Stella came back after 10 minutes with a man in tow. "Sir, your breakfast and painkillers."
"Place them in the bedroom." Adam replied.
"Okay Sir." Stella led the man to the room and placed the things on the table before the sofas.
She returned back outside, "It's done, Sir. You should eat something first before taking the painkillers. It's not good to take them on an empty stomach." She spoke politely. She could sense that something was not right with him. He seemed a bit lost and tired.
Adam nodded in response, "Thank you Stella. You can leave now and carry on with your work."
Stella nodded, turning around to leave but was stopped by Adam."And about the files, I will read them in a bit and sign them. I will call you to pick them up after I get done with them."
"There's no need for that. There isn't anyone that requires your urgent attention. You should take some rest after breakfast." She replied with a smile. "Health comes first, Sir. If you suddenly fall I'll who's going to look after the entire corporation." She added.
Adam asked her in reply with a big smile on his face, " Are you getting worried about my health now?"
"N-No. I-I mean of course since you are my boss. Your well being ensures the well being of the company." She replied stammering.
"You are right." Adam replied, sighing internally. 'She only takes me as her boss.'
"What about the Golding Housing Project?" He continued.
"I have found a number of potential companies we can collaborate with. There are some companies that are contacting us as they want to collaborate with us. But I still need some time to get done with it." She replied.
"Okay. There's no need for you to worry about time. You still have till the end of next week. By then, I want the complete report on my desk."
"Okay Sir." She replied.
"You can go now. And thank you once again." He smiled at her.
"You don't have to thank me, it's my job." She said in response. " And I will make sure no one disturbs your rest." She continued.
Adam only nodded in response. Stella made her way out leaving Adam alone to deal with his thoughts.
Adam stood up making way to the room. He sat down on the sofa and started eating the French toast that was brought in a while earlier along with a cup of English tea by the little lady who has been messing with his head these days.
He started eating while his mind was still stuck somewhere else.
'What can I do to make her think of me as not just her boss but someone who means something more to her. I have to do something, anything. I can not just sit idle now, especially not when I know that I like her.' Adam ate quietly, having a monologue with himself.
'I am going to win her over anyhow. But first, I have to know more about her. But the important question is 'how'? She doesn't even speak to me more than what is required.'
"Well, you could have her investigated." A tiny Adam dressed up in red with two horns on his head popped up on his left shoulder.
"Don't listen to him! You should try on your own." Another little Adam popped up on his right shoulder but he was dressed in white with a halo ring above his head.
"You should listen to me. Otherwise, how are you going to know about her?" The devil Adam spoke up in his defense.
"No! What if she doesn't like it? You will be invading her personal space without her knowledge." Angel Adam spoke up again.
They continued their argument until Adam shrugged them off his shoulders. "I have completely lost it. I have gone mad. I have started hallucinating things now." He thought out loud to himself. "I should have some rest, I need it badly."
He finished his breakfast, took two painkillers and went to bed.
When he woke up, it was already late and office hours were over. He was utterly shocked knowing that he had slept straight for 8 hours. He didn't use to sleep for this long even at night.
'But it feels so great. Looks like I really needed it. I feel refreshed now.' He smiled while thinking.
"Shit!!! The files." Realization dawned on Adam that he had some work to do. 'But Stella did say that they aren't anything urgent.' He shrugged it off. 'I will just do them after freshening up.'
Taking casual clothes from the closet, he headed to the bathroom. He came out 20 minutes later, dressed up in a white full-sleeved t-shirt paired with black workout trousers. He dried his hairs a bit with the help of a small towel quickly.
Coming back to his office, he took out a pair of black rimmed glasses and wore them. He sat down on his chair to work but was stopped by a growling sound coming from his stomach.
'I should eat something first.' He thought and decided to head to the cafeteria.
He stopped in his tracks once he was outside of his office. There was complete silence and most of the lights were even closed on the floor. But a cabin next to his office still had it's lights on.
'Isn't that Stella's room?' Adam thought while changing the direction of his steps. He couldn't help but walk towards her cabin. 'Who could be in there at this hour?' He continued to walk in it's direction and opened the door slowly without making any sort of noise, and was stunned at what his eyes saw.
Stella was sitting in her chair while working on her laptop with her head lowered slightly. He knocked on the door breaking her concentration. Stella looked up with a frown in between her delicate brows.
"Good evening, Sir." She stood up seeing Adam at the door.
"Good evening, but what are you doing here at this hour?" He asked her with his eyes narrowed slightly.
"I still had some work to do and you were still here, so I decided to stay back and get my remaining work done." She replied to him.
Adam looked at her quietly. The whole floor was engulfed in silence since everyone else had headed back to their homes.
'Looks like it's just the two of us here now.' He thought to himself, a smile threatening to bloom over his lips.