Stella Dawson dropped the news like a bombshell—so casually it left the entire Sterling family speechless.
Mr. Sterling blinked, clearly thinking he must have misheard. "Stella, are you teasing your grandpa now?"
"Mr. Sterling, I'm not—"
"Will you stop this already?" Alexander Sterling's voice cut through sharply as he stood and grabbed her wrist. "That's enough. We just had a minor disagreement. There's no need to involve Grandpa."
But the moment his fingers made contact, Stella recoiled as if burned. She jerked her hand free and took several quick steps back, her eyes flashing with unmistakable disgust.
"Mr. Sterling, we are divorced. Please keep your hands to yourself."
"What on earth is going on?" Evelyn Carter looked utterly bewildered. "You two... you actually got
