Chapter 176 - With All Of Me

"BOOM!!!" Stella exclaimed in joy as the black 8 ball made its way into the top left pocket. She raised an eyebrow at Adam as a proud smirk embraced her lips.

"Crap!" Adam cursed under his breath as he looked at his girl who stood on the other end of the table with her chin raised up in the air slightly. 'Damn.' He thought inwardly. Never in his life, did he think about losing at pool by someone. And that someone was none other than his girl. He didn't think that she could be this good at the game. He couldn't help but wonder about what else he didn't know about her.

"Aww! Don't tell me that you are going to be a sore loser." Stella added with a smirk. 

He shook his head sideways as a smile slowly crept on his lips. "Nahh!!!! You won fair and square." He replied raising his hands up in the air in defeat making her giggle. The sound was no less than a beautiful melody to his ears, ringing through the quiet room, bringing his heart to peace. 

Stella made her way to where he was standing, still smiling like a fool. She snaked her arms around his neck and pulled his face down. Standing on her toes, she placed a soft, lingering peck on his thin lips. 

"If this is how losing a game against you feels like, then I don't mind losing at all." Adam added after she had retracted her lips. 

"I am not good at other games." Stella pursed her lips in a pout. 

He pinched her nose and smiled. "I don't mind playing pool for the rest of my life." 

"Are you sure?" Stella asked him as she looked at him quizzically. 

"More than anything, my love." He replied as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders before turning his attention towards his men. "Don't you guys have anything else to do?" He asked them while narrowing his eyes at them. The men inside the room bowed their heads before the couple and hurriedly left the room one after the other. 

"Don't be so rude to them." Stella pouted, smacking him on his chest lightly. 

"Who said I am getting rude to them?" He questioned her as he guided her out. 

"Alright, alright. I know you are only different around me." She shook her head helplessly. But somewhere in her heart, she was elated by the fact that it was only her he treated differently.  

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"Sweetheart?" Adam called her softy to which she hummed in response. "What are you doing here at this hour?" He asked her as he sat on the seat across her. 

The duo had arrived back at their love nest fifteen minutes ago. Adam went to change his clothes into his nightwear but when he came out, Stella was nowhere to be found in their bedroom. Just like he had thought, she was at the rooftop garden sipping on some piping hot cocoa. 

Stella shrugged in response. "The sky was pretty clear tonight, so I decided to come here to have a good view." She took a pause before continuing when he saw that he was about to say something. "And before you go around reprimanding me like a child. I am not feeling cold, I have blanket wrapped around my legs and I am sipping on some good hot chocolate." 

"I was about to ask you the whereabouts of my hot chocolate." He pouted like a child. 

"Right over there." Stella point towards the staircase with a small smile.

Adam frowned before turning his head towards the direction she was pointing in. To his shock, he saw Uncle Rob coming towards them, carrying a tray on which a mug was placed. Looking at the steam which was rising from it, he could tell that it must be the hot chocolate. 

"Nice timing." He muttered softly when he saw the old butler placing the mug before him. "Thank you." He uttered his thanks softly before picking up the mug. As the butler was about to leave, Adam stopped him in his tracks. "There is a manilla folder place on the left bedside table in my room. Can you please bring it over? And a pen as well." He asked him to get a nod in response.

"Stella?" His voice interrupted her thoughts, making her to shift her gaze again from the cloudless sky. Stella looked at him and hummed in response. 

"Do you trust me?" He asked her. His voice was as low as a whisper, but Stella heard him clearly. She was a bit confused by his question. Not because she had even the tiniest bit of doubt regarding her trust in him. But because of the question. 

After staying quiet for a while, she finally replied to him. "With all of me." Her lips were curled up slightly in a faint smile. 

Just at the moment, the old butler walked up to the couple and handed Adam a pen and the manilla folder. After handing over the things, he excused himself, leaving the duo alone. 

"I want you to sign these papers, with looking at them." Adam added as he began to open the folder. "And I can't tell you what's inside them either. Not now at least."

"Alright." Stella shrugged while picking up the pen from the table. Her actions made him stop in between his actions, making him look up from the papers and shift his sight towards her. 

"Do you have this much trust in me?" He questioned her again. Not because he doubted her earlier answer, but because he was amused by her reply and actions. No matter how much he looked into her hazel orbs, he couldn't find the tiniest flicker of doubt in them. 

"Like I said earlier, I trust you, with all of me." Stella answered his question, smiling brightly. 

Adam leaned over the table and patted the top of her head lovingly. He passed the papers to her and pointed out the pages which she needed to sign. Stella signed in all the required places while keeping her gaze away from the context of the papers. 

"I must have saved an entire universe in my previous life to get you in this one." He added after closing the folder after making sure that she didn't miss a single place. 

"Me too." Stella replied before shifting her attention back to her hot chocolate. Saying that she didn't want to know what were the papers about would be a lie. She was a human being after all and she was indeed curious about them, but that was all. She had complete faith in him, and she would be waiting patiently for the day he tells her about the papers himself.

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"Are you sure that this will work?" Rachel spoke into her phone's speaker.

"You don't need to trouble your small brain. Just do your part well." She heard his reply which was followed by a number of beeps, indicating that the call was disconnected.

She cursed under her breath multiple times. "What does he think of himself?" She was enraged by his behavior, of how he treated her every time. But somewhere in her heart, she knew that this was her own fault. She knew that she brought this on her own self. 'But it's too late to back out now, isn't it?' She thought to herself. After all, she was too close to finally achieve her goals. Or at least that was what she thought. 

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"Good morning." Adam whispered next to her ear. His hands found their way to the top of her head and his fingers buried inside the luscious locks of her hair. His fingertips began to move slowly on her scalp, massaging it in their way. 

A low satisfied hum escaped her lips as she enjoyed the delightful assault of his fingers which was disturbing her sleep.

"Adam! It's the damn weekend. After tiring me out throughout the night, can't you let me sleep in peace now." She groaned in annoyance.

"I have something to show you." He added softly. He slid his arm under her shoulders and shook her lightly, earning another frustrated groan from her. 

"What is it?" Stella got up with a jolt in annoyance. Adam chuckled heartily when he saw the annoyance which was clearly written on her face. 

"I have something for you." He replied to her.

"And that something couldn't wait?" She rolled her eyes at his lack of patience. 

"It could, but not me." He replied as he picked up a black velvet box from his bedside table. He put the box in her palms and looked at her expectantly.

"What's this?" She asked him in confusion. 

"Why don't you find it yourself?" He cheekily replied to her, making her shake her head with helplessness. Nevertheless, Stella still listened to him and opened the box. 

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