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

"I don't quite see it the

at his wife with a hint

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..." Scarlett's voice wavered

She's always been a little scatterbrained, too blunt for her own good, always

lips together, giving

Scarlett had a point.

but, just as Scarlett said,

was hopeless at looking after herself-couldn't cook,

her 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

certainly done your research. What, if Stella says yes, are you ready to hand her over to

expression grew serious. "I'm just scared, Ableson. After everything that's happened, I mean it-I just want someone who can protect our daughter. That's enough for

frowned, silent for a long moment, before wrapping his arms around his

it