HEIRESS [JUSTICE #1]

32|| Foolish Pride

Love is like a war, easy to start, hard to stop.

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After sobbing and crying her eyes out, Stella returned to the Esoro mansion. She walked in and shut the door, turning around to meet the dark ambience of the house.

Stella walked inside slowly as memories replayed in her head. She felt herself becoming more depressed by the second.

She made her way to the room and fell on the bed to rest. The day hard started off great and ended with a disaster.

She tiredly sent Deji a ‘I’m home and a good night ‘text instead of a call and was about to drop her phone when it buzzed.

She peered into her screen not thinking too much of the notification assuming it was Deji but she did a double take when she saw Brandon’s name.

She opened the text.

Goodnight.

She blinked at those simple words. Words so simple yet so powerful, it made her heart flutter in delight.

“Be still shameless heart” she muttered to herself, pressing the phone to her chest. She sighed and looked at the text again whispering, “good night.”

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The next day, a loud knock on the door woke Stella up from her deep sleep. She groaned when she could no longer ignore the knocks which had gotten louder and sat up.

“Who is it?!” Stella yelled drowsily.

“It’s me, Roxy! Good morning.”

“And Nora! We are waiting for you!”

Stella huffed gruffly and got up. She staggered to the door lightheaded from sleep and swung the door open.

Nora and Roxy walked in. “Good morning” Nora greeted.

“Morning” Roxy said hastily and made herself comfortable on the bed. She asked worried, “Stella, what happened last night? Tell us.”

Stella sighed and rubbed her eyes to get rid of the drowsiness in her eyes. She sat on a sofa opposite them.

She yawned, “what do you want to know?”

“Tell us everything, what happened last night?” Nora asked, nudging Stella. Stella pinched the bridge of her nose and furrowed her brows trying to recall everything.

“Megan is fine but…she might never be able to walk again.”

“What?!” Roxy and Nora stared wide-eyed.

“The doctor said she damaged a motor nerve in her brain and she may never be able to walk” Stella said, ignoring the lump in her throat.

“No!” Roxy cried out in disbelief and Nora looked at her unsure of what to do.

“Where is Chinaza?” Stella asked.

“I think she is still sleeping” Nora answered for Roxy.

Stella nodded, getting up and left the room. She walked to Chinaza’s room and saw the door half-open. She knocked, “Chinaza?”

“Yes?”

Stella turned around coming face to face with Chinaza. She looked slightly nauseous as she waited for Stella to speak.

”Um,” Stella said not knowing how to start.

“I heard Megan had an accident, how is she?” Chinaza asked monotonously.