Chapter 261 - Caught Red-handed

Later at night,

A lone figure of a woman was standing before the floor to ceiling glass wall which looked over the skyline of Berlin. Her eyes were set on the midnight sky which was splattered with hues of dark blue and gray. The crescent shaped moon was shining in the distance, its light seeping through the gray curtains which were trying their best to hide its illuminating figure. 

With her mind still occupied with thoughts, she shifted her gaze to the golden card in her hand. Raising it up in the air, she let the pale lights of her office hit the card as she held it in between her index and middle finger. 

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*FLASHBACK*

"Is this all, Ma'am?" The saleslady questioned her as she was preparing her bill to which she nodded. "The other suit which you placed an order for would take around seven to ten days. It will be delivered to the address you have provided us with." She added after getting her confirmation.

"Thank you." Stella thanked her in return. She had actually listened to the creepy man from earlier and placed an order for a customized suit for her man. She would more than love to see him wear some other color besides the usual dull colors he usually goes for. 

After getting her receipt and card back from the saleslady, she was about to walk out of the store but a familiar voice stopped her in her tracks. 

"Excuse me, Ma'am." 

She turned around only to find the girl from earlier standing a couple of feet away from her. Her eyes shifted to her name tag for a fleeting second as she confirmed her name, Lizzy. She walked up to her and gave her a polite smile. "Yes, Lizzy." 

The girl awkwardly scratched the back of her head and extended her other hand in her direction which was holding a golden card. "This… this for you. He… asked me to give it to you." She managed to speak with a flustered expression, keeping her voice low. 

Stella looked at her face in confusion before taking the card from her. She rotated it in between her fingers so that she could have a better look at the bold, black letters. 

'CARSTON WILLIAMSON.' 

She fought the urge to roll her eyes at the cheekiness of the man. 'A golden colored card, seriously? You could have at least gone for a decent shade of it.' She thought to herself as a frown marred her forehead. 

Turning it around, she saw some words scribbled on its other side. It was easy to make the words out when a ball point was used to write them over the cards glazing surface. 

'Just leave a text at this number whenever you have made your mind. It does not have to be a Sunday.

-CW!'

"Thank you, Lizzy." Stella shifted her attention to the girl who was still standing before her with her head lowered down.

"You are welcome." She replied to her meekly.

Stella gave her a smile as she tucked the card under the back cover of her phone. "I gotta go now." She spoke up as her eyes moved to look behind the girl's figure. Through the transparent glass wall, she could see her man walking towards the door.

*FLASHBACK ENDS*

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A light click sound dragged her back to reality. She hurriedly walked away from the glass wall and tucked the card quietly under the pile of files resting on her desk, making a mental note to take it out from there later on. 

"What are you doing behind my back?" •Adam's• word slashed through the silence engulfing the office as he walked out of the room. 

His words made her stop in her tracks. She could feel her heart beating in her chest as her mouth ran dry. 'It was the first time that I was hiding something from him and I was caught red-handed.' She thought to herself. Her palms began to sweat when she saw him glaring in her direction as he walked up to where she was standing. 

"What were you doing behind my back?" He repeated his words from earlier as his steps came to halt next to her. 

'Damn it, Stella. Just tell him the truth.' She readied her mind for the scolding which was about to come her way after she uttered the whole truth. "Ah..I..I-I…" Avoiding his gaze, she began to explain it to him but her words failed her. Biting down her lower lip, she started to speak again, but the man interrupted her. 

"I go to have a shower and this what you do?" He clenched his jaw. "What did I say about working at this hour? It's a big no. Is it that hard for you to get it?" He continued to glare at her lowered face as he tried to keep his anger at bay. 'Exactly how many times does I have to scold her before she actually listens to me.' 

Stella, who was looking down at her feet like a guilty child who was caught stealing candies, whipped her head up and looked at his face. She pondered over his words before she moved her eyes to her hand which was still on the desk. It was resting on top of the pile of files, there was no golden colored card in her line sight. Her eyes slowly moved to the bottom of the pile of files for merely a second before she moved them back to the aggrieved man. 

"Hold your horses man." She raised an eyebrow at him as she composed herself. "I am not working at this hour. I was just gazing out at the night sky, you do know that I have a thing for it. I was about to return to the room because I was starting to feel sleepy. Just as I was on my way back I saw that the top most file wasn't placed properly, so I was just fixing it when you walked in on me." She pursed her lips in a pout as she complained to him.

"How do I believe that you are not lying to me?" Adam, who was no longer in disguise, questioned her, narrowing his eyes at her figure. 

A frown marred her forehead as the feeling of being guilty engulfed her heart. "Well, it's just not you who loves our babies. I probably love more than you do because they were there to make me strong at the time when you were not here. If it wasn't for them, I don't know where I would have been now." She turned her face away from him as she answered him. 

'At least that's not a lie.' She thought to herself as a sad smile graced her face. "I would never over work myself and put my body under stress because I know it would be harmful for my little angels." She added before walking away from him, heading towards the room. She was feeling really bad for hiding about her meeting with Carston, but she didn't have any other choice. Knowing him, he would probably cause a ruckus about it. 'I'm so sorry.'

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