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Stella’s hands moved from Dave’s bare chest as she kept admiring his masculine body. As her hands slid from his chest down. to a flat size tummy. As she kept roaming her hands on his body, she felt her hands trembling at a point, so she withdrew from him immediately.
“Hey!” Stella heard Dave’s deep voice as she dated her gas to meet his gaze, a deep frown appeared on her lips immediately. “What’s wrong?” Dave. questioned as took his hands up to her cheeks and cupped them gently. “You know you can talk to me if something is going on with you.” He whispered to her ears.
“Do you want to know what the hell is going on with me?. Stella questioned, as she sat up straight on the bed with her gaze, never leaving. “Do you want us to keep pretending like we know nothing about what has been going on in your family?” Stella uttered.
Without a word, Dave let out a deep sigh and stretched his hands towards the cupboard next to him. He brought out a pack of cigarettes, peeled one out, and lit it, placing it in between his lips. At least, this might be able to calm his nerves,
“Dave!.” Stella called, but he turned on a deaf ear, while he kept inhaling the sweetness of his cigarette. “Are you even listening to me?” Stella questioned as she bawled her fist tightly in annoyance.
“I prefer we don’t talk about this for now, you should know that nothing is absolutely wrong.” Dave’s voice turned completely cold as he responded. Stella arched her brows in extreme shock as she tried to process what he had just said to her.
Since her seven years of being in a relationship with Dave, he had never for once raised his voice on her until this very moment. Stella felt tense and confused at that moment and she wanted to have nothing to do with getting him pissed off or something.
“I’m sorry,” She whispered, as she tried to regain her voice. “I’m just so scared Dave.” Stella paused for a short while and lowered her head towards immediately while she continued to speak, “I’m scared that I might not get accepted by your family and I really don’t want that at all. I just can’t afford losing you at all.”
The moment Stella had finished speaking, Dave withdrew the cigarette from his lips, took out the arches and then placed it back in the cupboard next to him. “There’s absolutely nothing to be worried about Stella.” Dave assured as he moved a little closer to her and embraced her warmly, while she kept her head on his chest.
“Everything is going to work out just fine, I just need you to trust me and as well believe in yourself.” He whispered into her ears. As Stella felt Dave’s hot breath on her ear as he spoke to her, a warm smile appeared on her lips immediately. Overwhelmed by the warmth his body provided, she snuggled closer to his chest.
As Dave brought his hands up to hair and rubbed it gently, his phone rang abruptly, taking his attention away from Stella. “I need to take this, it’s Nadia.” Dave uttered as he climbed down from the bed.
“Why the sudden privacy in answering your sister’s phone calls?” Stella questioned, her voice low
A deep sigh escaped from his lips as he turned around and began walking out of the room, leaving Stella unanswered. The moment Dave had left the room, Stella placed her hands on her forehead, confused and frustrated.
After a few seconds, Dave walked back into the room, with his facial expression completely different and somehow Stella felt he was tense. “Hey, what happened?” She questioned, but he completely ignored her and took his clothes from the bed.
“I’ll be right back.” That said, Dave tucked his phone back into his pocket and walked out of the room quickly. Stella had thought perhaps he would spare her one last glance but never did.
“What did you call me here?.” Dave questioned as he threw Nadia a deathly glare.
“Let me guess, you were with her. It’s clear enough that your sudden change of attitude and arrogance was the doings of that poor little brat.” Nadia responded and she uncrossed her legs and stood to her feet immediately.
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“No wonder I could perceive her infection around you. What had that slut turned you into Dave?” Nadia questioned as she took a few steps to where he stood. As she took her hands worriedly up to his face, he slapped it away quickly.
She heaved slightly and turned her back on him immediately while she slowly walked back and stood before him. “Mom’s worried about you Dave,” she uttered as she took her gaze up to Dave.
“I think it’s the right time you stopped playing around with that thing you call a girlfriend and return back home.” She added as she walked up to him once again. “But first, you need to come home with me first. Mom’s very sick and your foolish decisions are only making things worse for her.
“Let’s leave that said Nadia. Is she home?” Dave questionee.
“She’s still at home and I’ll be heading over there this instant,” Nadia grabbed her keys and as began to walk, she halted at the doorstep and turned back to him while she continued to speak. “You could take along if you want to see her. With that, she began to walk towards the very spot she had parked her area while Dave followed suit.
The moment Nadia climbed into her car, Dave got into his immediately and in unison, they both turned on the engine and brought the car back to life while they drove.
“Mind you Dave, I think you should be careful of the way you speak to mom, and don’t you dare get her pissed off with that attitude of yours.” Nadia mentioned before squeezing the door knob gently.
As Nadia stepped in while I followed suit, I could see the worried and at the same time, exciting looking on her face. “Dave.” Lisa called out to him but he turned his face away from her immediately and darted then on Nadia. “I thought you said she was sick!” Dave exclaimed as he glared at Nadia.
“I’m sorry brother, I had no other means of bringing you back here other than lying. Besides, it’s for your own good.” She responded and returned his glare with a devilish smirk.
Annoyed, Dave turned around immediately and as he began to walk, Lisa called for his attention immediately. “It’s such a shame that my precious son would disobey my orders, only because of that unfortunate thing.
Why the hell were you so foolish, not to have checked on her background before endangering yourself by being in a relationship with her. ” As Lisa spoke she slapped her hands twice, signalling the housekeeper to hand her iPad to her.
“See for yourself Dave,” She declared as she stretched her hands towards him. Confused, Dave turned to her and grabbed it immediately. As he’s eyes went through the picture of Stella along with her mother from childhood, he hands knotted into a fist immediately.
He felt angry and pissed off, not just because he got to find out that her mother was a slut but because his mother and sister had to go to this extent if looking into her background. “She’s not her mother, okay.” He yelled out and dropped the iPad on the table.
As he turned to leave once again, he heard his mother’s voice. “Her mother was your father’s mistress.”
Dave’s eyes widened in extreme shock as he turned his gaze to Nadia who nodded her head. “You were only a kid then so there was no way you could actually know about her, but after the background check I was able to confirm it myself. Her family ruined our lives, Dave.”
Dave’s eyes grew red as he stared at his mother,
“She was the reason I abandoned you both 17 years ago. She was the reason why your father had almost died and gone bankrupt. She was a gold digger and she bewitched him. Now while you and your sis were suffering the entire time, she and her mother had the time to enjoy everything that belonged to you and your sis. Why do you think that slut’s daughter went after you? To finish off from where her mother left off.” Lisa uttered,
When Dave cocked his head towards his mother, he saw tears in her eyes and Nadia immediately ran towards her,
“Mom, that’s enough. We’re going to find her slut of a mother and restore everything she took from us, I promise you. My husband is working on it, okay so don’t cry.” Nadia comforted as Lisa sniffled and cleaned the tears on her face,
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“So you see why I disapprove of this marriage? She’s a gold digger just like her mother and she’s going to take every damn thing away from you. Who knows, they might both be working together.”
Dave clenched his fingers into fist, his eyes, fighting so hard to contain the tears that had formed there, but it was impossible,
Recalling his their life 17 years ago was pain itself.
Stella’s mom had ruined their lives and there were most times he wished to meet the person who had made his father so cruel to them for so many years and who had almost made his family go bankrupt
As his fingers curled even more, the pictures in his hands began crumbling,
“If you really love your family, brother, then you’ll do what’s right.” Nadia uttered, but even though he knew what his sister meant, he had other plans of his own slowly hatching in his mind,
Taking a deep breath out, Dave walked out of the house and began heading towards his car,
As soon as he got in, his began hitting the wheels till his knuckles turned white,
“Damn it! Damn it! Damnit!” He yelled repeatedly,
Why Stella of all people in the entire world. The world was indeed a small place for him to cross path with the daughter of the woman who had ruined his life,
Dave suddenly recalled how he had met Stella so many years ago,
He must have been a fool all this time when she never said anything about her parents and instead insisted that her mother was dead,
Just like his mother had said, their meeting and falling in love must have indeed been planned by her and her mother. He had never even for once seen what her mother looked like since they began dating,
His thoughts was disrupted by the sound of his phone ringing and when Dave saw it was Stella calling, his eyes became red again with rage,
So much rage filled him,
As quickly as possible, he turned off his phone and dumped it at the back of the car, igniting the engine and driving away. Dave didn’t head back home, instead he headed straight for a bar close by, wanting to get of some steam off his head,
As Dave got in, he found a seat close to the counter and sat down,
“Get me anything strong as fast as you can.”
The bartender was a young woman and so he made his order,
Without wasting time, the young blonde haired lady mixed up something strong and dropped a glass on the table,
“Here you go.” She uttered, but kept standing and staring at Dave. No lady would deny that he was incredibly hot and handsome with his right arms painted in tattoos that made him look incredibly hot,
“It’s creepy if you keep standing there and staring at me.” Dave uttered and drove her attention away from his body, while she let out a gasp, before tearing her gaze away from him,
“I’ll take two more.” He ordered,
“Coming right up.” She responded and walked away without wasting further time. About 5 minutes later, two more glasses were on the counter close to him and the young lady walked away,
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Heaving deeply, Dave tucked his hand into his pocket and brought out his phone,
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He turned it on and began going through his gallery. They were photos of Stella pack up in his gallery and some other photos were those they had taken while on dates together or random photos she had taken of them together,
Staring at everything was hurting even more than he expected it to. They had dated for 7 fucking years, and all of a suddenly this had to happen? Why did it have to be Stella of all people in the world,
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“Hello handsome.” Dave heard a feminine voice behind him as he cocked his head back to stare at a tall lady with a wide smile on her face,
“Care if I take a seat?” She questioned, and he nodded,
At least a conversation with someone would be able to take his mind off thinking about Stella,
“Hi, I spotted you from afar, and it’s crazy how I think I know you or that I’ve met you somewhere but I can’t recall where.” The last uttered, but Dave shook his head in negation,
“I don’t think we’ve met anywhere, I’m certain of it.” Dave responded, staring at her. If there was one thing he couldn’t deny, it was the fact that she was indeed very beautiful,
“Oh wow, maybe I must be mistaken or it might be that you look oddly familiar with someone I think I know.” The lady uttered as she continued to stare at him, and just when she rose to her feet, she arched her brows, and sat down again,
“Dave? As in David Foster?”
Hearing his name, Dave arched his brows, still unable to recognize the lady but she chuckled and continued,
“It’s Isabelle, Isabelle Grey, remember, high school best friend. How the hell could you have forgotten me so easily. David.”
“Belle?” Dave half yelled as he chuckled afterwards, and with a smile sh
e uttered,
“Yeah, I’m back. I’m back to Australia for good, David.”
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