GoodReadShe didn't understand why Nola suddenly took the initiative to talk to her.
Nola approached with a warm, unsettling smile.
"It's been ages! You've changed so much.
" She secretly sized Stella up.
"What's your profession now? I've just returned from abroad and am settling in Seamarsh.
We should catch up more often.
Oh, and I brought someone back with me, someone you definitely know.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStella's heart sank at the insinuation, a sense of foreboding washing over her.
As Nola called out, "Leo, look who's here.
" Hearing that name, Stella frowned.
Turning, she faced the man in the white shirt, hardly recognizing him.
The years had matured him.
Frozen, Stella's mind went blank.
It was undeniably Leo, her former boyfriend, who had left for foreign shores after their breakup years ago.
But Stella cto her senses soon.
Leo belonged to a chapter of her life she had firmly closed.
She had no intention of reopening past wounds or rekindling old connections.
"Let's go, Besty.
" She grasped Besty's hand, ready to depart from the uncomfortable encounter. But as she pivoted away, Leo interjected, his voice laced with a mix of emotions. "Long tno see, Stella.
His gaze held hers, complex and unreadable.
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Once, during their ttogether, Leo had admired Stella's beauty.
Yet, standing before him now, she seemed even more radiant than he remembered.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmGone was the naivety of her youth, replaced by the allure and poise of a mature woman.
Her presence effortlessly eclipsed that of the women nearby.
In the last few years, Leo had built a successful career firm managing a law noverseas/and even ventured into matrimony.
He had encountered countless | women in his professional journey, yet the sight of Stella struck him with En an unexpected jolt. Maintaining her composure, Stella nodded courteously, eager to leave the scene.
However, Nola interceded hastily, "Stella, it's a rare chance to bump into There you here. Our private booth is just over there.
Why don't you join us for a while? Let's catch up.
" "No, thank you.
I have another engagement this evening," Stella declined.
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