STELLA's POV"So, Lucy, as what I've told you in the office, I want to fulfill my promises to Lorenzo before he died." Mr. Choi smiled and took a sip on his wine before he continued. "And that's to make our family as one. Your daughter and my son to get married.""Of course, Gabriel." Auntie smiled back as she picked a glass of wine on the tray I was holding. "Thank you, honey."I almost rolled my eyes from her sweet endearment at me. I continued serving their drinks and when I made it to Debra, she purposely tipped the glass of red wine off the tray."Oh my god, Stella!" she exclaimed. "You're so clumsy. Wait, are you hurt?" her tone was one of false concern.The red wine stained my green dress and the glass shattered hard on the floor."I'm so sorry!" I said, panic was evident in my voice. "I will clean this up right away.""It's okay, sweetheart, no one was harm." Mr. Choi's comforting voice echoed from behind me.I began picking up shards of glass carefully but I was surprised whe
STELLA's POVI groaned when my alarm clock screamed at me indicating it was 6 in the morning and time to get ready for school. I have to get up early because I have to tutor Tyler this morning in the library.I tried to get up from the bed but my head was killing me. Thanks to Auntie who beat me yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if I had a concussion and bruises all over my body.I slowly rolled out of bed when I saw 2 panadol tablets and water on my study table. I took it to hopefully make this pounding in my head subside.I walked into the bathroom and my eyes widened as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I had small bruise on my cheekbones, a cut on the corner of my lips, my make-up was smeared and tear stains covered my cheeks. My eyes shifted down and there was a large bruise around my neck in the shape of a hand print.Just to top the look off, my hair looked like an absolute bird's nest.I heaved a heavy sigh. I'm so sick of th
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHEOL's POV"What can you say about Debra, son?"my father asked me as soon as we reached the car."I am not marrying that girl, dad!"I stated stubbornly after I entered the car and took the driver's seat. "Did you see how she flirted at me?"Dad laughed aloud as he buckled his seatbelt beside me. "Well, there are two girls to choose from."He sent me a sly smile. "I saw how you look Stella.""She's a friend of mine, dad.""You were? How come?"he asked. His smile dropped and wore a surprised expression."She visited my bar last week."I informed her, keeping my eyes at the dark road. "I was mixing cocktail drinks and I saw her watching me."I smiled as I remembered how she checked out on me."Oh, so, she thought you were a bartender?"the smile was back on hi
TYLER's POVIt was Tuesday morning and I was walking down the hallways when I saw Stella talking with Mr. Clark at the doorway of his classroom and my attention sparked back up.Mr. Clark had a cross look on his face, pointing to something on a sheet of paper. Stella didn't look impressed either, but also looked embarrassed. I'd seen Stella embarrassed tons of times but never like this. She seemed…disappointed in herself.I was going to ask her about it after class, in her basement room, not here in the crowded school.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I parked my car not too far away from her house but not enough to notice that I was a visitor in that house. She texted me to use the backdoor because her stepmother already hired a maid and she didn't want anyone knew that she was letting a guy inside her room.When I entered the baseme
TYLER's POVI will never get over you, Tyler!"Stella yelled."You know what? Fine!"I exclaimed and slammed the book on the table making her startled so hard that she jumped. My blood boiled, fizzing in my veins, scorching my insides into a burning rage. "Fvck this tutoring! Fvck everyone!""Yes! Fvck you!"she exclaimed and shoved my chest but I didn't even move. "You're such a d!ck!"I huffed and stormed over my bag. "I don't even need you!"I hissed. "I don't fvcking need you!""Clearly! You've just been a complete waste of my time!"she snapped back."Well, fine! I could pass my grades! I could play football! And I could graduate high school without your annoying nerdy ass!"I stated as I walked towards her door."Yeah? Well, goodluck in graduating asshole!"she exclaimed and followed me to open her bedroom door."I really don't know what's your problem, Stella!"I yelled as I grabbe
TYLER's POVI was sitting in class, wondering how long it would be until the end of the lesson or how long I could take before I threw myself out of the window.I swear Mrs. Swan had a vendetta against me. The woman would always give me evil glares throughout the lesson. She was the reason I always acted up. The constant patronizing, side comments, and unfair ways of picking on people to answer questions was so irritating."She likes you. But I'm younger and better than her." Missy whispered into my ear making me roll my eyes in annoyance. Why was this girl kept interrupting me? I already made it clear that I didn't like her.My eyes went back to Mrs. Swan and tried to focus on the lesson but I couldn't help but think about arguing with this teacher the whole lesson last week because she wouldn't let me go to the bathroom. She said I'd just had lunch then why the hell I was going out again. Well, I got boner at that time because Stella couldn't get off my mind."Tyler!" the ugly swan
TYLER's POVI heard everyone laughed around me and that made me really angry. I couldn't help but raised my hand and shouted. "Stop!" everyone looked at me and stopped, silence followed afterwards.I walked towards Stella's direction and I noticed that she was shaking. She looked up at me and removed her glasses. Her eyes didn't show any emotions, no sadness, fear or even anger, just plain cold icy blue eyes. The moment I saw it, I felt that my heart just sank. It made me realize how cruel and mean I was. I knew I fucked up this time.I stepped closer, but she stepped back, she took side-glances and she finally faced me, our eyes met. She exhaled heavily. She opened her mouth and said something that only I could hear."Thank you for wasting my time, Tyler. Very clever move. You know, you could use your cleverness to focus on your studies and not to pester anyone just so you could achieve your so-called goals. Goals to pass your grades, to play football, to graduate. I regret I met you
TYLER's POV"How are you, Tyler?" Chris asked me as soon as I entered his office."I'm fine Chris. I'm always fine." I replied, narrowing my eyes in spite. I still couldn't believe he told my dad about my graduating and not going to play football because of my failing grades."I'm sure you know why you're here." There could be many reasons as to why I was here, so, it was my lucky guess to stick my hand into the pick-a-mix and see what flavour I've got."Because I know your secret?" I rasped, smiling."What secret?" he frowned."That you're in love with Mr. Clark?"Chris' eyes went wide, and I let out a soft chuckle. "Relax Chris, it was a joke." But I knew in myself that it wasn't. I saw them in one of the coffee shop in the mall holding hands last Sunday."You shouldn't joke about those things, Tyler!" he answered sternly."You shouldn't have told dad about my problems!"Chris sighed and crossed his arms. "He was asking me about it. I have to tell him the truth or he'll remove me as
***STELLA's POV"Have you seen the new girl?""Oh my God, she's hot!""She's going to be my girlfriend!""That's not a new girl, that's Stella Hemmings!""Who's Stella Hemmings?""God, isn't she gorgeous?""I will make her mine!"It was all I had been hearing for the last three days at school. Constant gossip about a new girl, people shocked at my transformation, rumors of me doing plastic surgery. At some of them, I rolled my eyes and at others, I couldn't help but get a little tinge of proudness and annoyanceI heard a bunch of football players chatting in their lockers about if I was foreign or not and I had to hold in my laughter, but I was annoyed when they started discussing my chest size and I wanted to slap them all. Like, they were Tyler's teammates and they knew I was his girlfriend yet I seemed to have caught their eyes. I seemed to have caught everyone's eyes.Speaking of Tyler, I haven't seen
***STELLA's POVI was on my bed, staring at the white ceiling, my hands clasping my chest. I still love Tyler, but we can't be together anymore because he already made a decision and that was to marry Maxine. But I could still remember the words he told me before we parted ways. He said I have to wait for him. he said he'd do everything to get out of that marriage. But how? When?I sighed as I think about Cheol. He was so good to me. He treated me like his princess, like he doesn't want to hurt me. He doesn't want to see me crying. Am I ready to take chances with him?"When we're together, I felt so alive…I forget Tyler when I was with him. I wanted to spend every moment with him. Was that a bad thing? What do you think, Coco?"I looked at Coco whose head jerked up at the mention of his name, and I smiled. I was glad he was used to his name now.I sat up and stared at the wall as I could not stop myself from pondering. Everything happe
***CHEOL's POVWhen we reached my room, I immediately pulled Stella to the bed and she straddled her legs around my waist, sitting on my lap.I kissed her lips and thrusted my tongue inside her mouth and she suckled it. I could not help but smile. Stella was very responsive.My hands went inside her shirt and settled on her behind, squeezing, kneading her butt cheeks. I held her eyes as I jerked my hips upward bumping my erection against her center."Do you trust me?" I asked her and she nodded."Yes, Cheol…" she whispered into my ear. "I turst you…"I looked down and saw her wetness mark my jeans. I pulled her closer and laid her down on the bed as I settled between her legs and kissed her again with greediness.I jerked when I felt her hand touch my manhood. Fuck!I groaned as she rubbed it up and down. I've been too hard and aroused for days already, wanting her so badly and I was dying for release.Her hand transferred to my abdomen, going down inside my jeans."Stella, are you s
***CHEOL's POVThe next morning, I woke up without Stella by my side. I sighed and got up before I ran my fingers over my hair. I walked towards the bathroom lazily to wash my face and brush my teeth.I went down the stairs and saw Stella in the kitchen preparing breakfast. She was chopping carrots on the chopping board like a pro. She seemed to really enjoy cooking. The food she made yesterday was actually delicious."Hi, good morning," I greeted her and she looked at me with a bright smile."Good morning…Umm, are you hungry?" she asked. I did not miss the blush creeping on her cheek.It depends on the hunger she was referring to. If she was asking if I was hungry with her, that would be a yes. But it was about the food? No, I don't think so."I'm good," I went beside her and observed her cutting the carrots. "Can I help?""Uh, sure!" she exclaimed and stopped cutting.I smiled and went behind her, putting my hands over hers. I felt her stiffen and immediately, the fire ignited insi
***CHEOL's POVI fought hard the overwhelming need to get close to Stella. And now, I didn't care anymore. This breathless urgency I felt for her was too much to bear.And I don't want to think about Tyler right now because I really need Stella this much.I kissed her harder to get my fill of her sweetness, drawing her as close as I could get without breaking her soft bones. I wanted to absorb the feel of her, so badly like a carnal craving.My mouth went to the slender column of her throat, then transferred to the area behind her ear making her moan as my tongue licked the sensitive spot. I smiled as she tilted her head to give me more access.I pushed her on the tiled wall gently and admired the full length of her beautiful physique as I raked my eyes on her from head to toe. I saw how her cheeks turned to cherries as I looked at her perfect body—deep curves in all the right places. The scars were finally gone.Her breasts were so lovely with pink pointed crowns that I could not wa
***STELLA's POVMy senses reeled as if it was short-circuited as Cheol kissed me devouringly, bringing me to euphoria. I parted my lips welcoming every thrust of his tongue. The taste of him was so sweet and intoxicating, making my mind spin, and almost forgot about Tyler.Tyler?He might be busy preparing for his wedding with Maxine.I returned Cheol's kisses with reckless abandon. I didn't want him to stop this time. His lips transferred to my jaw, trailing down my throat and on the spot behind my ear. I moaned as intense pleasure surged deep inside me.His mouth and tongue did amazingly delicious sensations that made me gasp especially when his hand went under my sweater and slid across my belly moving up."Cheol…" a moan of ecstasy slipped through my lips as his hand fondled one of my breasts."Shit, Stella… You're driving me crazy." he groaned sexily.I knew what he meant. I was not wearing any bra because of my thick sweater.His hand transferred to my left breast, gently cares
***CHEOL's POVI woke up early and went for a jog. I could not sleep well last night, I kept on thinking about Stella and the plan I have made up before I finally closed my eyes to sleep. I'm going back to Australia. There's no need to be here anymore. There's no reason to stay here anymore.Coco was curled on the couch when I entered the house. His head came up, slightly cocked when he saw me. He started to growl angrily but I ignored him.What the hell was wrong with this dog?I went directly to the kitchen where I saw Stella was. She was facing the wall making breakfast.Amy called last night and she asked for another day off because she wasn't feeling well."Good morning…" I greeted Stella.She immediately turned around. Her face looked so freshly young, flawless, and radiant without any makeup on. Actually, she didn't need any cosmetics, she was naturally beautiful. But her eyes were swollen. She might have cried hard last night thinking about Tyler."Good morning…" she greeted
***STELLA's POVTyler drove me home tonight, and when the car stopped in front of Choi's mansion, I was still feeling flustered because of what we did at the beach. I couldn't believe I did it again with him.I don't think that I would be able to sleep tonight. All I would be able to think of, were his touch, his voice, his kisses...However, now that I looked at the house in front of me, my heart felt heavy. I wish I wouldn't have to deal with Cheol because I don't know what to tell him. I don't know how will I show my face to him after everything that happened between me and Tyler. I don't know if I can still agree in marrying him.The atmosphere in the car suddenly tensed, and Tyler turned silent too.I turned to look at him, who has his eyes on the road ahead, his hands on the steering wheel."Tyler…" I called out.He looked surprised when I called him, as though he was deep in thought and I just snapped him back. He looked tense, bothered, while sadness was evident in his eyes.
***STELLA's POVMy nails sank into Tyler's shoulders for support, my ragged breath was so close to his ears."Fuck, baby, I almost forgot how good you feel," he rasped, and soon my moans filled the air.Tyler continued sliding in and out of me, moving his hips up and down slowly and deeply. The sound of the waves crashing through the shore echoed in the background.The pain I felt gradually subsided until there was only pleasure. He still maintained a slow pace, and when he felt that I clenched around him, he knew that I was about to reach my orgasm. I couldn't help it. Taking all of him every time he thrust into me while he spread my ass cheeks like this was too much."Tyler…" I whimpered softly."You're going to come already, baby?" he chuckled. "Look at me when you come. I want to see your beautiful face."Before I could adjust my trembling hands on his shoulders so that I could push myself up and look him in the eyes, Tyler grabbed the back of my neck so that he could see my face