CHAPTER 0007

CHAPTER 7

Stella

The number of thoughts running through my head was innumerable. I got out of the sick bed and got ready to go home with Audrey.

She wanted me to stay at her place until I was strong enough but the little strength in me just wouldn't give in.

We got into the car and we drove to the penthouse. To my surprise, everything was the way we had left it. Anyone could tell that Scario didn't come back the previous night.

If he did then why wouldn't he have bothered to look for me? I made my way to the kitchen and prepared coffee while Audrey made us toasts. I could tell that she was tired.

“I'm sorry you have to go through this," I said to her.

“You should stop this Stella. I'm here for you OK," she pulled me into a hug.

My phone vibrated and I checked who it was only to receive a notification from the hospital that my mother's monthly bill wasn't paid for. I didn't have enough to give them and Scario was nowhere to be found.

“Is everything OK?" Audrey asked, noticing the worry on my face after I read the hospital’s notification.

“Yeah it's nothing," I faked a smile.

“Stella, please, I'm not going to do this with you. Are you going to tell me or do you want me to find out," she pointed to my phone.

“It's the hospital bill. They said that Scario didn't pay for this month," I said.

" That's sad. Do you have anything in mind?” she asked.

"I don't know what to do. Now that—”

Before I could complete that sentence I was cut off by the sound of footsteps coming from the living room. I made my way there and met the eyes of Scario who looked at me as if I wasn't his wife.

"I'll need to see you at the office,” he said before making his way upstairs.

I didn't even get a chance to say anything. Audrey followed after a few minutes and asked if it was him. I nodded before I made my way upstairs.

I opened the master bedroom and found that Scario was taking a shower. His clothes were messily lying on the floor. As always I picked them up and was about to put them away when the strong smell of another woman's fragrance hit my nose.

I could feel my chest tighten as this wasn't a fragrance unfamiliar to me. It used to be my favorite until my twin sister started using it while lying to people that I loved her signature smell.

It made me so insecure that I had to change to another perfume but I could still recognize the smell of one that was once my favorite. Out of all places it was all over my husband's shirt.

This told me everything I needed to know. He didn't even remember that he had a wife. I pulled my tears back and placed the clothes aside. My eyes somehow fell on the red lipstick stain around the shirt's collar.

“What are you doing?" I heard Scario ask before I turned to look at him.

“Where did you spend the night?" I asked, looking him dead in the eyes.

“Stella, I'm not going to have this with you," he answered, applying lotion.

“Scario, I am your wife. Why would you—"

“Ella is my wife," he turned to say, and that echoed louder than anything in the back of my head.

“You…you're out of your mind. I can't believe what you're saying to me right now,” I shook my head.

“Stella, please, I have to get going. Don't forget to pass by my office and please don't—”

He picked up a call and I could tell that it was from Ella just by the way he was replying. I wanted to tell him about the baby, but after smelling that perfume and hearing how he responded, I just walked out of the room.

“Hey, hey take it easy. What's with the rush?" Audrey asked as I made my way down the staircase.

“I feel horrible for being in this whole thing," I said looking at her.

“What happened?" she whispered.

I told her everything that happened upstairs and she just couldn't believe Scario would be so disgusting. Knowing I was about to burst into tears she pulled me to the kitchen and then asked me to have coffee and gain a little strength.

A few minutes passed before we heard Scario leaving. I didn't even bother going to make sure if he had taken everything. My phone vibrated, and I didn't want to take Scario's mother's call, but that woman always had something to say, so I picked up.

“Stella, why are the documents I sent you still unsigned? I just knew you couldn't get anything right now that Ella—"

I pressed the call end button before she could complete that sentence. There's nothing that I needed more than not listening to her noise.

“How do you keep up with that witch?" Audrey asked.

"I honestly don't know.”

We finished and then went to the living room. I felt a little exhausted so I took a nap while Audrey went home to freshen up. I was so deep in my sleep that I didn't even hear Ella walk in.

“Hello dear sister," I heard her voice say before my eyes shot open.

“Ella," I said upright.

“Don't tell me you're surprised to see me?" she smiled.

“What are you doing here and who gave me the keys to my house?"

“Your house?" she lifted her brows before chuckling.

“Yes my house," I stood up.

“My darling fiancè Scario Ford gave me the keys to our soon-to-be house, or should I say my soon-to-be house, poor sister?" she asked.

" Ella, what are you talking about?” I asked before she lifted her hand and showed me her finger.

“No!"

" Scario and I are getting married so you might as well get going.”

“Get out of my house," I pointed to the lift.