NovelFinishChapter 482 Aster had always been exclusively breastfed. With Stella out and the nanny at a loss, formula was the only option. But Aster was stubborn-if it wasn't his mother's milk, he wouldn't take a drop. He just lay there, mouth open, howling for all he was worth.
Stella rushed in, so frantic she hadn't even bothered to change her shoes. She strode over and scooped Aster from the nanny's arms. "It's okay, sweetheart, mommy's hnow... shh, it's okay..." Word of Stella's sudden disappearance had sent her father, Ableson, and her mother, Scarlett, hurrying over to help. But there wasn't much they could do. Their three-month-old grandson only wanted his mother. All they could do was stand there, helpless and anxious.
Now that Stella was finally back, Scarlett just couldn't hold her tongue any longer.
"Stella, honestly! You're a mother now, and you pull a stunt like running away from home? How could you just leave your baby? He's only three months old! Were you really willing to do that?" Her son's wails mingled with Scarlett's scolding, filling the apartment with chaos.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStella's nerves were shot. Clutching her crying baby, she marched straight into the master bedroom and slammed the door with enough force to shake the walls-a clear message to everyone outside.
Scarlett was taken aback for a moment, then her anger spiked. "Would you look at that! She's getting more unreasonable by the day. I swear, I never realized she could be so impossible!" Ableson frowned. "Just let it go, Scarlett. She's a mother herself now. Stop treating her like a child-she needs her own space." "Oh, so now this is my fault?" Scarlett rounded on him. "Your daughter abandons her three-month-old and I'm the one in the wrong? Ableson, letbe blunt- Star's temper is all because of you spoiling her!" Ableson fell silent, exasperated.
Just then, Cedric Clarke cover, Stella's slippers in hand, and spoke in a low, soothing voice. "Mom, please don't be upset. This is my fault. Star just needed sspace to clear her head-she loves Aster, she'd never leave him for real." Scarlett felt a flicker of comfort at Cedric's unwavering support for her daughter, but it only made her more exasperated with Stella's behavior.
"She just doesn't realize how lucky she is," Scarlett sighed. "Whatever. She's hnow, that's what matters. She clearly doesn't wantaround, so I won't stick around and get in the way. Cedric, please be patient with Star. Ableson and I will head back upstairs." Cedric let out a quiet sigh of relief. "Don't worry, Mom. I'll take good care of her." When Cedric and Stella got married, he bought the apartment upstairs for Ableson and Scarlett so they could easily visit their daughter. But ever since Stella had given birth, she and Scarlett were constantly at odds. Ableson couldn't talk Scarlett down; half the the just ended up in the crossfire himself.
Cedric was at his wit's end, caught between his wife and mother-in-law, trying to keep the peace until he was practically talking holes in his tongue.
Once Ableson and Scarlett had left, Cedric pushed open the bedroom door.
Stella was sitting on the big bed, cradling Aster, her back to the door.
He stepped inside and closed the door gently behind him.
Stella kept her head down, watching as Aster nursed, fat tears still clinging to his lashes. Her heart twisted with guilt and hurt.
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A tear slipped from Stella's cheek, landing on Aster's forehead Hem frowned startled by the sudden drop.
She sniffed and tried to compose herself, but the tears just wouldn't stop.
"Honey?" Cedric approached, kneeling beside the bed and placing her slippers at her feet. Without warning, Stella turned away from him, her voice breaking as she shouted, "You opportunistic jerkt Who said you could cin here while I'm feeding the baby? Get out! Now!"
Her outburst startled Aster, who instantly released his meakand let posed his out a piercing wail. Cedric froze. Now both mother and son were crying-each louder than the other.
He stood there, torn. Who was he supposed to comfort first?
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