Chapter 162 - Revelations (1/2)
Adam took a brief pause and pressed a kiss on her forehead. ”What do you think R&E stands for in the company's name?”
He looked deeply in her eyes before he answered his own question. ”It stands for Rosaline and Ethan.”
”Rosaline and Ethan? As in my parents' name?” Stella asked him as she gazed into his eyes.
Adam heaved out a sigh as he saw a number of questions bubbling up in her eyes. He could tell that she wanted to ask them, but at the same time she was hesitating, afraid of what could be the answers to them. Adam pulled her closer to himself and held her in between his arms.
Stella let him do that as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. She needed his support as much as he needed her warmth to carry on. She could tell that it was hard for him as well. Little did she know, it wasn't hard for him to talk about it, but rather he was worried about how hard this might be for her.
Taking in a deep breath, Adam started to speak once again. ”Dad, I mean your father changed the company's name from Martin Group of Companies to what it is today when he married Mom.”
Stella was shocked to hear how affectionately and fluently he called her parents, as if they were his own.
”But something happened when you were born. Something which scared them enough to leave everything here and move out of the city, that too without informing the people they held to themselves, like my Dad and Uncle Liam. The”
”What was it that scared them off?” Adam heard her ask, her lips moving against his neck, her words, a mere muffled sound.
”I don't know. I tried to find it, but I really don't know. Blake is still on it.” He replied to her before continuing with the explanation.
”He transferred all of his and Mom's shares under your name and left the city. They went completely under the radar. Even Dad and Uncle Liam couldn't find them all these years. They only news they ever received was about their death. And even that was by chance. One of Dad's or Uncle Liam's men was present at the site after the accident happened.” He explained it to her slowly.
”After they passed away, your guardian was supposed to look after you, but that greedy man paid a family to act as your family just so he could continue controlling you shares.” He continued as he tightened his hold around her.
”That man was none other than the James Brighton you met that day. He took over the empire that belongs to you rightfully. Because of his avidity, he made you live with some strangers, making you think they were your family. You were supposed to live your life like a princess, your demands were supposed to be fulfilled as soon as the words left your mouth. But because of his avariciousness, you had to work hard for everything in your life.” His hold around her were getting tighter with every sentence that left his lips.