 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 inherit, the second went into show business, and all three siblings have carved out their own paths. There's no messy family drama, and their

if Stella says yes, are you ready to hand

just scared, Ableson. After everything that's happened, I mean it-I

moment, before

just take it as it