Capítulo 40: In A Relationship?

"Yeah! Of course I do." Adam replied, sitting on the couch. "I was wondering if you were losing your touch. You have never taken this long before."

"Hey man! It's not that I am losing my touch, it's about what you asked me to look into." Blake replied while taking a seat next to him.

"Just get to the point." Adam scoffed.

"I asked my best men to look into the situation but even they weren't able to find anything initially. The CCTV cameras in and around her building weren't working. Not even one." Blake stated. "After digging for a whole day, they were finally able to get their hands on the man who actually wrecked your sweetheart's apartment."

"Continue." Adam asked him, his voice cold.

"So they dragged him back to the base. But no matter how hard they tried, he didn't spill out any beans except for saying that he needed the money and didn't know who the person was." Blake explained to him.

"You mean he was just a pawn." Adam exclaimed.

"You can say that. In fact, I wouldn't even consider him a pawn. He was just used by the person who is actually behind this. They used the oldest method in the book, used cash to pay him. He was given fifty percent of the total payment in advance and the remaining half was paid after he completed the given task. The guy who handed him over the money, wore a mask, so he couldn't tell us how he looked. As for the number that was used for contacting him, we tried to trace it but it hit a dead end. It was registered under someone who's been dead for the last ten years." Blake told him the details.

"I don't think so that the man who handed over the money is the person who's actually behind this." Adam spoke up after a minute or so. His brows were furrowed as he was thinking about it.

"I thought the same thing too." Blake said leaning against the back of the couch. "And I did a thorough check on that sleazeball, I am sure he doesn't have any link to this thing."

Adam hummed in response. "Dig deeper into it, no matter how much time it takes, and deal with it yourself. I am sure whoever the person behind this is, he or she has some connection with Stella. Look into her personal and professional lives." Though he did not want to look into her life without her knowing, he didn't have a choice here.

Blake replied to him with an okay sign.

"Let's go downstairs, she must be waiting." Adam broke up the silence after two minutes or so.

"Someone's worried about his beloved darling sitting alone." Blake teased him only to get a slap on his forehead in return.

Heading downstairs they saw her sitting in the living room, actually she was almost lying down on the couch, munching on fruits and bobbing her head up along with music that was playing on her phone.

"Someone's sure enjoying her free time." Adam brought her back to the present.

"I was getting bored, sitting here all alone by myself." She replied with a pout, turning off the music.

"I apologize that I took a long time to finish our conversation." Adam gave her a faint smile.

"It's alright. It must be important." She gave him a sweet smile.

"Wow! Look at me, standing here, all forgotten." Blake interrupted in between, earning a glare from Adam.

"Have a seat please." Stella asked him politely.

Just as they were settling in the old butler came with two maids in tow, carrying their coffee and snacks.

The atmosphere became a bit lively with Blake asking Stella about her work and her likes and dislikes.

"By the way, I noticed you were reading a novel earlier. What kind of novels do you like?" Blake asked her.

"Love stories." Stella answered him.

"Uh huh? Maybe your life will turn out to be one as well." Blake said, giving a side glance towards Adam who was sitting next to him.

His actions made Stella choke on her coffee.

"Tease her one more time and I will kick you out of this place." Adam warned him, making his way around the table to sit next to her. He rubbed her back slowly, "Are you alright? Should I pour you some water?" He asked her worriedly looking at her teary eyes.

"No, thank you. I am alright." Stella replied to him.

"You sure?" He asked her again to get a firm nod from her. "Yeah."

"So, you guys are in a relationship now?" Blake interrupted them.

"Yes."

"No."

Both of them replied simultaneously, their voices overlapping.

Adam and Stella turned to look at each other, while Blake was having a hard time controlling his laughter. She was probably the only one who would do this to his best friend. Any other girl would have lunged at the given opportunity. 'No wonder he likes her.' He thought to himself while looking at the duo before him looking at each other.

"Oh my! Look at the time. I just remembered that I have to be somewhere else." He looked at his watch and exclaimed dramatically. "It was good meeting you Stella. I hope we meet again." He said looking at the girl only to get a weak smile in return.

Bidding the duo goodbye, he left hurriedly. He knew that if he had stayed any longer, his corpse would have been sent out, not him.

As he ran out hurriedly for the sake of his life, the two people kept looking at each other not paying any heed to him.