Chapter 27 - Lets Get You Home (1/2)

Adam headed in the direction that Stella had run into, taking huge strides. He looked everywhere but couldn't find her. He was worried sick. He would have preferred her giving some response to that arse and his assistant rather than running away quietly. He tried to find her in every nook and corner of the hall but couldn't succeed.

He found a waiter standing by the entrance of the hall and decided to ask him.

”Excuse me! Have you seen a girl going out of here? She's wearing a navy blue blazer and black jeans, her hairs tied up in a bun. She's around this tall.” He asked him, using his hand to depict her height.

”I think I did, Sir. She was running down the hallway and took the elevator.” He said pointed to the corridor to his right.

”Thank you.” Adam made his way to the elevator after thanking him. There were twenty floors in the building, excluding the roof, he wasn't sure which one she took the elevator to but decided to start looking from the roof.

He took the elevator up to the twentieth floor. Exiting it, he made a left turn, taking the stairs he made it to the roof. His eyes looked everywhere for the little lady but couldn't seem to find her.

”Stella?” He shouted at the top of his lungs only to get no response. ”Stella? Where are you?” He shouted again but did not get any reply.

Just as he was about to give up and leave, he heard a slight sniffing sound followed by another one. He tried to find the source of the sound looking everywhere. He had a rough idea about the owner of the sounds.

After two more minutes he finally found the girl sitting in an inconspicuous corner all by herself. He went close to her and sat down next to her, taking off his coat. The night breeze was a bit chilly since autumn was approaching. He draped his coat over her shoulders, careful of his actions as not to startle her.

Feeling someone sitting next to her, Stella was a bit shocked but as a familiar scent surrounded her, her senses calmed down a little. She felt a pair of eyes boring into her as if trying to peek into her soul. After a few minutes, she hesitantly looked up to her left.

A pair of gray eyes looked back into her teary hazel ones. Adam felt his soul being sucked away looking at her pitiful state. Her eyes were red and swollen as a result of being rubbed over and over again. She was biting down her bottom lip hard which shivered ever so slightly.

'She must have been crying, sitting here all by herself.' Adam thought to himself. His heart was a mess right now.

”Stella? Are you alright?” He asked her trying to remain calm, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze.

Stella broke down in tears listening to his usual tone.

Adam couldn't hold it in anymore looking at her crying like a child. ”Hey hey! What happened? Are you hurt somewhere? Did I do something wrong? I am sorry.”

The more he talked to her gently, the more she cried. Adam didn't know what could he do to make her stop. He couldn't stand to see her so broken like this. He threw all his rationality away and engulfed her in a hug, holding her tightly in his embrace.

”It's alright Stella. I am here. No one's going to harm you. I promise.” He said, patting her back lightly as if lulling a child to sleep.