Love After Divorce by BELLA

Chapter 36:.

Stella looked at her injured hand and began to replay the scene from earlier. Then she remembered... He had

used her injured hand to take advantage of her.

At first, she had felt guilty, thinking that she had hurt her hand because he was saving her and that it was her

fault. But now, when she found a reason to hate him, she snorted, turned her head away and pretended she

hadn’t noticed anything.

“You want to take advantage of me, even when I'm hurt? Fine. Serves you right for injuring your hand,” he

thought.

“Stella! Why are you snorting, how can you be so unreasonable?”

Stella was obedient. She didn’t argue with her grandmother; she just put her head down and pretended she

wasn't there.

Grace looked at Stella and was very angry. She thought, “I had just told her not to behave like that with Rene

and to treat him right.

But why doesn’t he get it?” She turned to René, looking worried. “René, we're at the hospital, why don’t you ask

the doctor for medicine for your wound? If you don’t treat it, it could get worse and swell.”

“It's okay, Grandma. It’s not that bad. I'll be fine,” Rene said, comforting his grandmother.

Stella looked at this man with an unhappy look. “Why does he always call her grandmother like she’s his

grandmother?” She felt a little annoyed. Moreover, it was as if she liked him calling her grandmother.

Was he behaving as if he was her grandmother's grandson-in-law? Besides, she had a feeling that her

grandmother liked him more than her.

However, his grandmother didn’t care; she couldn't care less.

Grace looked at the back of Rene’s hand and suddenly her eyes lit up because she had a great idea. She looked

at him and said, “Rene, your hand is hurt, so it must be hard for you to eat by yourself, right? Why don’t you let

Stella feed you.”

Grace smiled, full of kindness, but there was no kindness in her heart.

Stella looked at her grandmother and thought, “Grandma... when did you becso sinister? When did you

becso sinister?

Is it because you spend too much twith that man?”. After spending too much twith this man and staying

by his side, she had infected her grandmother with his behavior.

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Now he was in trouble.

Stella refused, “Grandma, | still have to eat.”

“What's more,” he looked at Rene and said, “Mr. Kingston, you can still use your other hand to eat, can’t you?

Your injury is not that serious. Otherwise, how did you manage to bring so much food by yourself?”.

If her grandmother wasn’t there, Stella’s words would have been more like, “How did you manage to take

advantage of a girl with your injured hand?”

Stella did not want to feed him.

However, Grace figured it out. She knew that these two were like enemies from past lives, always arguing when

they met. Whenever Stella claimed that Rene was not a good man, he never replied, always being the

gentleman. Grace thought that if they were together, they would be happy.

Grace looked at Stella and believed that her granddaughter could not find such a good man if she let him go.

She wasn't happy with her and said, “It’s your fault. You didn’t go out to buy dinner with Rene, so he had to do it

by himself. Because of that, his wound got worse.”

She emphasized the last part, her clear point. Stella knew what her grandmother was referring to, but she didn't

respond. Why would she take the initiative to feed him?

Stella lowered her head and pretended to eat. She pretended she wasn’t there and didn’t hear anything.

Stella thought in her heart... Anyway, this man wanted to keep his good image in her grandmother's heart, so

she knew he wouldn't say anything.

But in the end... he started complaining about her.

“Grandma, a moment ago, when we were leaving, Stella almost fell down the stairs. As | was helping her, | hurt

my hand.”

Stella looked at him, incredulous. “Rene Kingston... How can you be so brazen, are you really complaining to my

grandmother?”

She couldn't believe this man. “Aren’t good people supposed to keep quiet about their good deeds?” he thought.

“Isn't he trying to keep up his good image in front of Grandma? Then why is he acting like this?”

When this man discovered that after doing a good deed, there was nothing in return for him, then he began to

complain to her.

But after hearing Rene’s words... she felt that Rene’s wounds had been caused by her. He hurt himself because

he wanted to save her. As his granddaughter, she must be responsible for him.

Grace pointed to Stella and said, “Stella, what kind of behavior is this? He got hurt saving you, and what do you

do?

Not only do you not thank him, but you bully him. | want to look inside your head - what are you thinking about

all the time? How can you treat your savior like this?”

Stella pouted and sighed. This man was the worst person in the world.

Grace took the spoon and plate from Stella’s hands and ordered her, “Hurry up and feed Rene. He hurt his hand

because he wanted to help you, and look what you're doing!”.

Unfortunately, her spoon and plate were taken away. Under the watchful eye of her grandmother, Stella had no

choice but to feed him. It was also the first tshe had ever done anything like this with the man.

During their three years of marriage, they had been more strangers than husband and wife. They had never

done anything too intimate like feeding each other, going out to play or spending ttogether...

Going to the movies, going on dates, or eating at the stand or behaving like spoiled children with each other...

those kinds of things never happened. Now, when she suddenly had to feed him....

Stella took the plate from Rene’s hand, filled a piece of chapati with svegetables and stuffed it into her

mouth.

“Open your mouth.” She reached out to feed him, but she also felt secretly shy. After all, this was the first time

she had ever done anything like this, except with Adrian. She hadn't been this close to anyone.

René obediently opened his mouth, lowering his head to eat what she offered him. But while he was feeding him,

Stella played a joke on him. She only gave him a bell pepper with chapati, but no other dishes like palak paneer,

pulao or raita.

She couldn’t handle this man, so she just fed him simple vegetables with bell pepper and chapati. She could not

let him enjoy himself. She just fed him simple food. Let's see how long he would last.

Until the second chapati with the svegetable served by Stella arrived. René looked at her and said, “Miss

Richard, I like other dishes too.

| should know, shouldn’t I? Yes it was obvious that this man wanted to eat other dishes, but why did he add the

last sentence that “she should know”? It sounded like there was something between them.

It was as if he was talking about food but pointing to something else. “How...how would | know?”

Grandma was still sitting there. Can't this man behave himself?

“You didn’t know? But you knew, six years ago...” Stella heard his words and blushed. This time, Stella dipped

the chapati in palak and put it in her mouth. But RK purposely looked around, making her hold it there for a

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moment.

He said ambiguously, “Did you forget about us in the past?” Just like that, Stella's face turned red in a second.

That man was really something.

“Why does he keep bringing up the past? | spent six years trying to forget him, but now that I'm back...it keeps

makingthink of him.” She pressed her hand against his hard chest and whispered, “What are you talking

about?”

He said something like that, but he was still pretending to be a gentleman in front of his grandmother.

Grace looked at the two of them and how they interacted with each other, shook her head and said, “Don’t mind

me. Pretend I'm not here. | can’t hear very well these days. You two say or do whatever you want.” He smiled

mischievously.

Stella's face turned even redder. They had nothing to do. Stella was anxious. She held the piece of chapati in her

hand and brought it to her mouth. She looked at him and said angrily, “Stop talking and eat.”

Why was this man pretending to be so good in front of his grandmother? “Drip...” With a soft sound, Stella saw

the piece of chapati she held in her hand drip a little sauce. It dripped onto her pants.

Stella's heart skipped a beat. She quickly put down her plate, grabbed a handkerchief and began to wipe his

pants.

Every item of clothing he wore cost more than his monthly salary. If he soiled himself, would it be deducted from

his paycheck?

Stella's heart was beating very fast. She felt like she had no strength left in her hands. She didn’t know if she

should stop or continue cleaning her pants. “Cough... cough.”

Grace, feeling uncomfortable, stood up abruptly. “Ah! | forgot to wash my hands before eating. I'll go to the

bathroom and wash up.

You two go on.” When she finished speaking, Grandma left in front of them as quickly as possible and gave them

sspace.

Without her grandmother, the tension between them increased. Stella, embarrassed, tried to pull her hand away,

but he stopped her with his large palm.

“You soiled my pants, and now you want to run away?” RK'’s voice was calm, his eyes fixed on her with a calm

that seemed like the calm that precedes a storm.

Stella’s hands began to sweat. “I... | didn’t do it on purpose.... Why don’t you take off your pants and give them

to me? I'll wash them for you.” She said plainly. If this continued, her clothes would get stained.

RK’s lips curl into a smile, his eyes sparkling with interest. “Are you sure?”