Closer Than You Think

5

Later that night, Stella was seated in front of the dressing mirror in her night dress wiping make up off her face. She had just arrived from Ugo's dinner another event she couldn't avoid attending. And had hurriedly changed out of the suffocating dress she'd worn. Kunle sits on the bed working on his HP laptop. They both go about their businesses in silence until Kunle breaks it.

"I don't understand why you've been distant these past few days Stella" Kunle voices out, as Stella continues rubbing off her make up with a wet wipe.
"Stella if there is a problem you're supposed to tell me so we can settle it."

She stands and make her way to the bathroom, washes her face and comes back into the room. She resumes her seat in front of the dressing mirror where she pulls out a face towel, pats her face dry then tosses the towel into the bin beside the dressing mirror. She picks up her face lotion presses a little on her palm and dabs it on her face.

"We can't continue acting like strangers to each other Stella, we're a married couple" He pauses waiting for a reaction but she still seats quietly dabbing lotion on her face.

"If this is about my decision to leave the hotel to Tade I don't know why you're behaving so immature. This is a decision that benefits everyone"

Stella scoffs angrily
"A decision that benefits everyone, how on earth does this decision benefit my sons? How does it benefit me?"

"That you will realise if only you would just look at the brighter side of this"

"Brighter side be damned!" She yells as she turns to him with a stern glare.

"Tunde cannot lead the hotel he doesn't have that leadership skill, Bolu isn't even interested in the business, and you can't expect me to hand it over to Bayo who's irresponsible. But Tade she has the skill the hotel needs I mean look at what she's done with her company. She started the damn thing from scratch and it has grown this big."

Stella chuckles, arms folded in disbelief.
"Do you listen to yourself before you speak Kunle, because I seat here and I am amazed by the amount of trash you spew confidently"
Kunle rolls his eyes sighing.

"After everything I have done for you, everything we went through together to come this far. All of a sudden I and my sons don't check your fancy little boxes anymore. So you've decide to toss us to the side abi."

Kunle groans"No one is being tossed to the side Stella" He replies his voice rising

"Yes!" She yells "No one, because I won't let you. I won't let you hand over everything I laboured for, to that bastard of yours!"

"Watch your words woman!"

"Isn't it enough that you humiliated me when you brought her to this house. Now you desire to make me, not just me, my poor innocent children an object of mockery and gossip. I refuse to live the rest of my life in shame. I have been beyond patient with you Kunle. I have been silent a lot, but on this I refuse to be silent. You cannot give Tade the hotel."

"My decision is final" He states his tone assertive.

She glares at him as she says slowly "To hell with your decision" Laying emphasis on each word.

"For goodness sake Stella" He says in an exasperated tone.

"Is this because you feel guilty for killing her mother?"

"What?" His face creases in confusion "What are you even talking about?"

"Of course" She raises her hands briskly then drops it back into her laps "That's impossible, the only person you're capable of feeling anything for is yourself. You selfish and manipulative bastard."

"Stella" He says warning.

"You bloody cheat!" She angrily gets up.

"Stella!"

"Don't say my name!" She yells back.
For a moment the room is filled with silence. Only the sound of Stella's heavy breathing is heard she exhales deeply, hisses then heads for the door.

"And where are you going?" Kunle asks calmly.

She turns curtly with a stoic expression
"To sleep in the guest room"

Seeing the confusion on his face, she elaborates with a beam"Apparently I can't stomach sharing a room or bed with a disgusting pig as yourself"

With that she slams the door shut.

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I have an idea maybe we could ask the one who blew up Tade's car to blow up the hotel then we won't have to see all this argument about the hotel.🤔😅

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