All Chapters of Claiming Daddy : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

"What was that about?" Lawrence asks as soon as the call reconnects. "What was what about?" "You look and sound so mean right now, Stella.""Well, that's because it was none of your business", I say as I adjust my sitting position and try to shake off the uncomfortable feeling growing within me with regards to Carl and my bestfriend. Mean or not, there's a storm raging inside of me. Because I know that even though Tina is not the most innocent, her feelings for Carl are and as far as I know Carl, his speciality is taking advantage of others while appearing as their guardian angel. I've been there, so I can imagine. However he has proved sweet to her, something he didn't keep up with me which means they might really have something going on, so I forcefully dispel the feeling to focus on this call. "I guess that's my cue to get off the call", Lawrence says with a whistle and points his index finger forward as if to hang up. "Wait wait, not yet", I stop him. If there is anyone wh

the gate to a woman's heart is her bellyI moan at the tantalizing smell of food that woke me up. With a groan, I get off bed and start to walk, blindly led by my nose following the oath of the interesting aroma. "Open your eyes, it'll be a pain in the ass if you bump into the wall or fall." "What's this delicious aroma?" I open my eyes and come to a stop just before I collide with the wall. "That was close, good thing you listened to me.""Whatever." "So", he drawls and claps his hands with a proud smile, " made a variety of dishes while you were sleeping and if you're willing, please let them feel your savory buds?" "Acting so kind like this, are you trying to win me over?""And here I thought I already had." "In your dreams, I'm not that easy you know?"After he suggested I take a nap to recover from all the sex, he disappeared and I fell asleep. "Tess ma'am." "Good, now lead the way." My strides are majestic as I follow behind him and like he'd mentioned, it's a feast, givi

I step out from behind his protective shield to confirm my thoughts. His eyes are glassy. A frown immediately forms on my face as I turn to face Kenzie. "Whatever is going on here can be settled between you two later, right?" It's my turn to protect him now,but the bitch scoffs and flips her hair to the back. "It's needless to hurt each other emotionally", and this bitch rewards my courage with a ugly laughter. "What's funny?" "You. You are a clown, just like she was. Right, let me ask, did you get plastic surgery just to look like her?" She asks and this time I'm totally confused and done with being compared to someone I don't even know, but I'm not about to fuck anything up by asking questions."That's okay", the protectiveness appears in his voice again and again, I recognize the fact that it's not for me. I'm confused, but I'm also leaking. Lawrence takes a deep breath then turns to me, "I'm sorry this is happening, but she's very stubborn and might not leave immediately, h

She's helpless. I'd thought her innocence would make her more conservative, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. I smirk and retreat to my room with the scene of what I had just witnessed etched in my memory. This made me understand why Gen Z is always in a hurry to bring out their phones when something is happening. If I had that much useful energy, that would have been my first course of action, but knowing I was also the only one who saw my daughter's supposed love and CEO kiss her best friend is almost enough. I ponder ways to punish him that won't hurt Tina because I know how manipulative the bastard can be. He won't take a minute before making Tina do something that would upset both her and myself. After thinking for a few minutes and coming up with nothing, I give it up and rest for a while before going to make something to eat in the kitchen. Happily, I make us some lunch and leave hers as she might be too upset to come down now. I should probably go check up on he

Stella's POVThe house is flashy and noisy with all the lights on and speakers in the background. The gardens that used to be peaceful all the time are now filled with tiny lightbulbs and a crowd I can't recognize mainly because I never relate with any crowds.There are cheers from all around and everyone is either with their date or gathering around a table to discuss something interesting with others.My bestfriend is not let out as she is with her boyfriend- fiance to be, if his claim to propose this night is true and I alone remain unpaired as even Mr Charles who I've been avoiding because of what I did last time has found himself a partner from one of Carl's coworkers. I take another sip of the wine I grabbed from a waiter and continue to observe. It's all I can do anyways, as I feel extremely left out and out of place for too many reasons than I can count. "It's a fun party, isn't it?" Tina's mom suddenly appears in my side, making me jump. She'd arrived earlier yesterday and