Chapter 19 - The Whipped CEO (2/2)
”It's alright. It's all in the past now, isn't it?” He asked her with a smile.
She nodded, ”Yes, but I still want to apologise properly. You even hurt yourself because of me.” She looked at him, her expressions filled with guilt.
”I am sorry Adam.” She said looking into his eyes.
Adam was struck by lightning. It was the first time she had said his name without him forcing her to do so.
”It's alright.” He gave her a toothy grin.
He took a bunch of tissues from the tissue box next to him and passed them to her. ”Now stop with the crying. You look so ugly.” He tried to joke with her.
”Shut up.” She rolled her eyes at him dabbing the tissue papers on her face. She drank the glass of water Adam had brought earlier.
Adam laughed at her response. 'Thank God, she is back to her normal self.'
Stella placed a cushion on her lap, took Adam's right hand and placed it on the cushion.
She took out cotton pads and disinfectant from the first aid box and started to clean his wounds with her utmost concentration.
In the silence of his office, two people were sitting opposite to each other. Stella was busy tending to his wounds while Adam watched her intently. She would, once in a while, softly blow air on his wounds as to ease his pain.
He could still see guilt written on her face. ”What is it now?” He asked her patting her head as if she was a little kid.
”I am sorry.” She said again only to get a scowl from him.
”Stop apologizing to me, or else I won't let you treat my wounds. ”He said taking back his hand but she didn't let him.
”Okay, I won't. It's just I feel guilty looking at your wounds.” She said biting her lower lip.
”Then don't look at them.” He stated as a matter of fact.
Stella glared at him in response, going back to what she was doing.
”Well, there's one way you can make it up to me.” Adam spoke gently which made her eyes brightened up, ”What?”
”Be my friend.” He said as if it wasn't a big deal.
”Huh?” She was confused by his sudden demand.
”You heard me. Be my friend and I will turn a blind eye to what happened.” He said looking intently at her.
Stella didn't reply to him for long. Just as he was starting to think that he had gone overboard, he heard her say, ”Okay.”
Adam couldn't help but freeze at her reply. He didn't think that she would agree with him and he wouldn't have mind it. He was just trying his luck.
”What did you say?” He couldn't help but ask her to confirm.
”Okay. I will be your friend.” Stella smiled at him once she was done disinfecting all his cuts. She made sure that she didn't leave a single cut untreated.