Billionaire's Pleasure-Chapter 46: A Surprise Telephone Call
Stella’s POV
I was thinking of something to cook for Sebastian and me for dinner when suddenly my phone rang. I was surprised to see Sebastian calling. I immediately answered his call. When I answered the call, he immediately said that he could not go home because he had a lot of work to finish, including the job that Louis left behind. Honestly, I bit disappointed when I heard what he said. I didn’t expect that, because I was planning to cook for dinner but what else I can do, he need to work for their company so I just tried to understand his situation. First of all, I chose to enter Sebastian’s life even though I knew this kind of relationship would happen to us. I am not his priority... I know that... and I should know my place.
When Sebastian and I finished our short conversation, I immediately called Carla. I need someone to talk to right now. I dialed Carla’s number, her phone just rang but she didn’t answer, I dialed her number several times but she still didn’t answer until I got tired so I didn’t try to call her again.
I’m just looking at a big wall clock inside Sebastian’s living room; I’m just out of breath. I got up on the couch and went to the kitchen, and then I saw a bottle of rum. I don’t drink too much alcohol but I feel like I need it now. I grabbed a bottle of rum and I also grabbed a glass. I went back to the living room and put the rum on the table. I poured rum in my glass then I smelled it. I didn’t like the smell of rum but I still drink it. I’m just getting close to the taste of rum. I was suddenly surprised when Sebby suddenly approached me. He sat on the lap while meowing softly. Sebby seemed to know I am sad right now so he approached me. Well, at least Sebby is worried about how I feel.
A few minutes later I didn’t notice that I had three glasses of rum already. It is my first time drinking three glasses of rum. And I’m feeling like I’m starting to get drunk. I looked at my phone again, assuming that Sebastian had even texted me, but when I opened it there was no text message from Sebastian but there was a message from Carla so I opened the content of the text message. ’I am sorry Stella and I didn’t answer your call, I was busy a while ago. But guess what? I found out something about Apple, but make sure you don’t freak out. Call me when you read this message. ’
What did Carla find out from Apple that seemed to surprise me? I immediately called Carla and she immediately answered my call.
"Hey, Carla? What’s going on? "
"You sound different, are you drunk?" Carla asked me on the other line.
"Little tipsy. What will you say about Apple? "
"I found out that Apple is a mistress."
"What! How did you know that information? "
"Someone saw her which is a coincidence that I know that person, she saw them kissing."
"Really? Who is this man she is kissing? Maybe it’s Edward. "
"For sure it’s not Edward because she said, the man looks old but he’s not that old."
"Wait, does that mean... Apple is cheating on Edward?"
"If Edward doesn’t know about this then... yes, Apple is cheating on Edward."
"OMG! My head is starting to hurt more. Why would Apple do this thing to Edward? Their relationship seems to be going well. "
"Exactly, their relationship is good so what’s the reason why she’s doing this?"
"Is there a possibility that most of the time Apple leaves, he’s not really with Edward but with this man ?"
"Maybe, because Apple seems to have lots of secrets, especially about her jobs."
"Yea, I know that, haven’t you talked to her yet?"
"Yesterday we talked for a short time because she was in a hurry for her work and she was also taking care of her papers for graduation."
"There’s something unusual about Apple, she’s being secretive lately."
"Don’t worry, Stella, I’ll let you know once I find out new information about her."
"Okay, thank you, Carla."
"You’re welcome. Wait, why are you drinking alcohol, aren’t you with Sebastian? "
"Um... nope, he is busy with work especially now that Louis is gone, he will have more work to do. So he told me he couldn’t come home now and here I am alone and getting drunk. "
"I see. How many glasses of alcohol do you have already? What kind of alcohol are you drinking? "
"I already have three glasses of rum."
"I see, if you are already drunk, you should stop drinking. Do you want me to go there? "
"Yes, I want you to go here and I’m also hungry but it looks like I can’t cook in this situation."
"Okay, can we cook something there? So I can cook for you? "
"Yes, there is, because Sebastian and I went to the grocery store the other day so you can cook here."
"Okay, good, just wait for me. I’ll be there in 20 minutes, you should stop drinking, okay?. "
"Okay, I’ll wait for you. Bye, Carla. "
"Bye."
When I hung up the phone and immediately lay down on the couch next to Sebby who was fast asleep. I feel like really drunk and my eyes were rolling. I tried to close my eyes when suddenly the telephone rang in Sebastian’s condo. I stared at it and tried to catch up while holding my head. I feel dizzy because of the alcohol I drank. When I reached the phone I answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Hello?"
"Hello?"
No one is speaking on the other line so I think the caller might be pranking me.
"If you don’t speak, I will hang up the telephone. I’m not kidding you. "
I waited for a few seconds which suddenly startled me.
"S-Stella-a?"
The voice I heard was familiar, if I’m not mistaken... Louis was on the other line.
"L-Louis? Is that you? Where you are now?"
Again, I waited for a few seconds on the other line.
"H-Help M-Me, p-please-e."
"Hey! What? What’s going on with you? Where are you, Louis? Answer me! "
He could no longer answer my questions because his line suddenly cut. I could not believe what I heard. I know, Louis is on the other line. I knew it was his voice and if it was him, he sounds like he was in danger because he was asking for help. My hand trembled while dialing Sebastian’s number. He needed to know this right away. I tried to call him several times but he didn’t answer so I just left a text message to him. I went back to the couch and took a deep breath. I didn’t know what to do, I still felt my dizziness because of the alcohol I drank. A few moments later there was a doorbell in the condo so I opened it and saw Carla standing, I don’t know but when I saw her I immediately hugged her. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Are you alright, Stella? What’s wrong? "
"I’m sorry, I don’t know what to do anymore. Could we talk inside? " I said after I hugged Carla.
"Okay, sure."
When we got inside we sat on the couch, I took a deep breath and looked into Carla’s eyes.
"What’s wrong, Stella? Is there a problem?" Carla asked me again.
"Louis called on the telephone... he was asking for help... but his line suddenly cut after he said that."
"Are you sure that you really heard Louis’s voice?"
"Yes, I’m sure! Louis is the one I heard. Even though I am drunk, I knew it was his voice. "
"Okay, did you get any information on where he is now?"
"No, his line suddenly cut...I did not get any information. I felt bad to myself... that would have been the opportunity for us to have a leader wherever he is now, but I wasted that opportunity. "
"Please, don’t blame yourself, Stella, it’s not your fault, like you said the line suddenly cut. So, it’s not really your fault. "
"Even though, what if that’s the only way to find him then—"
"Stella! Please, stop! I don’t want to hear that anymore! There are many more ways to find Louis and there is the detective that Sebastian’s dad hired. So, he will definitely be found. And if Louis did call on the telephone there is a possibility that he will call again. Please, cheer up. Don’t blame yourself, Stella. "
"Okay, I am sorry, Carla."
"That’s fine. Have you called Sebastian about this?"
"Yes, but he did not answer my call. So, I just left a text message to him. "
"Okay, he is going to read that text message. Maybe he is busy right now, don’t worry. For now, rest first and I’ll cook you a chicken soup to get rid of that drunkenness. "
"You’re always sweet to me, Carla. Thank you."
