Chapter 178 (1/2)

The glass elevator's doors slid open on the top floor of the most renowned mall of the city. Stella walked out and made her way to the restaurant where she was supposed to meet Rachel. The pencil heels of her pumps were striking against the cream colored floor, making a small click sound with each of her steps. ;

She was able to locate the restaurant easily as it occupied almost a quarter of the entire floor. It was one of those fancy restaurants where one needed to make a reservation at least a week in advance or they won't let you take a single step inside the sitting area. She excused the person who was standing at the counter located right next to the entrance. ;

”Good evening. How can I help you Ma'am?” The man who was dressed in a formal working attire asked her politely.

”Well, I am here to meet Ms. Rachel Nelson. Can you check for me if she has arrived or not?” Stella replied to him.

The man looked through the reservation list and replied to her. ”Ms. Rachel Nelson hasn't arrived yet, but there is a registration under her name. Are you Ms. Stella?” ;

Stella nodded her head in a yes to his question.

”I will guide you to your table. Please follow me Ma'am.” The man replied and started to walk towards the dining area where only a few tables were placed despite the large area it occupied. The distance between the tables allowed people to talk freely about their personal affairs. There was no need for them to whisper in each other's ears while leaning over the table. ;

The man guided her to a table which was next to a floor to ceiling glass wall and only had two chairs. He pulled out one of the chairs for her. ;

”Thank you.” Stella uttered her thanks as she sat down on the chair. ;

The man smiled politely in return and walked back towards the counter where another man who was dressed in the same professional attire was standing already. ;

”You didn't check her I.D.” He glared at the first man. ;

”She's here to meet Ms. Rachel Nelson. There's no way I am going to upset her. Moreover, have a look at her. Even though the lady is dressed simply but her aura still oozes of royalty.” The first man replied as he took his position again. Two years of this job had taught him when not to question the identity of their customers. He could tell that the lady wasn't someone ordinary. ;

Stella was getting bored with all the waiting. She had arrived on time yet there was still no sign of Rachel even after twenty minutes. She was scrolling through her phone's gallery, looking through the pictures. Most of them were stolen pictures of Adam when he was sleeping, or doing his work, typing on the laptop, sitting in his office while reading some files and so on. ;

A smile slowly crept on her face as she scrolled further down. No matter how many times she go through these pictures, she couldn't have enough of her man. 'Damnn!' She cursed inside her mind when a picture of shirtless Adam appeared on her screen. ”Why is he so hot?” She muttered under her breath while ogling at his perfectly toned body and those well defined and. She secretly took this picture during one of their workout sessions when he was busy benching some weight. ;

”I am so sorry for being late.” A female voice interrupted her thoughts, making her look up from the screen. A petite face full of makeup and a head full perfect blond curls greeted her eyes. ;

'Finally she is here.' Stella thought to herself as she forced a smile on her face. ”It's alright. I didn't come too long ago either.” She added politely. ;

”Why didn't you order something for yourself? There was no need to wait for me.” Rachel spoke as she sat on the chair across her. ;

”Actually I am not hungry. I had some snacks in the evening with Adam.” Stella gave her a lop-sided smile. If she wanted to expose her true intentions and break her facade of being a good person, then the easiest way to achieve it was to anger her. And what better way could be there than showing off her relationship with Adam.

”Oh!” Rachel exclaimed as she tried to keep the smile on her face intact. ;

'Dang! She's good at this.' Stella thought to herself while nodding her head slightly. ;