"Hey Bella! What did he say?" Nancy asked.
"Nothing guys... He actually didn't heed my words seriously." She lied to them and tried to avoid the topic. "Sorry but I can't kiss him..." She said.
"But why? You were about to kiss him, then why this sudden change of mood?" Lisa asked getting upset slightly.
"It's alright guys. We should not force her to do something which she doesn't like to do. We should not forget that she is still recovering." Ryan supported her and Stella could only release a sigh of relief because he did really save her from her naughty friends.
"By the way don't you guys feel hungry?" Asked Lisa.
"Yes I am!" Nancy answered.
"How about we make a cooking competition in between us hmm...?" Ryan suggested.
"Wow... It's such a great idea!" Nancy chirped excitedly.
"So it's final that Ryan and Bella are in one team and me and Nancy are in another team." Lisa stated while throwing a naughty glance towards both Ryan and Stella.
Stella's face flushed in embarrassment because she knew very well why Lisa is throwing that type of glance towards her but she didn't react that much.
It was 5.30pm in the evening and the four started their cooking competition. Both the team has to make a simple chocolate cake and the team which will fail they have to do whatever the winner team will tell them to do.
Both the team started to mix the things to prepare the batter for the cake. When Stella and Ryan were working together, they were having so much fun together. Ryan did even put some flour on Stella's face making her laugh out so loud. She also didn't stop and tried to do the same with him but he wasn't letting her do that with himself.
On the other side Nancy and Lisa were also enjoying themselves while preparing their batter. No one had noticed that someone had already entered through the main door of the house. And the moment his eyes fell upon Stella and Ryan who were playing catch catch in the kitchen, they immediately turned darker in anger. He watched them for a few minutes and when Stella was still unable to acknowledge his presence he himself directly barged inside the kitchen and said in his authoritative voice, "Isabella!!! When you are done with your friends just go to your room for rest." He commanded and she can easily sense the anger in his voice. Now what did she do? She thought. Then she saw him leave the kitchen room without waiting for her response as if he knew the answer very well.
"Phew... Your step brother is just too scary Bella. How are you handling him in the house? For a moment I thought I just got a mini heart attack for a while." Lisa said by placing her one hand on her chest dramatically as if she really got scared of Victon.
"Whatever Lisa, but he cares for you a lot and his good looks is something which overshadows every imperfections those are residing within him. Truly God has taken his own special time to create such a beautiful creature in this world." Nancy stated losing in her own dreamland.
But little did anyone know how scared she is feeling from inside actually.
"You don't know him, that's why you are saying this. So should we go back to our work guys?" Stella asked to divert the topic of Victon.
Everyone once again resumed their unfinished work. Soon they finished preparing the cake. It was Stella and Ryan who finished it faster than Nancy and Lisa and they both just helplessly did their work and finished right after five minutes.
"Let's taste the cake guys. I can't wait anymore!" Lisa chirped and everyone just laughed looking at her.
Then they all moved to the living room and placed both the cakes on the large table.
"According to the looks I think Ryan and Bella's cake will win because look at that cake. It looks like it was directly brought from some kind of professional bakery!" Lisa genuinely praised Stella's cake.
"Of course it will be because she is the one who decorated the whole cake with her own hand. I must say there is magic in her hand. She only instructed me to give her the ingredients and other necessary items and the rest of it she did on her own. Isn't she so amazing?" Ryan also complemented Stella's work and she was just unable to say anything. Of course whatever they all are saying was just true.
"Should we cut these cakes now?" Lisa asked and all of them nodded their heads in excitement.
Finally they cut down the cakes and started to eat them. No doubt both the cakes tasted delicious but again in the case of taste Stella's cake because her cake was extra soft and spongy and the moment they took the piece into their mouth it got melted immediately.
"Wow... I think you guys won this match because this cake tastes extremely delicious." Nancy praised still savouring the taste in her mouth.
"You guy's cake also tasting so delicious." Stella said because their cake really tasted so delicious.
They kept on arguing and finally they decided that Stella and Ryan won the match and everyone just clapped for that. Then they finished both the cakes while she did save a big piece of cake for Victon. Afterall she also wanted to know if he likes this cake or not.
It was already the time and everyone just bid her the goodbye while Ryan was looking at her in a different way as if he wanted to ask her about something but then didn't ask anything.
After her friends left Stella closed the door and turned around. Accidentally her eyes fell on the top floor and there she saw a shadow like thing on one of the pillars. At first she got scared a little and thought that it must be her imagination but then she realised that she is not alone in the home. Remembering Victon she immediately took the plate with herself and stood in front of his study room where he must be present according to her.
She knocked on the door twice but no answer came from the other side. She hesitated whether to knock for another time or not because she knew he never liked noisy people and she didn't want to be in that list according to him. She waited for another minute and then again was about to knock on the door but suddenly she heard his deeply attractive voice from behind.
"Did you lose or what Reina?" He asked and she just flinched at her place.
"I was looking for you V and I thought you may be in your study." She replied softly while completely turning back looking at him with her amazingly beautiful eyes. He even got lost for some moments in them but came out of his daze immediately and asked, "Why?"
"I wanted you to taste it V. Tell me how it is. I have prepared your favourite flavour." She said showing him the piece of cake she had brought for him.
"Come inside." He said and walked past her towards his study.
She also trailed behind him and closed the door because she knew he preferred closed doors even after there was no one in the whole house except two of them.
He went and sat down on his seat but didn't tell her to sit down that's why she was still standing in front of him. She didn't mind that much because he always does that.
"So tell me what you were saying?" He asked as if he couldn't remember what she was saying to him just before some time.
"I brought the cake for you V." She said forwarding her hand towards him.
"I'm in no mood to eat anything Stella. You can take that away. Now anything else you want to say?" He asked her maintaining his expressionless face.
It did hurt her but still she was smiling at him and said, "You must be hungry V."
"So?"
"Why don't you try it for once?"
"Fine!" He replied and took a small piece of that cake inside his mouth.
She was expecting him to say something good and her anticipation was something which she is unable to describe right now.
"How is it V?"
"Not that good... Now you can take that thing away from here." He said in his bored voice while referring to that piece of cake.
On the other side her eyes again welled up in tears and without saying anything she went out of the study taking the cake piece with her.
She just couldn't understand what happened to him so suddenly that he again started acting like that old cold hearted Victon. Everything was normal between them last night then what happened so suddenly that caused him to behave like this with her she couldn't understand...
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To Be Continued...