Chapter 596

Stella quickly snapped out of her daze and hurried over to Catelyn, grinning from ear to ear.

"Cat? Oh, my stars! When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me? Joanne told me that you were on a business trip and took the kids with you..."

Catelyn had told Joanne to say this, but she did not expect that Stella would believe it.

Stella's eyes reddened as she spoke. All those years since the Clark family went bankrupt, Stella had gotten used to living with Catelyn and Miles. She could not help but feel empty to be apart from them for so long.

"I'm back now, Mom. Don't cry!" Catelyn frantically wiped Stella's tears away. "I'm sorry. I was in a hurry, so I didn't have the time to say goodbye..."

Stella wiped away her tears and stared at her. "Are you staying? If you're leaving again, take me with you. I feel so lonely when you're gone."

"We won't leave again. Never again!" Catelyn ran into Stella's arms, her heart filled with warmth as she realized that Stella was not as infuriating