At the office of the account manager, Grand MC Hotel.After one month of working in the office, Stella had sorted out quite a few untidy accounts and paper works. This was a big responsibility as it was a big hotel. But the present manager did get an excellent salary worth the headache.Until she came across a suspicious account from the restaurant department.She paid attention closely and looked into it immediately. She looked at the previous months' accounts and reports about the food purchasing procedures of the hotel restaurants. The lists were long and big amounts of money as it was a seven-star hotel and there were two main restaurants here.She frowned at the numbers. The expenses appeared to be higher than before. In the last few months, the pregnant manager was absent and seemed not to pay much attention in detail. Obviously, she just signed and passed it on.When Stella checked the items' price and compared them, the result got her a headache. She asked for bills of the mon
After kissing and cuddle for a big moment. Stella touched his face. "I feel sticky and sweaty. I want to take a shower then we can have dinner."She pushed him away gently."I can help you with that."Leo offered a service and smiled mischievously.Nowadays, when they went shopping, Leonard always asked if she needed any tampons. Stella felt warm within her heart seeing that he cared so much. And he liked to take a shower with her. His gentleness was noticeable. She was very happy about this change in him.But what she did not know was because the medication she had injected was not a birth control one. If she did not have to use the tampons, it meant she got pregnant.Leo remembered the doctor told him to observe her closely. He also secretly marked in the calendar to see what dates were her period time. It was over a month now. He was so excited and hoping for the result. The expectation was high in his heart."But you already had a shower."She protested."Taking another shower wo
In the storeroom, next to the first restaurant on the ground floor of the Grand MC hotel."Remember Wandy! If you tell anyone I'll fire you!"Mary's voice threatened a woman in front of her. Wandy, a thirty-nine-year-old assistant, stood shakingly in front of the small desk. Mary was sitting behind it.Wandy was Mary's helper. She was responsible for purchasing goods and ingredients and knew the bills in detail. Wandy was so scared of Mary. She had witnessed the previous assistant got sacked after the woman argued with Mary.The restaurants were doing great and popular among guests and high-end travelers. A lot of goods and ingredients were purchased every day. Wandy knew there was a loophole if anyone wanted to cheat money from this process. Especially, if a fraud person had power in hands and looked after the purchase lists herself. No one called to check because it was a big hotel and they made a lot of profits already.Mary was the most powerful person in her office. And the perso
Leo was hardly able to focus on his work. This morning, he did not even want to come to the office. He just wanted to be with Stella. But he had an important meeting and it was near the end of the year, therefore, his work schedule was very busy. He missed her so much right now. He decided to ring her, again.Stella's phone was ringing. She picked it up and this time she did not look at the screen as she could guess who it was. He rang her almost every hour since the morning as soon as he arrived at his office. And now it was the afternoon. "Is there anything else you forgot to say? Why are you calling me every hour like this? Aren't you working at all?"Stella asked straight away to the man who kept calling her."Did I tell you that don't lift heavy things? "He asked her instead of answering her questions.She had to shake her head. Perhaps, it was because last night she complained to him about the delaying of her period? He probably worried that she might be allergic to the medica
In the car on the way back to the penthouse.Leo was thinking hard about Stella's situation. He was pretty sure his baby was coming. His face lit up with a big smile, excited with the imagination himself holding his baby in his arms. But when thinking about what he had hidden from Stella, he felt terrified in his guts."What should I do, James? My head is breaking into pieces because I have to think so fucking hard to find the ways. Or should I just confess to her and hand her a golf club, she might just give me one or two swings to get over with."The boss said with a worried voice. James looked at him from the mirror as he was driving."Um, just like you said before, boss, that to check to make sure first. Then if she is pregnant, you can confess. After that, it depends on her whether to hit your head with the golf club or put a bullet in your chest next. "James gave the boss advice with a straight face. Leonard glanced at his man. His suggestion did not help him feel better."I al
After Leonard had gone up to the penthouse. Stella received information from Wandy as she asked the woman to do. When Mary purchased ingredients and products for the restaurants. Wandy had made copies of original receipts and bills she actually paid for everything.Stella compared the two reports, one was from Mary and one was from Wandy. She saw what she expected to see. The difference between numbers in the lists. Stella had gathered all the evidence and reported it to Chase immediately. Chase then furthered the report to Michael.After that Mary was called to Chase's office immediately."That isn't true! You are incriminating me, Stella!"Mary's angry voice rang in the room with Michael Duncan sitting on the large sofa and listening quietly."We are here, not to waste time, Mary. All the evidence we have here has indicated clearly of your fraud. Can you explain why your numbers and the actual expense bills are not matched? "Stella spoke in her cool and calm voice. She and Mary wer
After cuddling and clinging together for a while. Stella held his happy face with her two hands and looked into his beautiful deep blue eyes. Then she gradually recalled the reaction of the man since the morning when he kept ringing her all day, telling her not to lift heavy things. And he asked for her urine. "And what made you think I am pregnant?"Stella asked out of her curiosity when she had a chance. Why on earth did Leonard suspect that she was pregnant? Should it be her, the first person to catch what happened with her own body?Leonard stopped smiling immediately. He stared back into her eyes and did not blink. Trying to keep his face still and serious. He had learned that if he dodged or skipping eye contact or blinking rapidly, she would know that he lied to her."I dreamed."He said with a straight face. Stella raised her eyebrow up."Yeah? Really?"He nodded again as a confirmation."Yes, really."He confirmed once again."About what?""I dreamed about a tiger cub. A ti
The next day, Leo took Stella to the doctor at his friend's private hospital but he chose a female doctor for her. His doctor friend shook his head for Leonard's attitude but let him do whatever he wished. The doctor apologized to Stella. She forgave him as she knew it was Leonard who forced the doctor and the doctor was a good friend and powerless enough to let Leonard ordered him.Stella was not a person who held anger and hate in her heart too long because she took the Buddha's teaching seriously about not to feed her soul with the negative feelings and learned to let go easily. Life was too short to play with time. She wanted to make the best out of it and especially, now she was not only one but having her baby inside her belly. She would make sure she gave her best to her baby. So anger was no good to plant in the baby's pure soul.Two weeks later, Stella was two months pregnant. After telling her about her pregnancy and confessing all sins, the father-to-be was very crazy about