Chapter 273

Stella Johnson had just stepped into the house when Oliver came rushing like a mini torpedo, throwing his arms around her leg. He looked up with his eyes all red, voice soft and childlike, “Mommy, I miss Daddy. I wanna see him.” Right behind, Luna blinked her big round eyes, gently tugging on Stella’s shirt as she chimed in, “Mommy, I miss Daddy too.” Looking down at her two kids, Stella let out a helpless smile. These two were always clingy with Charles Hart, and now they were clearly putting on a show just to get their dad over. Kids. She sighed, knowing she couldn’t win this one. Reaching for her phone, she reluctantly dialed Charles’s number. The call was picked up quickly. “Stella, what’s up?” came Charles’s voice, tinged with excitement. After all, they’d not been on good terms lately—it meant something that she was calling him now. Stella paused for a moment, then said, “The kids... they’ve been asking for you non-stop.” It was a bit awkward. They’d just had a fight, and now she