Chapter 1728

Bella’s own eyes welled with tears as she gently patted Stella’s back, offering soft words of comfort.

Gradually, Stella’s sobs subsided as she drifted to sleep.

Bella tenderly brushed a stray strand of hair from Stella’s forehead, a soft sigh escaping her lips.

Seemingly lost in a dream, Stella nuzzled closer to Bella.

Tears dampened Bella’s sleeve as Stella clung to her tightly.

In a barely audible whisper, Stella murmured, “Mom…”

Bella looked at Stella without blinking as if making sure she had heard it right.

After confirming Stella had really uttered the word “mom”, she was shocked.

But after thinking about it for a while, she calmed down.

Bella had learned about Stella’s background.

Stella’s parents died when she was a child, and she was adopted by another family.

She was really a poor girl.

After experiencing so many things in life, Stella finally found happiness.

But suddenly, an accident happened.

It was not easy for her to be strong enough to hold on.

Bella gave Stella a few comforting pats on the shoulder and sat there quietly with her for a long time.

She didn’t leave the hospital until Miley came back.

When Bella returned to the hotel, Elizabeth was in her room, talking with someone on the phone.

When she saw Bella, she told the person on the other end of the line, “You don’t need to look for her anymore.

”

Then, she hung up and hurriedly walked to Bella, observing Bella’s expression.

She asked, “Mom, where have you been? Why didn’t you answer my call?”

She acted like a spoiled child.

But deep inside her, she was actually uneasy.

Bella didn’t respond to Elizabeth’s questions.

Since Elizabeth and Stella didn’t get along well, Bella thought there was no need to let Elizabeth know she went to the hospital.

After a moment of silence, Bella just said, “You go back to Dorburn first.

Stella has just suffered such a big blow.

I plan to stay in Seamarsh to accompany her for a while.

”

“Why do you want to stay with her?” Elizabeth asked.

She instinctively became vigilant.

Bella explained, “In addition to attending Stella’s wedding, I also wanted to announce to the public that she would take over my studio soon.

But now that such a thing has happened, she must not be in the mood to deal with other things.

So, I plan to discuss it with her when she feels better.

”

Her explanation was very reasonable.

But Elizabeth still felt uneasy.

She had long discovered that although Bella couldn’t remember the past, her care for Stella was unique.

Therefore, she didn’t want Bella to have too much contact with Stella.

When Elizabeth thought of Stella, she was even more dissatisfied.

For her, Stella was a scheming bitch.

Not only did she make Matthew’s safety uncertain, but she also pretended to be pitiful to make Bella care for her.

If this was the situation, she definitely couldn’t Leave.

But Elizabeth knew she could no longer change Bella’s mind.

She hesitated for a while before she said, “Mom, you’re not in good health recently.

Anyway, I don’t have anything important to do when I go back.

It’s better for me to stay with you.

In that case, I can be relieved.

Besides, if Stella needs help, Andrew and I can also help.

”

She spoke sincerely and even mentioned Andrew.

So, Bella couldn’t find any reason to doubt her.

Therefore, Bella nodded in agreement.

“Okay.

You can stay if you want.

”