{"id":3604,"date":"2026-09-28T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-316\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:30:00","slug":"he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-316","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/chapter\/he-never-noticed-me-until-i-loved-someone-else-316\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 316"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 316<br \/>\nHe Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 316<\/p>\n<p>He had never wanted Stella to blame herself. He only wanted her to bare her true feelings, even if it meant screaming at him or resenting him.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod simply dropped to one knee in front of her, grabbing her hands once again. &#8220;Stella, I&#8217;m not apologizing because you helped Serena and Chloe tonight. I&#8217;m apologizing because I finally realized how my own arrogance forced you to suffer in this marriage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That prenuptial agreement wasn&#8217;t specifically targeted at you, but it undeniably hurt you. It forced you to view yourself as nothing more than a &#8216;tool&#8217; from day one. I never saw you that way. From the very first moment I laid eyes on you, I never had any intention of divorcing you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod&#8217;s dark eyes were bottomless, his voice steeped in absolute gravity. &#8220;The last few times I brought up divorce, I was just lashing out in anger. I wanted you to yield, even if it was just begging me once not to go through with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know it was incredibly childish, and I refuse to keep pretending anymore. Stella, can we please just put this divorce on hold?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After asking, he quickly added, &#8220;I won&#8217;t force you to move back to The Sterling Residences, and I won&#8217;t interfere with your life. I just want you to seriously think it over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stella stared into his intense, dark eyes. There was no trace of his usual superiority\u2014only raw, desperate sincerity.<\/p>\n<p>Stella&#8217;s heart skipped a beat. She averted her gaze and whispered, &#8220;I&#8217;ll think about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jarrod froze. She hadn&#8217;t flat-out rejected him. Did that mean he actually held a place in her heart?<\/p>\n<p>The realization sent a thrilling jolt of hope rushing through his veins.<\/p>\n<p>He tightened his grip on her hands, his eyes practically shimmering as he looked at her. &#8220;Thank you, Stella.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The way he said her name sent an electric shiver straight to the tips of her ears.<\/p>\n<p>They were so close she could feel his breath and the undeniable heat radiating off his body.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere thickened into something deeply intimate. Afraid of where this might lead if he stayed any longer, Stella quickly cleared her throat. &#8220;It&#8217;s really late. You should go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As much as Jarrod desperately wanted to stay, he knew her walls had only just begun to crack. He wasn&#8217;t about to push his luck and ruin the fragile peace between them.<\/p>\n<p>He stood up reluctantly. &#8220;Walk me to the door.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3604","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3604","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=3604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}