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."

from experience-he'd been young and impulsive once, too. Some things, he

don't quite

his wife with

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 at the

forever. She's always been a little scatterbrained, too blunt for her own good, always saying she'll never get married. But if she really doesn't, who'll look after her

his lips together,

Scarlett had a point.

always supported their daughter's choices, but, just as Scarlett said, their time with her

cook,

have a solid reputation. Cedric has two older brothers: the eldest is set to

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

After everything that's happened, I mean it-I

moment, before wrapping his arms

just take it as