Chapter 303: End Up With Wrinkles (1/2)
Six months later,
”What are you doing?” Adam shot up from the couch and rushed towards the stairs. The lone figure of his wife descending down the staircase was more than enough to give his poor heart a shock.
”How many times do I have to scold you? Just call someone if you need anything, or you can just give me a call.” He muttered out as he hastily made his way up the staircase to meet her midway.
Staring down at her figure, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders as he offered her the other one to hold. ”You never listen to me.” He added before he began to guide her down the staircase.
Stella let out a hearty chuckle in response to his words as she brought her free hand to rest on her round belly. She was already a little over eight months pregnant now. Though there was still time in her due date, her hen-pecked husband refused to leave her side. He had been working from home for the last one month, refusing to leave her on her own.
”Your forehead will be marred by wrinkles way before it should be.” She shook her head in helplessness after seeing his worried expression.
”All thanks to you.” He stared back at her as he helped her in settling down on the couch.
”I didn't ask you to spend your days worrying about me when there are tons of things which can use some of your time.” She breathed out as she picked up a file which was resting on the table and began to skim through it.
”As if our study wasn't enough for you, you had to turn our living room into one.” She looked up at him briefly before shifting her gaze back to the file. ”And don't even try to snatch the file away.” She added threateningly.
She was becoming tired of how he had been treating her. She wasn't allowed to leave her room without someone. It either had to be him, or two maids accompanying her to everywhere. Even if it was just a stroll in the garden.
”You shouldn't stress your mind, my love.” He spoke up as he sat down next to her.
”The only thing which stresses my mind is how you treat me.” She spat back at him. ”I am just pregnant, Adam. Stop treating me like I am made of glass.” She was starting to feel enraged by his actions. She felt like she was living in a prison rather than her home. Her own husband had tricked her into staying at the ancestral mansion.
She still remembered how he had used the excuse of their safety to make her stay here, only to extend their stay. She decided to turn a blind eye to it since he was being concerned for her comfort. But this was now getting out of hand.
”You cannot expect me to stay in our room forever while you carry out meetings and video conferences in the living room.” She continued. ”You should be doing all of this from your office. Moreover, I should be the one doing this.” She shut the file as she turned her attention to him. Waving the red file before his face, she gave him a questioning look.
The file in her hand was about one of the ongoing projects under R&E Group of Companies. After taking over the office, the first thing Adam did was to remove the tag of being a subsidiary from the company's name after making sure that it was stable enough to run on its own. Not only that, he transferred the ownership of the company to Stella as it was the right thing to do. It was after all her father's business.