Chapter 183 - And I Love You The Most

Sunday morning,

Stella was sleeping soundly when she shifted her body slightly to her left. Her hands roamed around the space next to her, looking for her favorite person. She scrunched her eyebrows in annoyance when her hands landed on the satin bedsheet. Her thick eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a butterfly as she opened her eyes, giving them some time to adjust to her mildly bright surroundings. 

A dissatisfied expression marred her petite face when her eyes landed on the empty space next to her. She puckered her lips in a pout while knitting her delicate eyebrows. 

"Adam?" She called out for him, but her call was answered with the silence of the room. 

"Ughhh." She groaned in frustration as she tried to sit up. Her eyes moved to the wall clock hanging on the wall across the bed, showing that it was only half past eight. "It's Sunday for goodness's sake. What is wrong with this man." She muttered under her breath as she tried to get down from the bed. A slight pain shot up her right leg when her foot made contact with the cold floor. 

The pain was still there, but it was way better than yesterday. She was condemning herself for putting herself in this situation. There was no need for her to act like such a child yesterday and hurt herself. 

She looked towards the bathroom door which was closed but the light wasn't turned on. 'He isn't in there as well.' She thought inwardly as she began to look for her comfy slippers. She was finally able to locate her slippers after a minute and slid them on her feet. A yawn escaped her lips as she tried to get up, holding on to the bedside table for support. She began to walk towards the bathroom to brush her teeth. She usually does it at night and then after breakfast before getting ready for office. But she forgot to do so because of Adam. 

After brushing her teeth, she looked for Adam in his study but he wasn't there either, the room was empty. She closed the room and walked towards the staircase, holding onto the walls of the hallway for support. She walked down the stairs with a little difficulty as she couldn't put on much weight on her right leg. As she reached the bottom of the staircase, she heard a couple of noises coming from the dining hall. 

Her feet began to move in the direction of the dining area. One of the servants who was busy placing flowers in the vases, saw her walking towards the hall and stopped in her tracks as her eyes landed on Stella's gait. She out the remaining flowers down and quickly walked up to her. 

"Ma'am, let me help you." The maid exclaimed as she began to support Stella all the way to the dining hall.

Adam who was busy talking to his 'guests', shifted his to the entrance of the hall when he saw the silhouettes of two figures from the corner of his eye. He jolted up from his seat and took hurried steps towards them. Uttering a thanks to the maid, he took her place to support Stella. 

"Thank you." Stella didn't forget to thank the maid as well. She was about to take another step forward but Adam held her back. He bent down slightly, placing one of his hands behind her shoulders and the other below her hips and picked her up swiftly. Her hands wrapped around his neck on their own. Even though they were getting used to being picked up by him. 

"Good morning, everyone." Stella greeted the people acquiring chairs around the dining table, with a bright smile.

"We heard about last night, so decided to come here to see that you are safe with our own eyes." Blake spoke up. 

"What happened there?" Lillian asked, pointing towards her leg. 

"I sprained my ankle last night. But this happened here, at home. Those people don't have anything to do with it." She explained it to them as her eyes lingered over Scott who was sitting there quietly, looking down at his plate as he continued to eat.

Adam settled her down on a chair next to his. "Why did you come down here on your own? You could have called me?" Adam reprimanded her. 

"I am hungry, can I have some food first? I will have your scolding after that." She added before turning her attention towards their guests. "Adam must have informed you guys that I am fine, you guys didn't have to do this." 

Adam just shook his head as she continued to converse with others and took out his phone. His fingers moved over the on screen keyboard fluently and typed a text before sending to the old butler. 

"What happened to him?" Stella asked, pointing towards Scott, who hadn't looked up at her for even once. 

"Can't you tell? He's angry at you." Katherine replied to her as she patted Scott's shoulder. "He was damn worried about you when we heard about what had happened back at the mall, didn't even sleep a wink last night and came here first thing in the morning." She continued as she looked from Stella to Scott and then back to Stella. 

Guilt began to rise in her as she looked at the people sitting on the table. She was the reason that they had ruined their weekend for her. She was the reason their were sitting there. Even though she knew them because of Adam, except for Scott, they had treated her like their own family all this time. "I am so sorry for troubling you guys." She muttered a sincere apology. "And thank you so much for always treating me like your family." She thanked them as her eyes began to tear up.

"What are you thanking us for?" Blake frowned at her sudden emotional outburst. 

"Exactly, girl. You are our family." Lillian added with a genuine smile, shocking everyone. It was the first time they were seeing her smile like this. Of course, except for Blake.

"Why are you getting so emotional, woman?" Katherine added with a confused expression. "You don't need to thank us for anything, ever. And I am speaking for him as well." She added the latter part pointing a finger towards Scott.

Their replies made Stella smile wider. She knew that Scott was just angry with her and would be in a while. So, she wasn't worried about him. "Ahh! I love you guys so much." She exclaimed in joy. But before she could hear a reply from them, she heard someone clearing his throat. She moved her eyes to look at the man who was sitting next to her with a grumpy expression as he stared at her with his narrowed eyes. 

"And I love you the most." She added with a bright smile, showing off her pearly white teeth as she hugged him from the side.

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