Chapter 52 - The Cheater (1/2)
It was lunch time. Stella had cooked delicious barbecue chicken and pork ribs along with some other stuffs. Three of us ate together and chatted while having our lunch. None of us mentioned anything regarding to my relationship with Stella. It would be very bothersome to talk about it further.
We spent the whole day watching movies. Neil had set his mind and he will be staying at my home for some days. I had no issues with it because I had sorted out everything with him. Besides it won't be such a bad thing for him to spend some days here. I'll have another person to interact.
As the dinner was over, three of us got up from the chairs. Neil was walking ahead of us so, Stella came a little closer to mine and whispered,
” I'm sorry we couldn't go on a dinner.”
” It's fine.” I gave a smile and replied.
We stood in front of the stairs as were going to our rooms.
” Okay then. Good night.” Stella left from there towards her room. Meanwhile I told Neil to stay in the room beside mine. So, I was escorting him there. Lucy has already tidied up the room for him.
” She's not sleeping in your room?” Neil asked me lifting his eye brow.
” I guess so. Since we won't be doing anything tonight.” Even I didn't knew that Stella was going to sleep in her room. It's not that I was excepting to have sėx with her. I'm upset because I would have liked if she did slept in my room.
Once again, it remained me that I'm just a fuċk buddy for her.
When Neil was going to open the door of his room I stopped him and asked,
” Umm. If you won't mind, can I ask you a thing?”
” Sure.” We went to the room and I sat on the couch. It was the perfect opportunity for me to learn more about Stella's past. Neil is very close to Stella so, I'm certain that he will have useful information.
” Do you know why your sister always rejects guys? I'm not sure but I feel like there's a hidden reason behind it. I did asked your sister to share it with me but she refused. She kinda changed the subject.” Neil's facial expression changed as those words left my mouth.
” Why you wanna know?” Neil looked serious. His body has become stiff.
” Didn't I tell you that I love your sister. I know, I shouldn't ask it from you when she had already turned me down. I wanted to wait and hear it from her mouth. But if I don't know the reason, I can't overcome the barriers.”
” Fine I'll tell you. Besides you're already a member of our family. So, you deserve to know. It all started with my dad.” Neil let out a sigh and continued.
” Mr. Carlton? How come he's related to this?” I wasn't excepting him but anyway I'm glad that Neil decided to tell me the story.
” It was around the time when my sister started high school. She was probably sixteen that time. One day she found out dad was cheating on mom and he had affair with someone else.” Without a hint of hesitation, Neil spoke of his father's misdeed.