Chapter 198

Once she heard the latest news, a wave of relief washed over her. But what Rachel and Jasper hadn’t anticipated was that, even though the trending topics and hashtags about Stella had been taken down, the online chatter was far from quiet. These days, people on the internet possess a peculiar curiosity. The more you try to hide something, the more they want to uncover it. And let’s face it, everyone online fancies themselves a bit of a Sherlock Holmes. So, when Jasper managed to suppress the trending topic, it only fueled the fire, making people even more intrigued by Stella.

A group of online detectives began to piece together clues from the available fragments of information and started digging deeper. By the time Jasper and Rachel realized what was happening, it was far too late.

At the local kindergarten, Marvin was having the time of his life. Everywhere he went, he was met with eyes full of admiration from his classmates. He had become the local celebrity of his preschool.

“Marvin, Marvin! Was that beautiful lady performing with you your mom? She looked like a fairy!” Marvin glanced over at Keen, who stood fuming a short distance away, and puffed out his chest. “Not yet,” he replied with a smirk.

A perceptive child overheard and piped up, “Not yet? So that means she will be soon?”

Marvin nodded enthusiastically. “Stella’s getting divorced, and once she does, she’ll be my mom.” Several of the kids had parents who were divorced and knew exactly what that meant. Hearing Marvin’s words, a few of their eyes widened with excitement.

“Really? I want a mom like that too!”

“Marvin, Marvin! My dad’s single now. Do you think you could introduce him to that pretty lady?”

“Get outta here! Your dad’s ugly. That pretty lady wouldn’t want him! Marvin, my dad’s handsome. She’ll definitely like him, and maybe I can get a cute little sister out of it!”

“Marvin, you liked my toy car model last time, right? I’ll give it to you if you let me borrow the pretty lady for a few days, okay?”

The kids gathered around Marvin, chattering away, each trying to secure the new mom for their dad. Meanwhile, some kids whose parents weren’t divorced but weren’t exactly happy either looked on with envy.

“If Dad and Mom get divorced… do we get a new mom?”

These kids exchanged glances, whispering, “How about we go home tonight and ask our parents to split up?”

“Me too. After the divorce, I don’t want Dad or Mom. I want Marvin’s pretty lady. She’s amazing, makes delicious food, looks beautiful, and can even play the violin.”

Marvin regularly shared photos of Stella’s homemade treats and meals on the kindergarten website. All the kids were aware that Marvin had a beautiful and talented woman in his life. Learning that she could also play the violin made those without affectionate parents incredibly envious.

A little girl hugged her doll tightly, dreaming aloud, “I wish I could have a mom like her. I’d be the happiest kid ever.”

Keen, on the other hand, was struck like a bolt of lightning, his face turning pale. The mom he often complained about was the one everyone else dreamed of having!