Chapter 146 - Try Being A Girl

Saturday evening,

Stella was rushing up to the flight of stairs when she saw the old butler, who was heading towards the kitchen, and stopped suddenly after climbing a couple of steps. 

"Uncle Rob?" She called out to him.

"Yes, child?" The old butler replied politely. He had gotten used to her presence around the house. He knew by now that this little one had a heart of gold and wasn't like those gold diggers he had seen. Moreover, her presence brightened up the whole place, making it more lively. He couldn't remember when was the last time the mansion was brimming with such a joyful delight after his master passed away. 

"Have you seen Adam? I have been looking for him everywhere, but he seems to have disappeared." Stella asked him stomping her right foot on the floor like a child.

"I saw him heading towards the master bedroom, but that was like half an hour ago. You should check there." The old butler replied politely to her, his lips were curled up in a wide smile, adding more wrinkles on his already aged face. 

"I will, I was heading there anyways. Thank you so much Uncle Rob." Stella passed him a bright smile before rushing up the stairs and to the master bedroom.

"These two are inseparable." He muttered under his breath, shaking his head sideways as the smile on his face became more bright. 

"Oh Lord, always keep them blessed and happy like this." He muttered a prayer before heading to the kitchen.

Stella walked into the room only to find it empty. It was exactly the same as she had left it an hour ago. No, wait! There was something new added to the bed. 

She walked towards it with soft and steady steps. The corners of her eyes began to wrinkle as her lips broke into a bright smile. 

There was a gown placed on the bed neatly, along with matching accessories and a shoe box. 

'He needs to stop buying me new dresses for every occasion. I am not even done wearing all the dresses that Katherine got me.' She shook her head sideways before going around the bed.

After sitting down next to the dress, she traced her hand over the fine material, her fingers gliding over the smooth layers of chiffon. 

"Do you like it?" Adam's voice brought her movements to a halt. She looked up and found him leaning against the wall next to the walk-in closet. 

"Don't tell me that you were in the closet and came out when I was busy admiring the dress?" Stella gave him a stern look, narrowing her eyes at him. 

"I can't miss your expressions, can I now?" Adam shrugged and began to walk towards her.

"Do you like the dress or not?" He asked her again as he stood next to where she was sitting.

"You are the one who got me this dress, how can I not like it?" Stella looked at him, craning her neck to have a better view of his face. 

"I love it Adam." She continued after a pause. 

Adam gave her his signature smile, showing off his pearly white teeth. Stella felt her heart skip a beat as she gazed at his face. 

"Now start getting ready, you take so much time and we don't want to be late or else Uncle Liam will have my head on a platter." He patted the top of her head, earning a glare from her.

"Try being a girl." She scoffed in return, swatting his hand away.

"Then who will be your boyfriend?" Adam added with a smirk. 

"I am going to take a bath." Stella ignored his remark and stood up.

"Do you need any help with that?" Adam grabbed her hand and yanked at it, making her fall into his arms.

"I doubt that we will be able to make it to the party if you help me with it." Stella threw an accusing glare at him.

"I wish I could argue with you over that, but both of us know that it's the truth." He murmured seductively next to her ear, giving her goosebumps all over her body.

Stella gulped down a mouth full of saliva as his lips landed on the back of her ear, placing a soft kiss. 

Adam reluctantly let her go and kissed the top of her head. 

"Off you go now." He smacked her ass with his palm, making her yelp. 

Stella shifted her eyes to his face, glaring daggers at him before walking away.

Adam looked at her retreating back before tilting his head down. His eyes landed on the bulging tent of his trousers, making him shake his head.

"She's going to be the death of us." He murmured to himself before walking back into the walk-in closet. He needed to take his suit to the room across because he was fully aware of the fact that she is going to take a lot of time, like forever.

--------------

"Where were you?" Katherine asked, raising an eyebrow as she saw Scott entering the apartment. 

"Work." He replied to her question with a single word.

"What kind of work do you do which requires you to go out on odd hours?" Katherine looked at him questioningly.

Scott, who was on his way to his room, stopped in his tracks, and looked up at her. She was sitting on a stool by the kitchen counter. Her delicate fingers were holding on to the thin stem of a wine glass which was half filled with red wine. 

He walked towards her, taking long strides. He stopped before her and gazed into her eyes. He could see that they were slightly puffy. 

'She has been crying over the douchebag once again.' He clenched his hands tightly into fists, trying to shove down the blood thirst which was beginning to erupt and engulf his entire being.

"I may be an asshole who has been with too many girls, but I am not a player. I have one rule which I always follow, one girl at a time. And it's just you now, and it will be you as long as you want it." Scott spoke up, gazing into her eyes.

"So, stop comparing me to that asshole and stop crying over him. He doesn't deserve your precious tears babe." He cupped her cheeks in between his palms.

"I loved him with my entire being and he….." A tear escaped her eyes.

"Sshhhh!" Scott placed a finger over her quivering lips and stopped her. 

"No talking about him. Just talk about me." He murmured before leaning in. He placed a small peck on her lips before engulfing her in a bear hug. 

"There's a suit on your bed, wear it for tonight." She spoke into his chest as here hands tightened around him.

"Alright." He replied to her softly but his eyes betrayed his voice. There was a fire burning within them which could burn someone to ashes, and that's exactly what he was planning to do with that man who hurt his Kitty Kat.