Chapter 483

Her son's cries finally awakened Stella's maternal instincts.

She picked him up and walked over to the couch, cradling him gently. As she soothed her son, her voice trembled with tears. "Cedric, could you please leave?"

"Star..."

"Would you just go?" Stella kept her head down. "Please, I'm begging you."

Cedric looked at her, utterly helpless. He knew there was nothing else he could do right now.

"You haven't had dinner yet. Is there anything you want? I can make you something."

Stella stayed silent. With a sigh, Cedric opened the door and stepped out.

As soon as the door closed, Stella's tears fell again.

She wiped them away, frustrated by how easily she'd been crying these days. She hated this version of herself-so fragile, so quick to tears.

But then she looked down at her son, his tiny face warm and soft against her chest, and her heart melted all over again.

Half an hour later, Aster was sound asleep.

put him down

him a look and ignored him, holding their son as she stood up. Cedric tiptoed inside and gently closed

me." He came over and, with practiced hands,

arms.

sleep through anything. He didn't stir at all as Cedric tucked him

word, Stella turned and went into the

too much today; now her eyes were puffy and

but just as the water started to

in the mirror

that one look

wanted to

she just couldn't. Not tonight. Everything inside her felt tangled and raw, like a knot she

moving closer as if to hug

face him. "I know this isn't all your fault. I have my part in how

anxiety as he

forgotten everything we've been through these four years, have

"No. I haven't."

you must remember-you were the one

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