Semua Bab You Wed Your Past; I Wed My Future: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Tyler figured that with how much Stephanie loved him, she wouldn't fall for Adrian, even if she spent time alone with him.When Adrian carried Stephanie back to his hospital room, Evan and the rest of Adrian's subordinates froze at the sight."What happened, Mr. Hawke? Weren't you just going out to bring Ms. Ford in? Why is…"Evan, the man who'd gone to the restaurant yesterday, was one of Adrian's most trusted subordinates. It'd actually been his own idea to call Stephanie and invite her to the hospital.He had a feeling that she was special to Adrian, so he took the liberty of calling her.After finding out about it, Adrian didn't berate him, though he did shoot Evan an icy look before heading off to receive Stephanie at the hospital entrance.Evan didn't expect Adrian to come back with Stephanie in his arms. And it seemed like there was something wrong with her.Adrian set Stephanie down on the edge of the bed and settled her in before saying to Evan with a frown, "Get a doct

Barnaby wanted to ask if Stephanie was Adrian's girlfriend, but he was afraid of coming off as too presumptuous if he were wrong about it. Though the two did make a good match."This is Ms. Stephanie Ford. She's… a friend of mine," Adrian said."It's nice to meet you," Stephanie greeted Barnaby politely.While she and Adrian hadn't known each other for long, considering all that they'd been through together, it wouldn't be wrong to call each other friends."Welcome, Ms. Ford!" Barnaby said with a cheerful smile. "Quick, come in. I started cooking the moment I got the call from Evan. Everything's almost ready."Apart from them and the waitstaff, there was no one else in the restaurant. It didn't seem to be open for breakfast today.As soon as Adrian and Stephanie sat down, the waitstaff served up two plates of mini quiches. The pastry looked buttery and flaky, while the filling was hearty and warm.Stephanie hadn't been feeling all that hungry earlier, but her appetite was stirri

Both speechless and amused, Stephanie asked, "And what explanation do I owe you?"See for yourself!" Tyler retorted before shoving his phone over to her.When she read what was displayed on the screen, her brows creased a little—only because she was irritated that she'd been photographed without her consent, of course. She didn't feel the least bit guilty.For one thing, there was nothing going on between her and Adrian. And even if she did have a thing with another man, Tyler was the last person in this world who had any right to rebuke her about it."Adrian Hawke was clearly picking on me by forcing me to drink all that red wine last night, but what did you do? You went right ahead and cozied up to him…" Tyler ranted, his fists clenched and his eyes red. "When did you stop caring about how I felt, Steph?"Kiara chimed in to stoke the flames. "I know Mr. Hawke is handsome and is even the heir of the Hawke family in Jetterpolis, Ms. Ford, but you shouldn't be embarrassing Ty like

Stephanie emphasized the word "divorce". Her tone was laced with biting mockery.But Tyler didn't notice that. He was too stunned by the fact that she'd even brought up divorce at all."W-What are you saying, Steph?" he exclaimed.He couldn't believe she'd just said that to him. As far as he was concerned, there was no way such a thing would ever happen.Stephanie didn't repeat herself. She simply looked at him, her expression calm.It took Tyler a while to regain his senses. Pressing his hand against his forehead, he let out a rueful laugh."I can understand why you're throwing a tantrum, Steph, but how can you say that? You've gone too far. We've been together for so many years now, and we've already registered our marriage. How can you bring up divorce so flippantly?"Before Stephanie could say anything, he continued, "I know you've had to put up with a lot lately, especially with what happened this morning. I know that's my fault.""You can save it," Stephanie said with a s

After Martha's coughing subsided a bit, she held Kiara's hand tightly."I'm just worried about you…" she said before pausing mid-sentence and letting out a heavy sigh.Kiara looked a little sheepish. She was about to speak when Martha got up, saying, "I'll go and prepare dinner now.""Just let the housekeeper do it, Mom. Why do you need to prepare the food by yourself?"Chuckling, Martha said, "How can it be the same if the housekeeper cooked instead of me? Tyler and Stephanie like the baked ribs I make.""Hmph. They went out for a candlelit dinner tonight, so why even bother…" Kiara grumbled with a scowl."I just called Tyler, and he said they'll be back soon. They probably didn't get to eat much. In any case, I'm sure they have room for a few pieces of ribs," Martha said before heading into the kitchen and getting to work.By the time Stephanie and Tyler arrived, the entire house was filled with the scent of food."Mom," Tyler called out.Martha emerged from the kitchen with