chapter 15

Steven's head started to bleed. The vase hit him hard. Stella wasn't expecting a deep wound or maybe she didn't assumed the results. Steven stood from his chair in rage. Although his head was aching badly but he managed. Stella still remain there, in state of shock, thinking that what she have done. But what she already heard was enough to fight back with him.

Steven immediately took hold of Stella's hand and put her closer in exasperation. She directly look into the eyes. Blood from his head stained Stella's blouse and she felt the thick warm blood on her body, adding horror.

"Are you insane?" he shouted in such loud voice that for a moment room started to vibrate and Stella trembled with terror. She couldn't stand such loud voice.

"Why did you told my mother about that night?" she asked in a deep miserable voice, and tears started to wet her face.

Steven noticed the pain in her voice and her eyes twinkling with tears. His rage started to disappear. He wanted to tell her all, but God knows what stopped him. He gently put his hand around her back and pressed her against his chest. He put his other hand on back of her neck and felt the warm skin. She was having a fever. He hugged her. He felt her heart beating slowly on his chest. Stella let him hug because she needed at the moment, she was so broken that she needed somebody to put her pieces back in her body. Stella released all the tears on his shirt, which she controlled since her mother's death. She didn't cried since her mother died because she couldn't, she didn't wanted to weep, she hid all her pain in her heart and now she disclose that pain on his body. She cried for a long time and he let her. Until she lost all her strength and fell in his arms.

Steven called his assistant inside and laid her down on the couch. His assistant got shock to see both of them in such condition but didn't had guts to ask. Steven told his assistant to arrange a car immediately and call a doctor at his house.

Steven went to the washroom and cleaned his wound. Then he picked Stella in his arms and entered the elevator. His assistant opened the back door to parking to avoid any contact with the employees. He laid her inside, on the back seat of car and drove to home.

Stella woke up in the midnight on his bed. As she opened her eyes and looked around, she got puzzled. Steven was sitting on the sofa with his laptop. His noticed that Stella got up. Before she could ask he spoke in first place. "you're in my home, you fainted so I brought you home"

"What? Why you brought me here? What time is it? I should go back now!" she tried to stood up but her head ached. "doctor has injected you some medicines, you should take rest and lie in bed, you can go home in morning" he said concerning. Stella looked at his face, he had a bandage on his wound. She again tried to get up, and this time she succeeded. She took few steps and noticed that her dress was not same as the one she was wearing before. Steven stood up too and he noticed her questionable face. "don't you think I did it, I called a maid to do it so relax"

"give me my clothes, I want to go home now!" she tried to speak in loud voice. "you cannot go home now, it's midnight"

"You cannot stop me"

"And what if I did"

"then this time I'll kill you"

"Then kill me" He came closer to her where she was standing.

"you better not stop me, just let me go, give me my clothes or I'll just go in them"

She tried to move towards the door but Steven grabbed her back of his shoulders with both of his hands. "and you better listen to me"

"I will not, and let me go" she shouted. "look Stella, I have no use of keeping you here, but I can let you go in morning" he tried not to be cold.

"And you cannot stop me! I said let me go!" she tried to escape from his grip but it was too strong.

"You killed my mother and I will never forgive you for that" she again shouted. This time he released her. "you are asshole!" she was not polite and didn't realized her informal words. Before she could make another move he forcibly pressed his lips against her, and held her tight in his strong arms.