Mr. Richard smiled at Mike and replied, "Not really, Mike. I came for a business meeting with a client here, whom requested we should meet here."Mike paused as he wanted to walk away, and he asked his father, "A 'he' or a 'she' client?"Mr. Richard smiled at Mike and replied, "What do you mean by that Mike? A 'he,' of course."Mr. Richard frowned, but Mike offered his father a deep bow and said, "Alright, father. Do take care, I'm off to my home before the rain would start."Just as Mr. Richard wanted to enter the hotel lobby, he paused and asked Mike, "That reminds me, Mike, how are you and Stella faring? As I heard from your mother that Stella moved to your house with Gloria as of yesterday that I returned home late and didn't see them at home."Mike replied, "Stella is fine, father. I'm leaving now, bye."Mr. Richard shook his head as he watched Mike walk away. He knew it wasn't in a public zone that he should be asking his son about Stella, but he subtly hoped that Mike and Stella
Stella sat waiting, and soon Joseph stepped out from the kitchen with a tray of palatable meals that he had prepared, as Joseph was a great chef and he probably enjoyed his stay in Mike's mansion, especially now that Lara and Stella were around, compared to the time when he was all alone and with only Mike, who didn't have time and only hosted different ladies to entertain him.Joseph approached the dining table and carefully served the delicious pasta in front of Stella, and Stella sighed heavily as she knew Mike was treating her badly because of Lara.Stella wanted to rush up to Lara's guest room, as she hadn't been to the guest room side to see how it was, as she believed the guest room would be the same as hers, and so she sighed.Joseph asked her, "Do you care for juice or any beverage, ma'am?"Stella shook her head and replied, "No, I'm fine. Just leave me alone."Joseph answered, "Surely."Joseph stepped aside and waited, as only Stella was in the dining room. Just as Stella pic
Mike sat down waiting for Lara to step out, and he was becoming restless not seeing her stepping out yet while he fondly played with his spoon, and he hadn't even started eating.Stella stared up from her plate and at Mike, she saw he was staring at the kitchen door like he was contemplating something, and her eyes fell on his plate, and she saw he hadn't started eating it.Stella asked him, "What's wrong?"Mike gasped, "Oh! Nothing."Mike smiled a little, offering Stella a fake smile so she wouldn't think much, and he resumed eating his pasta quickly just as Stella was through eating. Mike was also through, and he stood up to take his plate to the kitchen, not waiting for Joseph to step out and clear it either.Stella stared at Mike as she saw him going to the kitchen, and Mike even took her plates along with his, and she couldn't protest.Stella bit her lower lip and frowned as she stood beside the dining table while Mike left for the kitchen to drop his used plate along with Stella'
Stella turned to face Mike as she stood in front of Lara's room door. And she screamed out, "No, Mike! If you want me to leave your house today, then Lara must leave as well, else I'm not going anywhere and allow that local girl to remain here with you. Where is she?"Stella banged hard on the door as she stood in front of it, while Mike's fist clenched as Joseph also walked up to meet him.Earlier, Mike was in his bedroom, unable to sleep and pacing up and down, thinking of how he would send Stella away from his mansion. He knew Stella was a billionaire's daughter, and he couldn't just embarrass her and throw her out of his mansion. But then, she came by herself to his room door and knocked, and he was shocked to hear her voice as she spoke, "Hello, Mike."Mike's fist clenched, and he stepped out and told her, "Good morning. When will you be leaving? You need to leave today."Stella asked him, "What, Mike? Are you really sending me away from your home because of that lady? How could y
Stella stared at the opened car door and she entered without saying a word to Peter as she assumed he already knew her house since he didn't ask her any questions. But as Peter got inside, he asked her, "Where do you live?"Stella was still sobbing, and she couldn't speak, so Peter dialed Mike's phone number. When the call connected, he asked, "Boss, where's her home?"Mike replied, "Chief Dominic Axel's mansion."The call disconnected immediately, and Peter ignited the Jeep engine and drove out from Mike's villa.Mike sighed heavily after Peter left his mansion, and he went back to his room to take his bath and get dressed up, as he was angered by Stella's dramatic behavior.Mike didn't say a word as his mother was the one calling him as well to find out if he had sent Lara away and how he was faring with Stella, but he didn't tell his mother anything, only saying, "They're all fine, mom."Mike walked back to his bedroom after he had confirmed that Peter had left with Stella, he prepa
Mike sighed heavily as his mother replied to him, "Don't 'Mom' me, Mike. If you know how you sent Stella away, just send your driver back to her home and bring her back. You don't want to anger her family, knowing she's their only daughter."Mike sighed. "Mom."Before Mike could explain himself, his mother already ended the call on him, and Mike stared at his phone screen while another call entered it; it was his father, and he picked up.Mr. Richard asked, "Mike, what did you do to Billionaire Chief Dominic's daughter?"Mike groaned. "Oh, father.. Good morning."Mr. Richard replied, "Morning, Mike. Tell me what happened? Who's the lady that you're hosting in your mansion? Send her away, son, before I get to your mansion."Mike's brows knotted as he believed his parents were already taking things too far by compromising his life.First, he didn't propose to Stella to become his wife, he didn't ask her out, and he didn't invite her to his mansion, so why were his parents making it look
Lara felt she had moved from the frying pan to the fire.What does he mean by "no"?Lara shook her head and gulped all she wanted to ask Mike. She knew Mike was a powerful man as him being rich for his young looks and age. She stood in a spot, unable to ask him anything she heard him call, "Joseph."Joseph stepped out from his room and Mike said, "Take her box inside."Lara finally snapped out as she didn't know if to cry or what? And she finally spoke, "No.. I mean, I want to go home and see my family. I cannot continue staying here and causing problems for you."Joseph stopped and stared from Mike to Lara, and Mike repeated, "Leave us, Joseph."Lara stared at Joseph, and she rushed up to Joseph to collect her box from him, making her to hold Joseph too by his arms instead.Lara spoke, "No! He cannot just take my box away.. I didn't plan to stay here and since..."Lara stopped talking as she saw Mike approaching her, and Joseph gently removed her hands away from holding his arms, as h
Mike stared at Lara's face and her brown eyes as his gaze fell down to her full, pink, kissable lips, and he really wanted to pull her closer to himself and kiss her hard on the lips, to let her know how much she was driving him insane and how much he wanted her.But instead of Lara speaking what she wanted to say, Lara kept on staring at his face too, while Mike touched her cheeks and caressed her jawline with his left palm and said, "I see you don't have anything to say to me. Not to worry, I won't stay long in the office today. I will be back home on time. Okay?"Lara blinked as she got lost staring at Mike's face and his blue eyes, and Mike touched her pink lips and stood up, unable to ignore the level of desire burning in him, as Mike saw the same look in Lara's eyes too.Mike leaned back towards Lara on the dining chair, and he pecked her on her left cheek, making Lara freeze, but she didn't get annoyed, but continued to stare at her teacup, not wanting to stare at Mike's face ag