Chapter 285: Break in
Stella walked into her bathroom, staring hard at her solemn reflection. She’d spent several minutes in tears as she pondered the possibilities that laid ahead regarding her relationship with Matteo.
Either option was not going to give her a good ending, the odds were well against her and there was nothing she could do about it except choose the less devastating one—to be labelled a fraud before him.
Her now bloodshot eyes was the evidence of her last rites of what had now become an almost blossoming bond between them. She did not know a heartbreak could hurt this bad, and now, she had a deep sated respect for the ones that managed to get back on their feet and move on.
A fresh bout of tears trickled down her cheeks, against her will. She righted the neck part of her black turtleneck top, making sure to conceal the fairness of her neck, in order to avoid being spotted in the dark. And then, she adjusted the black scarf around her face.
Staring at her reflection once again, she looked very much the part—a burglar, a thief, she wasn’t sure which one it was, and she did not care to know.
All she knew was she now hated her very existence, and the fact that there was still some flicker of hope that something would change along the way, was the only reason why she had not just ended her life.
I’m sorry, Matteo. I love you so much, but I can’t bear it. I have to do this.
Having finalized her thought, she wiped the last streak of tears that had formed on her cheeks. Snatching her phone and doublechecking the sounds, she made sure that everything had been placed on silent.
Her plan was simple, she would make her way back to Quinn company, entry would be seamless—hopefully. She would tell the security personnel on duty, that she was Matteo’s personal secretary, and show her card if necessary. And then she would tell him her reason for being at the office, which is to get some document information for some tasks that the boss required by tomorrow, making it pretty urgent.