Chapter 25
\nHe Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 25<\/p>\n
Stella stopped eating entirely.<\/p>\n
Her relationship with Jarrod was practically at its expiration date. Having a baby was the furthest thing from reality.<\/p>\n
Was Sylvia deliberately trying to humiliate her by pushing this topic?<\/p>\n
“We’ll see.”<\/p>\n
Just as Stella was frantically trying to come up with an excuse to deflect the question, Jarrod answered in a calm, flat tone.<\/p>\n
He had done the bare minimum to spare her dignity, refraining from publicly stating that a mere contract wife wasn’t fit to bear a Fuller heir.<\/p>\n
“Young people have their own plans. Let’s not pressure them.”<\/p>\n
Perhaps sensing Jarrod’s lack of enthusiasm, George quickly changed the subject with a laugh. “Here, Jarrod, try the fish! Sylvia made it herself!”<\/p>\n
The rest of the meal passed in an atmosphere that was neither warm nor entirely awkward.<\/p>\n
After dinner, Jarrod announced his departure.<\/p>\n
Stella walked out alongside him.<\/p>\n
Right before she left, Sylvia forcefully shoved a bag of guava into her hands.<\/p>\n
“We know how much you love guava! Sylvia specifically asked someone to bring these back from overseas!” George chimed in to support his wife.<\/p>\n
Stella never ate guava. She was highly allergic.<\/p>\n
When her mother was still alive, George had known this perfectly well.<\/p>\n
He used to meticulously check every fruit platter before she took a bite.<\/p>\n
Now, George had entirely erased her existence and her needs from his memory.<\/p>\n
All just to uphold another woman’s pride, using this ‘you better be grateful’ tone to force her to take fruit that could send her to the hospital.<\/p>\n
Stella didn’t utter a word. She simply held the bag at her side.<\/p>\n
At the driveway, Jarrod’s driver was already waiting.<\/p>\n
Seeing them approach, the driver opened the rear door.<\/p>\n
Jarrod hadn’t returned to The Sterling Residences in days.<\/p>\n
Stella sincerely doubted he wanted to share a ride with her.<\/p>\n
But considering her primary reason for enduring this dinner, she spoke up right before he got in. “Mr. Fuller, could I ask you a favor?”<\/p>\n
Jarrod glanced down at her. “Get in.”<\/p>\n
Stella had planned to say she needed to head to the event venue for setup and that it was out of his way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3313","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}