Chapter 207 - Good Evening, Mr...? (1/2)
A week later,
”Young Miss, there is someone who wants to meet you. He says that it's urgent.” The old butler knocked on the door and uttered.
She looked up from her laptop and nodded lightly. ”Take him to the living room. I will meet him there in ten minutes.” She asked the old butler as she her fingers continued to move over the keys.
She wanted to go and see the person right away but stopped herself from doing so because of how battered she looked. Shutting the screen of her laptop, she headed towards the walk-in closet. No matter how much she hated it, she still needed to look presentable, not for herself but for Adam's sake.
A sharp pang shot inside her chest as the familiar name rolled over her tongue. ”Adam.”
It had been over a week since he disappeared. Blake had mobilized more of his men to look for him, but the results were the same. He was nowhere to be found. It seemed like he had disappeared into thin air, without leaving a single trace of his existence.
The whole week had passed by in a blink of an eye for her but it was nonetheless torturous for her. Everyday, someone would pay her a visit to make sure that she was doing fine. Though she was grateful to them for caring for her this much, she just wanted to be alone for now as she could be just herself and didn't have to act all strong and tough. She was barely holding herself up and it was taking a toll on her health.
Coming out of the walk-in closet, she heaved out a tired sigh as she looked at her reflection in the mirror of the dressing table. She picked up a pair of black rimmed glasses from the table and put it on. She barely needed those while doing her work but she preferred wearing them these days as they helped a little in covering her red, puffy eyes.
”Let's see who is it.” She murmured to herself before heading towards the door of the room. She wanted to see who the person was, and what was the reason behind his strange behavior that he didn't even bother informing Uncle Rob about his identity.
Usually, It was Blake and Lillian or Scott and Katherine who would pay her a visit at odd hours like this. Liam did pay her a visit as well but he was too busy in handling the company's affairs currently which didn't leave much free time on his hands. But he didn't forget to call her everyday to inquire about her health.
Stella walked into the room with a blank face. As soon as she stepped inside, her eyes landed on a man who was sitting on the couch in a relaxed position, leisurely sipping his tea as if he was sitting in his own garden, not someone else's living room.
He wore a thin metallic frame which rested on the bridge of his nose. Despite looking like a nerd, he owned a handsome face and even she had to agree with it. His black hair was neatly combed back and held in place with either some water based gel or some hair spray.
”I hope that the coffee is according to your taste.” Stella cleared her throat lightly to announce her presence before she spoke up, taking small steps to where he was sitting.