Stella had emptied her wine glass already and grabbed a new one from the waiter who was passing by her table. She was tapping her foot against the floor in uneasiness. She wasn't used to conversing with people, except for Adam, he was an exception.
She would occasionally humm in response with a nod every now and then. She didn't have a choice but could only reply to Taylor with a polite smile, who seemed to be enjoying their conversation which was more or less like a monologue. He was telling her about his company, everything about it. She politely smiled as he continued mentioning his achievements. Whereas, internally, she was yelling at the man before her. 'I don't want to hear about you or your company.'
What seemed like an eternity to Stella, Adam finally came back. She felt his presence before she could actually see him. She sighed inwardly with relief as she felt a familiar arm around her waist.
"Sorry, it took me long." Adam spoke softly as he placed a kiss on the side of her head.
"It's alright." Stella gave him a soft smile in return.
"Have you thought about the contract?" Taylor interrupted the duo.
"I have. I am still going through the contract." Adam replied. Though he was lying and had already read the contract a couple of times, but Taylor didn't have to know that.
"It's alright. Take your time." Taylor gave him a wide smile.
A young lady who was dressed in a seductive black gown walked towards the trio and whispered softly next to Taylor's ear.
"Looks like I have to go now. Something cropped up at the company. You guys enjoy the rest of the event." Taylor added after the girl in black had left.
"It was a pleasure meeting you both." He bid the couple goodbye and left the hall followed by the same girl.
"Thank God, he's gone." Stella muttered under her breath but Adam still caught on it.
He cleared his throat to get the girl's attention. When Stella turned her head to look at him, she saw him looking at her with a questioning look on his face.
"He was talking, like non-stop. Even though I wasn't reply much." She pouted.
Adam smiled and tilted his head down to place a soft peck on her already pouty lips.
"Let's go." He said after kissing her.
"Where?" Stella gave him a quizzical look.
"Though I want to take you back to home and take this dress off you, let's do with the auction first." Adam murmured seductively next to her ear.
A faint blush spread through her cheeks as an image of Adam popped up in her mind with only a towel wrapped around his waist, covering his lower half.
She cleared her throat, blinking her eyelids a couple of times to get the image out of her damn mind. Maybe I had enough of the wine for the day.
They made their way towards the adjoining hall where a number of tables covered by black clothes were set with white chairs around them. There was a black bow tied around each chair and a vase with white lilly placed at the centre of the table.
Adam and Stella sat at the far end. Adam ushered a waiter that was passing by them and picked up two glasses of red wine, one for himself and one for Stella.
Stella gulped it down in two big sips. She placed the emptied glass on the table. She couldn't shake the image from her mind and it kept popping up again and again. She grabbed the glass that was in Adam's hand and gulped it down as well, emptying the content in one go.
Adam looked at the girl next to him with his widened in shock.
"Sweetheart? Are you okay?" Adam asked her, his voice full of concern.
"Yes, I am okay." Stella replied, bobbing her head.
"We can go home if you want." Adam added as he rubbed her back gently.
"No, there's no need for that." She replied to him, giving him a toothy smile.
"Alright, but let me know if you feel any discomfort." Adam spoke up softly getting a nod from her in response.
Soon the event started and the lights in the hall dimmed. The MC started giving the intro and explained the cause of the auction. All the money that would be raised tonight will go to different orphanages.
The first item for the auction was brought on the stage which was a golden watch. The MC started to give the details of the watch to the audience along with the starting price of the bid.
One after the other, a number of different items were brought on the stage but Adam didn't raise his hand and participated in the bid for even once. He was waiting for the final item that was about to be auctioned off tonight.