STELLA’s POVStella got to the boutique, so excited and elated. She entered the place She sashayed into the boutique, as she smiled widely, greeting everyone she came across. At the reception table, her positive aura was felt by the receptionist, her friendly gesture and happiness was contagious. Her presence could turn a sour day into a joyous one.Stella had a lot to buy, she is definitely not going to buy just one dress. If Damien really wants to take her as his date, he will have to pay hugely for it. The thought of this made her grin widely“Hello miss, how can we help you?” snapping her out of her thoughts, one of the receptionists called out.“Oh ya, i just want to do a little shopping but i would love to start with a dress, suitable for a grand party” Stella required“Okay miss, you are in the right place, we've got you covered!” the receptionist said, giving her a warm welcome.“It’s over there,miss” the smiling receptionist gestured to the direction where she would see exact

BEN’s POV“You ingrate!”Ethan shouted as he landed a slap on Ben’s cheek.He punched Ken so hard that Ken started bleeding from his mouth.“I gave you my money and what did you do? You lavished it! Do you know how difficult it is to realize such an amount for someone?” Ethan threw another hard punch, making Ken cry out loud.“I…I looked away from the untrustworthiness of this world and I trusted you”Ethan’s voice was like a shadow in the night, deep and menacing one could feel the danger that comes with it. The more Ethan paused, the higher the number of slaps Ken receives.“But you used my head, you think you could play me…... .my sweat…the blood that was offered to get that money…” The sound of the punch was loud, his hard ring in his index finger made Ethan enjoy the whole thing.Ethan is violence personified, he helps people and secretly hopes they find it difficult to pay back or he makes sure the pay he will require from these people will be close to impossible to be done. Mos

KEN’s POVWith pains all over his body, bruises on his face and mouth, gotten from all the punches Ethan threw at him,Ken sluggishly walked to his car, he was so weak to the point that he could not even raise his head up because blood was all over his face, he was in the pool of his own blood, the only thing he wanted to was to at least have the strength to move to his car, but that was almost impossible because he was broken. As he slowly got to his car he kept thinking of how he was going to be free from this burden but it seems like there will be no end to this.Ken finally got to his car,he tried opening the door of the car, but it was difficult, after much strugglings, he succeeded in opening the door, as he tried to drive, he noticed his hands were shaking when he attempt to drive his car, the car steering felt so heavy at this point, so he decided to flag down a car to take him home, but all the cars kept ignoring him, it was like he was a masquerade by the roadside, trying to

STELLA’s POVStella couldn't sleep throughout the night, her eagerness to attend the party and as Dmaien’s date, made her stay awake almost throughout the night. But she slept off later and woke up around 5:00 am.As she woke up, she immediately entered the bathroom to take her bath and in less than ten minutes, she was out of the bathroom.She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her and her dad.“Good Morning daddy, hope you had a good night's rest” Stella asked her dad, who just came downstairs from his room, into the kitchen.“Yes my dear, I did sleep well” Mr. McCardy replied.“Well I didn't, i am just feeling nervous and excited about today’s event and the thought of it, gave me sleepless night” Stella complained“You know, you need to calm down, right? Mr. McCardy asked, as he tried to assure her that everything will be okay.“Just be yourself, carry yourself with self confidence, you are beautiful and don't let anyone look down on you” He encouraged“So just eat your b

STELLA’S POVIt's been thirty minutes since she spoke with Damien on the phone, but he hasn't called back yet.The previous night, Damien had told Stella that on the day of the event, she should wake up earlier than usual, so she could prepare on time, that he would come pick her.Stella did as she was instructed, but Damien didn't come as promised. After waiting for so long, she decided to call Damien, which at first, was not reachable, she tried again a few hours later and Damien picked up the call but Stella realized he was still asleep, he only woke up because he had called.Stella was shocked but she found it so funny, because the previous night, he gave those instructions with confidence, like he was incharge of time.Stella decided to go back to watching her show.“Any year Damien gets ready, he can call me. But for now, I have a show to complete” she mumbled as she relaxed on the couch as she continued watching her show.“Stella? What's going on? Why are you still at home?” Su