Chapter 183 - And I Love You The Most (1/2)

Sunday morning,

Stella was sleeping soundly when she shifted her body slightly to her left. Her hands roamed around the space next to her, looking for her favorite person. She scrunched her eyebrows in annoyance when her hands landed on the satin bedsheet. Her thick eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a butterfly as she opened her eyes, giving them some time to adjust to her mildly bright surroundings.

A dissatisfied expression marred her petite face when her eyes landed on the empty space next to her. She puckered her lips in a pout while knitting her delicate eyebrows.

”Adam?” She called out for him, but her call was answered with the silence of the room.

”Ughhh.” She groaned in frustration as she tried to sit up. Her eyes moved to the wall clock hanging on the wall across the bed, showing that it was only half past eight. ”It's Sunday for goodness's sake. What is wrong with this man.” She muttered under her breath as she tried to get down from the bed. A slight pain shot up her right leg when her foot made contact with the cold floor.

The pain was still there, but it was way better than yesterday. She was condemning herself for putting herself in this situation. There was no need for her to act like such a child yesterday and hurt herself.

She looked towards the bathroom door which was closed but the light wasn't turned on. 'He isn't in there as well.' She thought inwardly as she began to look for her comfy slippers. She was finally able to locate her slippers after a minute and slid them on her feet. A yawn escaped her lips as she tried to get up, holding on to the bedside table for support. She began to walk towards the bathroom to brush her teeth. She usually does it at night and then after breakfast before getting ready for office. But she forgot to do so because of Adam.

After brushing her teeth, she looked for Adam in his study but he wasn't there either, the room was empty. She closed the room and walked towards the staircase, holding onto the walls of the hallway for support. She walked down the stairs with a little difficulty as she couldn't put on much weight on her right leg. As she reached the bottom of the staircase, she heard a couple of noises coming from the dining hall.

Her feet began to move in the direction of the dining area. One of the servants who was busy placing flowers in the vases, saw her walking towards the hall and stopped in her tracks as her eyes landed on Stella's gait. She out the remaining flowers down and quickly walked up to her.

”Ma'am, let me help you.” The maid exclaimed as she began to support Stella all the way to the dining hall.

Adam who was busy talking to his 'guests', shifted his to the entrance of the hall when he saw the silhouettes of two figures from the corner of his eye. He jolted up from his seat and took hurried steps towards them. Uttering a thanks to the maid, he took her place to support Stella.

”Thank you.” Stella didn't forget to thank the maid as well. She was about to take another step forward but Adam held her back. He bent down slightly, placing one of his hands behind her shoulders and the other below her hips and picked her up swiftly. Her hands wrapped around his neck on their own. Even though they were getting used to being picked up by him.

”Good morning, everyone.” Stella greeted the people acquiring chairs around the dining table, with a bright smile.

”We heard about last night, so decided to come here to see that you are safe with our own eyes.” Blake spoke up.

”What happened there?” Lillian asked, pointing towards her leg.