Love You At First Sight

"We have nothing more to say to each other, Royle." After saying that, Stella turned and left.

From now on, she will no longer have a relationship with her boyfriend - Royle Jason, because she has just broken up with him in a very awkward situation. Stella Clinton herself could not believe that the man who always said he loved her turned out to be having an affair behind her back. But what made her most unexpected was that the person who had an affair with him was her best friend. The one who always made promises about the future with Stella. Not only that, she and her best friend had been friends for fifteen years, yet she treated Stella like that.

The funniest part, that was two days ago. The three of them chose together the right items for Stella and Royle's wedding. At the same time, she herself invited her best friend - Esther Nelson to be her bridesmaid at the wedding, because she had always thought that Esther would bless her for their friendship. But maybe she was wrong from the beginning,.

Stella hurried to the elevator door. When the door opened, she was about to enter but then Royle caught up to her pace and grabbed her arm.

"Stella, I'm sorry. It's all my fault, please don't blame Esther, it's all my fault. If you want to blame, blame me, don't blame her. Please." He began to explain. And then, behind him appeared a very familiar figure, one that Stella would never forget. It was Esther with a sad face and tears still flowing, which would probably make everyone around begin to wonder about the relationship of the three of them. The voices of discussion continued to be extremely noisy.

But that doesn't make Stella feel uncomfortable because she didn't do anything wrong in this.

Stella gently smiled at the two people standing in front of her and didn't say anything. From childhood to adulthood, her personality is like that, so when facing any situation, she always maintains her composure. Stella doesn't want to be like the characters that often appear in movies with scenes of jealousy and cause conflicts among the crowd like the movies on TV always show.

Stella thought to herself, she is not a famous actress to handle the noise from the public. She was the same Stella Clinton as before, Stella began to turn and enter the elevator. Before the elevator closed, she said:

"Surely you and she know me well too, right? I've never been a person who will suffer a loss for myself, and I don't like to reuse what I've thrown away, so you two just enjoy that thing called love. Goodbye."

The elevator slowly closed, but it was enough time for Stella to see all the expressions on Royle and Esther's faces. But in contrast to her original crying appearance, Esther looked at her with a gaze filled with disgust. This made Stella a little surprised, because she had known Esther for a long time, so she knew very well what that look was.

That is aggression. Esther had looked at other people like that before. But right now, the one who made Esther treat her with such eyes, was only Stella.

Interestingly, Stella has always given up everything Esther likes to her. Yet, she never knew enough. She even dared to look at what belonged to Stella. She really is a person with great ambitions.

The elevator quickly stopped, Stella quickly got out and took out her phone to see the new notifications that have just been emitted from the messaging application.

[Royle: I know, I feel guilty for disappointing you...]

[Royle: Let's calm down a bit and talk properly, okay? I don't want you to hurt Esther, she's very sensitive...]

[Royle:...]

Many messages from Royle have been sent, but the content is only one, which makes Stella feel even more stupid. It turned out that ever since, she was in love with such a passionate person. But that infatuation was not for her.

While Stella was still looking at Royle's text messages. Suddenly, her phone beeped a new notification.

[Esther: Stella, haven't you always been nice to me? So can you be a good person again this time? Don't you always ignore these little things? We're still friends, right?]

[Esther: But, you can't blame me either, it's all because you're too cold with Royle, that's why I had a chance to have intimate contact with him. Obviously I've always loved him, why did you receive his love earlier than me? That's not fair to me.]

Stella tried to see clearly each line of messages that were sent. Up until now, she had always given Esther what she wanted, that was because Stella felt that once she was friends, she had to always share what she had in order to strengthen their relationship.

But people call it a blind sacrifice. Unfortunately Stella realized this too late.

Stella really did not expect that, because of her actions. She made things go further and further, but she was lucky because she found out so early. Otherwise, everything will never be salvageable.

Stella looked at Esther's text message and quickly typed a few characters and sent it.

[Stella: You and I don't have any relationship anymore, on what basis do you think I have to be kind to you? I'm kind, but I'm not a fool either. So there's no way I'll help you.]

Without waiting for the other person to respond to her message, Stella quickly blacklisted Royle and Esther on the phone. She didn't want them to disturb her later life again, of course she didn't want things to settle down like that. Stella doesn't want to suffer for herself, that's true. If someone gave her a slap, she would give them back tenfold.

Stella turned off her phone and went back to her house to tell her father and mother about stopping the marriage, she couldn't live with someone who no longer had any feelings for her. And she also believes that her parents will also understand her. Because they always want their children to find true happiness.

When she got home, Stella suddenly realized that something strange was going on. It was in his home again appeared a pair of men's shoes. More importantly, are those Royle's shoes?

Stella quickly stopped all her thoughts, because she didn't expect him to come here so quickly. Just like that, she entered the house to prove all her thoughts completely wrong.

But, the truth was revealed in front of her. Royle is still kneeling in front of her parents begging for their forgiveness. But apparently, her parents didn't care much for him. This also made Stella feel secure.

That way, Stella didn't need to worry about him too much. Because, her parents will quickly kick him out of here.

"Why did you show up in my parents' house? Haven't we broken up already?" Stella said, her voice carrying a hint of sarcasm.

Faced with the coldness of their daughter for Royle, her parents also seem to have understood everything and the reason why Royle personally came here to beg for forgiveness. Of course, this is the decision of their most precious daughter and they fully respect that.

"I... I came here to apologize, and besides..." Royle hesitated, his eyes a little red as well. But this could not soften Stella's heart.

Because, even if she was soft-hearted. The truth was already in front of her eyes, and it couldn't be changed. If Stella was still blindly following the path he outlined, wouldn't she be too stupid?

That will never happen.

"Things should end like this and it will be good for us, you are an adult. Can you make the decision to forgive me if I betray you? Who do you think you are? Are you a tolerant person?" Stella said firmly.

Royle's expression became more and more unsightly, he began to think about Stella's words. Apparently, he himself couldn't accept it if Stella betrayed him, but how could he say this out of his mouth.

That is a great shame.

He fell silent and stood up, as if accepting that it was all his fault, that there was no way to fix it. And he himself cannot force Stella to forgive and accept that he betrayed her.

But then, the door of the house suddenly opened. A short-haired girl with a familiar appearance ran in and walked over to Royle's side.

"He's not at fault, people can't blame him. Everything is my fault, it's all my fault." The girl spoke up, then shielded herself in front of the man. She didn't want anyone to hurt Royle.

Royle looked at her with surprised eyes, not only Royle, but even Stella's parents were also surprised.

They didn't understand why Esther showed up and protected Royle, but Stella and Royle understood perfectly well.

"Didn't I tell you to stay in the car? Why are you here, Esther? What if you're in danger?" Royle asked, his eyes filled with worry.

"I saw you coming in here for so long, I'm afraid... Afraid you'll be bullied by them." Esther said sobbing.

"Bullying?" Stella's father spoke up and laughed, he didn't expect that the child they loved like his own daughter would say such things.

Seeing the two of them like that, Stella's parents were surprised though. Because they themselves did not expect the child who is always in their care to act like that. This made them understand why their daughter made such a straightforward decision.

Furthermore, no matter how much they loved Esther. But Stella is their biological daughter so they will never forgive those who hurt their daughter.

"Esther? Why are you treating Stella like this? Aren't you two friends?" Stella's father asked.

"I... I... All of this is Stella's fault too, obviously I was the one standing next to him in the first place. Not her, she stole him from me." Esther said loudly, she didn't care how good the people standing in front of her were. Or how he helped her, but for Esther. Royle is the most important existence of all.

"Stella stole Royle from you? How is this thing? Why didn't we know?" Stella's mother spoke up, her legs shaking slightly as if she could fall at any moment.

"I loved him before your precious daughter. I've been watching him since we were in middle school. How could she become his lover so easily? Obviously I got to know him first, he and I are a couple..." Esther's voice trembled slightly, as if she couldn't contain her emotions.

"It's crazy, just because you know him first. And you're ruining my daughter's happiness? I do not allow that." Having said that, Stella's father was about to step forward and give Esther a slap. But she quickly pushed him away. And then Stella's father hit the porcelain vase and fell. At this point, everyone gradually became alarmed because at the spot of the impact, a red blood stain appeared.

"It's not because of me, it's all on him. He attacked me, that's what he deserves." Esther stepped back slightly.

"Stella, please hurry up and get your car to take your father to the hospital, I'm afraid he will..." Diana Ross - Stella's mother tried to keep her composure and said to Stella. Although she is very scared.

"Okay, I'll go now, calm down a bit. He will be fine." Stella replied. then she didn't have any mind to care about the two people still standing in the other corner. Just like that, she and her mother took her father to the hospital.

Fortunately, the hospital was also only about two kilometers from their home, so Stella's father was quickly treated temporarily. Stella helped her mother sit down on a bench next to the emergency room.

"It's okay mom, dad will be fine. We got him here in time." Stella tried to reassure her mother, but she still had a feeling of extreme anxiety in her heart. Because after all, the person lying in the emergency room was her father and she herself did not think that Esther would push her father like that.

"Stella, this is all my fault and your father's fault. If we knew Esther's personality like that, we would never have treated her so well. And because of this, she ruined your happiness... We are all so sorry for you." One by one, the tears on Diana's face were slowly falling. Until now, she has always been a very strong person and will never shed tears because of small things. However, now in front of Stella she showed such emotions.

Seeing her mother like that, Stella couldn't help but blame herself, for all that had happened and was happening. It was all related to her, so she was also the culprit that indirectly brought these things to such an outcome.

"May I ask who the patient's family is?" The emergency room door was quickly pushed open, followed by the voice of a middle-aged man wearing a white blouse.

"We are his family. Doctor, how is my husband now?" Diana got up and walked over to the man who had just spoken, she asked.

"Please don't worry, he's not in any danger now. Fortunately, you two got him here in time. If blood clots are not present at the wound site, it will be very dangerous." The doctor said.

"Thank God, thank you."After that, Diana breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately her husband was fine.

"Thank you very much, doctor." Stella was also quick to thank the doctor, who then helped her mother. She was afraid her mother would not stand.

"Nothing, this is what we should do." The doctor said, then he also let them in to visit. Since Stella's father still hadn't woken up yet, she and her mother went to the bed gently to observe.

It had been a long time since Stella had looked at her father this close. This has caused her to have a lot of different thoughts, but one of them is probably that in the future she will spend more time with her family, it has been a long time since she feels her father is the same. others, he also needs your care.

Her mother was also tired, so she advised cii's mother to return home to rest. But she still refused to leave, she was very worried about her father.

Time passed like that, until Stella's father gradually regained consciousness. At this time, his face was no longer as stern as before, but instead was a calm, without any ripples.

"I'm glad you're okay." Diana quickly put her hand on Stella's father's hand, she whispered softly.

"Of course, this is a trivial matter anyway. There's no need to make you worry about me like that. I'm a man." Mr. John - Stella's father said.

"How dare you say that..." Diana choked, she was really scared of what had just happened. She was afraid that she would never see him again.

"You've made our daughter worry. But this isn't as important as our daughter's happiness. We should stop the marriage of both of them." Mr. John said seriously, after saying that, his expression gradually became colder.

He did not expect that the person he had accepted could betray his daughter like that. This is the greatest humiliation, he will never forgive them.

"Yes, let me make a few phone calls. I think their story should be made clear and we also need to give a good reason to refuse this. Neither you nor I want a girl. Ours is at a disadvantage, her happiness is still the most important thing." After Diana finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Stella standing there blankly.

But then, her father's call brought her out of her thoughts.

"My good daughter, you must have suffered a lot of resentment. However, in this life, we will probably have to go through this many times. So the most we need to do is probably still patiently face it, this time you did a good job. We are very proud of our children, fortunately because you are still lucid in love, you are indeed our pride. That will never change." Mr. John finished speaking with a rare smile as if showing off a feat to his daughter. He didn't want his daughter to think about that love story again.

Seeing him like that, all of Stella's sorrows gradually disappeared. But of course that was just the beginning, because she didn't want those who hurt her loved ones to live in a righteous way. She would never accept that.

"Because I'm your daughter, of course I won't let you and your mom down over a little thing like that." Stella looked at her father and said. Yes, those things are now a thing of the past. It wasn't worth Stella's concern.

Mr. John nodded, he was very reassured about his daughter, so he asked Stella to take him for a walk.

"Stella, I want to go outside to get some fresh air. I don't like the atmosphere in this hospital room at all." He said, his face also showed disgust at the smell of disinfectant in the hospital room.

"Let me take you for a walk in the hospital's flower garden." Stella replied, she smiled slightly. Stella seems to have soon forgotten that her father has a similar side.

However, it is rarely revealed. But every time Stella saw her father like this, she could only steal a smile.

And then just like that, the two of them walked together in the hospital's flower garden. It had been a long time since the two of them could talk freely like that. The harmonious atmosphere at this time really made Stella nostalgic about the time when she was still young.

But then, when taking his father back to the hospital room to rest. Stella caught a glimpse of a familiar face as if she'd seen it before, but in her mind she couldn't make out who was in a hurry to talk to the nurse. As she and her father passed by, Stella overheard their conversation.

The other man seemed to be begging for something. It seems that his family members are facing some difficult situation. If Stella didn't hear me wrong, this had something to do with the hospital's blood inventory not having enough blood for one blood type, but the other person desperately needing it. And the nurse said that it was really difficult to find that blood type urgently. Because it is a rare blood type, very few people can possess it.

When she heard that the blood type that the other person was looking for was her blood type, Stella was a bit surprised. But then, she made the decision to help the other person. Although the two of you are just strangers, saving lives is more important. She didn't care about the benefits she might get, Stella only knew that if she was still late, someone would be in danger.

"Dad, I have some urgent business right now, so I can't stay with you for long. I'll try to come back after work is done. Can you wait for me?" Stella lied to her father and hid the fact that she would help the other man. Because, she was afraid Mr. John wouldn't let her do it, because he always cared for her very much. He was always afraid that Stella was in danger.

Of course, her father wouldn't be curious and delve into Stella's work either. But he knew very well that his daughter was always working thoughtfully, so he didn't say anything more but nodded in agreement with Stella.

After receiving her father's approval, Stella rushed to contact the hospital to donate blood. When he received a notification that someone had come and donated the blood type he was looking for. At that time, the other man also quickly went to the place where Stella donated blood with a grateful expression.

Maybe this is fate?

"Are you the person who donated the other blood type?" The man said calmly. Although, his question was very brief, but he was extremely grateful to Stella, but he didn't know how to express it.

"That's right, it's me." Stella quickly replied to the other man. Because she had just drawn a large amount of blood, Stella was also a little tired. Her face also became pale because of that.

"So, that would be great, really thank you very much, for helping me with something important. But, are you okay? I feel like you're not very well." The man asked, he had also seen Stella's tired face.

Stella smiled softly, she did not expect that there was a man with such a calm appearance in this world, but when he spoke, it was completely different from his aura.

"I'm okay, this is what I should do anyway. It's important to save lives after all." Stella said, she smiled slightly at the man. She didn't want the man to notice her too much.

But the man soon noticed her.

The other person was slightly stunned by Stella's gentle smile and full of politeness, he seemed to feel that the person in front of him had a very good aura.

He asked the nurse to buy Stella some snacks, because he felt that this was also what he should do.

"Thank you, I didn't think I could meet someone as nice as you here. Is there anything I can help you with? No secret to you, the person you donated blood to is my mother. She is very important to me, without you. Maybe I will really lose her. I also asked the nurse to buy some snacks, can you get it?" The man kept his usual calm demeanor, but when he gave Stella the food, he was also a little embarrassed to the point that his ears were a little red.

"Thanks, I'll take it. I'm really glad I helped your mother, but I think I'm just helping her because I want to. So you don't have to... Anyway, if it's other people in the same situation, I'll definitely help them." Stella explained, she was afraid the man would think wrong of her.

The other man paused, as if he himself didn't know what to say.

"Then can we exchange contact methods? Although you probably don't need my help right now. But in the future, if you have a difficult situation or something, you can also contact me." The man sincerely said.

Although Stella Clinton desperately wanted to reject the other, in the face of the other man's sincerity. She was also a little hesitant but then she still agreed with the other man.

"Okay." Stella replied with a very bright smile.

After her reply, the other man gave her his business card. And then, Stella calmly took it.

"Well I guess I haven't told you my name yet, I'm Lucas Benjamin." The man introduced.

"Nice to meet you, Benjamin." Stella replied and then she also introduced her name to the other person.

"And I'm Stella Clinton, you can call me Stella." She said

"Your name is Stella? What a nice name." Lucas Benjamin said.

Seeing him say that, Stella couldn't help but be shy. Her face was slightly red, but it was enough for the person next to her to notice her shyness.

"Thanks for your compliment." She said.

Their atmosphere gradually became silenced by shyness. For Lucas, this is the first time he has a different kind of feeling towards a woman, if it was before he would never say so much to outsiders...

Perhaps the girl standing in front of his eyes carried a certain charm.

"Clack"

The sound of the door of the room being gilded broke their shyness, followed by the figure of a nurse in the hospital.

"Are you both here? That's great, just now Mrs. Caroline wanted to see you two. Please follow me." The nurse said, she then led Stella and Lucas.

When they reached an advanced ward, the nurse stopped and gently pushed the door to invite them in.

"Come in, she's waiting for you both." The nurse said.

"Thanks." Lucas said, then he and Stella entered the other room. When she took two steps, Stella felt that this room was really special and secluded. The space has been arranged in a very reasonable way with the colors being coordinated very harmoniously. All these external factors have indeed been carefully taken care of.

"Are you both here?" A deep voice rang out, followed by a few coughs. Followed by Lucas's anxiety, he frantically walked over to the owner of the voice.

"Mom, right now I think you need to rest. Why are you sitting up? If you need anything you can tell me." I said.

Hearing his words, Stella also didn't seem surprised because his words and actions were very similar. So, just through a few details, she felt very clearly that Lucas was sincere.

But that's just Stella's feelings. But when she looked at it for a while, it seemed that Mrs. Caroline had a different opinion and it was the exact opposite of hers.

"What I want, do you still not understand?" Mrs. Caroline said late session.

"I can accept all of your other conditions, but this alone I can't. Because right now I just want to focus on developing the company." Lucas said.

"But that's what I care about most, when are you going to get married? Other people of my age are all married and have happy families. But you... You're such a disappointment to me. hope." Mrs. Caroline said, her initially depressed face now seemed to become more tense. She frowned slightly.

Stella is silent about their conversation, as it has nothing to do with her. But when she looked at Lucas' current situation, she just felt bored. Because she herself had been through a similar situation before. Whatever the outcome, she didn't need to say more...

She had been toyed with by that man, not only that, but he also allowed Esther to do disgusting things to her.

Back in the present, Mrs. Caroline also doesn't seem to care if her son wants to get married or not. She has gradually noticed Stella, she has never been one to attach great importance to appearance. Because from her point of view, no matter how good a person looks. But their inner sincerity is not suitable for long-term contact.

"Honey, can you come a little closer?" Caroline said, followed by several dry coughs.

"Alright." Stella replied, then she approached her grandmother. All her gestures and attitudes at this time are very polite. So this made Mrs. Caroline somewhat agree with her.

Stella didn't seem like any other girl she had met before, her gaze was much more sincere than the others.

"I would really thank you, without you. I probably wouldn't be able to sit here right now either." Mrs. Caroline said.

"This is all I should do, I'm happy to be able to help you." Stella said.

"You are really kind, but up until now, I have always sincerely returned the favor. And you've done me a great favor, so if you have any trouble you can come to me." Mrs. Caroline finished and was about to signal her son to take her business card and give it to Stella.

Because she was afraid she would feel awkward, so Lucas explained.

"Mom, I already suggested this to her. So don't make it difficult for her, it took me a long time to convince her." Lucas told his mother.

When he finished listening, Mrs. Caroline did not seem to notice any abnormalities in her son. But there is one thing that makes her a little confused, that when faced with these things, her son will often refuse and often let her come out to solve it. However, today he did everything for her.

But when she looked at the expression on Lucas's face, Mrs. Caroline couldn't guess what was going on. It's just, it seems in the face of Stella. Her son didn't have the slightest bit of animosity.

From this, she also deduced a few things and if her guess is not wrong... Maybe the fact that the two became a couple is not something too subtle, one of them is her only son. One person saved her, so it's a good thing for her to repay Stella?

At this thought, Mrs. Caroline also felt happy, because perhaps Stella could fulfill her wish.

"Well then, if anything is difficult. You can find us." Mrs. Caroline said.

"Okay." Stella said,

"Ah, I seem to have forgotten something important. I still don't know your name." She said.

"My name is Stella Clinton." She replied.

"May I call you Stella? Your name is beautiful." Mrs. Caroline asked.

"Of course." Stella replied.

Mrs. Caroline and Stella talked like that. Until a moment, when Stella glanced at her watch and saw that it seemed to be late. Then she said goodbye to them and left, but of course because she wanted Stella to be her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Caroline asked:

"Stella, do you have a boyfriend or not?"

When she heard this question from Mrs. Caroline, it seemed that for a moment both Lucas and Stella were a little stunned. Because, usually, this is a person's private matter. Usually very few people ask.

But even so, Lucas and Caroline both wanted to hear from Stella. But for Stella, this was the thing she didn't want to talk about the most. Because it's not fun at all.

"Yes, I and my boyfriend are getting married..." Stella paused.

Hearing this, Mrs. Caroline seemed to be a little disappointed as well. Because Stella is such a nice person, if her son had known her sooner, perhaps they could be together now. It's just a pity that they met late. She thought for a moment and sighed softly.

"But... I and my family have stopped the marriage, because he betrayed me. So, I can't lose my future because of someone like that." Stella said.

When Mrs. Caroline heard the whole story, she felt very lucky because her son still had a chance. But she knew she couldn't pretend to be happy about this either. Because Stella is a good girl after all. However, she was betrayed by the person she loved.

That feeling is uncomfortable for anyone. So she could only comfort her a little.

"It's okay, Stella. Maybe there are some things that can't be done because God wants to give us another better chance. If you want, I'll introduce you to more people than that man." said Mrs. Caroline, followed by a look of great affection.

Stella nodded slightly and smiled at her. After all, she is a woman who always looks to the future and better things. So she won't let anything from her past stop her.

"Thank you, but I think about such things. I shouldn't worry too much and right now I just want to continue to develop my career." She said.

"That's fine, but if you run into any trouble. You can also come find us." After Lucas's mother finished speaking, she motioned for Lucas to see Stella off for him.

Then, Stella didn't want to bother them any more. So she called Lucas back. Back in the hospital room, Lucas continued to care for his mother.

"Lucas, are you having a crush on Stella? This is the first time I've seen you interact with a girl like that." Mrs. Caroline said.

"Don't think too much, I've only just met her right now." Lucas told his mother, but he didn't answer the other question. This helped Caroline make sure her son was interested in Stella.

This is also very good, the rest is left to her to do.