STELLA's POV
My mind was spinning and my heart stopped beating when I heard Maxine's confession. Couldn't she see that I was with Tyler now? Why did she want to get Tyler back when it's clear that he was now in a relationship with me?
I was stunned and my eyes widened when Maxine suddenly dropped the box of cookies on the ground and pulled Tyler into a kiss.
I expected Tyler to push her away but he didn't even move. My heart beat like a drum in my chest as I watched them kiss in front of me. My entire body was shaking and the tears pooled in my eyes as I stared at Tyler who even closed his eyes at the kiss.
I saw how Maxine's lips curved into a smile and that's when I lost it.
Without waiting for any second longer, I slowly removed my hand from Tyler's hold and turned around, and ran out of the house. It's not about wanting to fight my love for Tyler that matters now—it's about the safety of my heart for not being crushed and broken into piec
***TYLER's POV"Tyler?" mom's eyes widened with the scene she was witnessing and rushed towards Maxine to stop her from falling backward when I harshly pushed her away from me. "What are you doing?""Mom, I'm fine…" Maxine whispered and looked down. I scoffed at her drama, pretending like she was the victim here."Oh, are you two back together?" mom asked, her eyes glistening with excitement."No—""Why not?" mom's eyes widened as she glared at me. "I can see that you still love each other. C'mon Tyler…""No, mom. I don't love her anymore. I'm in love with somebody else!" I announced before I ran towards the door and left them dumbfounded."Tyler, you come back here!" I heard mom call out but I ignored her and continued running outside, hoping I could still see Stella.I was out of breath and panting when I couldn't see Stella anymore. "Stella!" I called out. "Stella, where are you?"I ran down the road as fast as I could but no matter where I turned my head, I couldn't find her. I m
***TYLER's POV"Holy Shit," I muttered as she kissed the crown, circling my slit with her tongue once more, repeating the action again until my breath got restless.Stella took me in my mouth as far as she could, stretching her lips to fit my significant size. When she started bobbing her head, I sucked in a breath and moaned. Fuck, it feels like heaven.She kept bobbing, licking my swollen crown with her tongue every time she came up. She moaned around me, and that was the sweetest moan I've ever heard. Stella always remained the sweetest girl in my life.My eyes were closed, head resting back on the wall, one arm stretched behind my head, the other gripping the sheets, turning my knuckles white. I sucked my bottom lip into my mouth as the tendons on my neck strained.She moaned again and I looked down, meeting her sinful gaze. God, she's so beautiful. I fucking loved her.She moaned around me again, this time emphasizing it to make me groan louder, the deep sound sending swirls of
***STELLA's POVCheol looked at the ringing phone in my palm and back to my face. I knew all the color drained from my face because the fear that took so long to wash away was back.He snatched the phone without a word and hit the answer button and held it up to his ear only to have to pull it away again because of the loud and screeching voice of a woman from the other line."You better be dead in a goddamn ditch somewhere, bitch!" Aunt Lucy snapped. "I know very well that you're staying at Choi's! You need to get back here as soon as possible or I will make you look ten times worse than when you left your damn room!" I winced as she yelled on the phone. "What? Are you deaf, too?" You useless moron! Honestly, what good are you? I can't do anything with you! You better---""Why don't you keep your disgusting words to yourself, Lucy?!" Cheol growled through the phone and I looked at him with uncertainty."Cheol…?" Aunt Lucy breathed out but began laughing like a witch. "I see she's go
***STELLA's POV"M-marry me?" I asked. "What are you talking about?""I am marrying you, Stella, not Debra." He said, locking his eyes with mine, trying to read my face at the news he just told me.I stared at him in shock. My lips were parted and my eyes were wide. I knew whatever color that was left on my face drained in an instant.I felt my jaw drop as soon as the words "I want to marry you, Stella" left his lips.I was so shocked I forgot to breathe.I broke out into a cold sweat while he looked at me intently, sitting there nonchalantly."But why me? I thought you already agreed to marry Debra." I was still staring at him in pure shock and horror."I will not accept a wife who has a boyfriend and taking drugs regularly." He said as he shifted and rested his chin on his hand. "I won't have a partner who will bring down the family and business." He stated matter-of-factly.My mouth ran dry. I don't know how he found out about Debra having a boyfriend and taking drugs. I squeezed
***CHEOL's POVI stared back at the woman whose slightly paled complexion was steadily growing red and wore a deep scowl. Lucy.I could see my dad smiling happily, completely oblivious to the woman we just pissed off.I looked back to see a pale Debra and her mouth gaped open as she watched her mother arise from her seat harshly."Did that whore seduce you into making a decision?" Lucy said with a raised and screeching voice.I saw Karen flinch and sink on her seat, presumably from Lucy's loud outburst and insult. Her mouth dropped with wide eyes. She couldn't fathom what she just said."No. She didn't." I said sternly. My irritation was rising. "Debra has a boyfriend and she's taking drugs regularly!" I leaned into the leather chair rested my head on it. "I won't have a partner who will bring disgrace to our name.""I am telling you, Cheol. Debra is ten times better than that woman!" Lucy growled at me. "You better think over your decision, boy."My lips formed a grim line and my ja
***STELLA's POVEverything was now clear to me. The day Aunt Lucy beat me in my room, she told me that they want me not her daughter. So, Cheol wanted to marry me, not Debra.I walked my way upstairs and I passed Amy who seemed to be quite concerned by the fact that Cheol entered first before me. Apparently, Mr. Choi was out with a dinner meeting.No doubt he'd be quite busy for a while. With the new project and work from his extended business trip to Australia, he'd have less time to spend around here.I stepped inside my bedroom and went into the bathroom to remove my wig and glasses. I was sitting on my bed, brushing my hair when a gentle knock on the door caught my attention."Come in, it's open,"I answered."Stella, I brought you some dinner."Amy entered with a tray. "Cheol went out to the bar."She informed me.I let her in and she sat on the seat adjacent to me while I ate. For the short time that we've
***STELLA's POVI didn't see Tyler the next day at school. I didn't hear from him in the slightest and it got me worried. Had something happened? Was Jennie okay? Was she in trouble again?Dino's doctor called me this morning to tell me that Dino's operation will perform tomorrow and Dr. Park said they're expecting me to be there.I also tried calling Tyler to ask him why he's not at school but I got no answer, and I didn't want to bombard him messages like a creep in fear I'd annoy him away further. Or maybe he's not picking up because I didn't answer his calls after I left him with Maxine the other day. But Tyler wasn't like that.I used to think that someone ignoring your calls was because you were the problem. Now, it's a half split because sometimes you could be the problem still, or the other person could.I tried to do my own thing for a while, keep up with homework, finish early assignments, read more than I ever have, but some thin
***STELLA's POV"Tyler…" I don't know how to tell him. How would I tell him that I was Red, the girl whom he had a one-night stand and whom he took my virginity that night?But what came out of my mouth was not the words I wanted to tell him."Then tell me, what should I do?"He swallowed and lifted my chin up with his thumb. "Can you…Can you suck my—"He didn't get to finish his sentence as I stalked towards him and cupped his face between my hands, smashing my lips into his.He staggered back at the rough contact but ultimately melted in as he took my breath away by running his tongue along with the seal of my lips, parting them, nudging his tongue against mine.I opened my mouth fully and let him explore again as his lips kissed in a ravage of hunger. I pulled away and I held my breath as his thumb delicately traveled from my cheek to my lips that were already subconsciously parted. He rested the pad of his thumb on my bottom lip and studied my mouth with his striking gaze.I gulp
***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