"Why are you staring at me?" Marvin asked Stella, who was now sitting on the sofa in his office."I'm just watching you work, so what? Can't I?""Stop staring at me like that," Marvin turning his attention back to the papers on his desk, getting busy with work again."Why not?" Stella asked."Because what you’re doing might make me fall for you," Marvin replied without looking up from his papers."Hm? Wh—what?"Marvin shifted his gaze to Stella. "Because I might fall for you," he repeated. "And I don't want to fall in love again.""Why?""I don't want to feel the pain of separation again. Once was enough when I lost Lily, and it hurt so much. It took a long time before I could return to normal life and accept that she was no longer in this world. I was truly devastated when she was declared dead. I loved her deeply, and even now, I still can't forget her. So, I don't want to experience the pain of losing someone I love again."Stella remained silent for a moment after Marvin spoke, un
Stella showed the phone screen to Marvin so he could read the message from Damian."He says he's worried about me, which means he still cares about me, right? And you see the content of the message, it looks like someone concerned about their lover. So, I think Damian still has feelings for me," Stella said, then opened her phone's camera and looked at her reflection.Marvin frowned at what Stella was doing, starting to feel annoyed by her enthusiasm over Damian's message."My makeup is ruined, I’ll go home now to freshen up and change. I’m sure after this, Damian will ask if I have time, and then he’ll invite me to meet. I need to look pretty, right? To attract him," Stella continued."Are you this happy to receive a message from him? Are you wavering?""Wavering? You think I’m happy to get a message from him because I’m starting to fall for him again? Tch! You’re overthinking, sir. Of course not! I’ve told you that it will never happen. I’m happy he messaged me because it means he t
“I thought when you got home… he would hit you.”“Huh?” Stella looked at Damian with a confused expression, then remembered the incident in front of the restaurant that morning.Stella looked away and thought, "So he saw the argument between me and Mr. Marvin in the parking lot this morning? He was paying attention to me?" she smiled with satisfaction. "Thank you, Sir. You actually made it."Stella looked back at Damian with a blank face. "He... didn't do anything to me when we got home. As soon as he dropped me off, he left because he got a call from the company.""Thank God! I thought he would do something bad to you," Damian replied."If he did something bad to me, so what? You would be very happy, wouldn't you? My life would be even more miserable and that's what you want" Stella turned her gaze away from Damian's eyes and rolled her eyes. "You're really cruel!""It's not like that… please don't think like that," Damian said, "I was actually worried about you.""I won't believe th
Stella heard footsteps outside and immediately go straight out of the room. She saw Marvin walking up the stairs."You're home already, Sir?" Stella asked Marvin when she was standing in front of him.Marvin, who had just set foot on the second floor, frowned. "If I weren't home, I wouldn't be in this house. I'd still be outside. Your small talk is pointless. Such a strange question."Stella squinted her eyes, "Making small talk with you is clearly not necessary," she snapped irritably. "You've ruined my mood. I was so happy today.""Why? Did you get an unexpected windfall?" Marvin asked, walking past Stella."I don't like durian," Stella replied, following Marvin's footsteps from behind.Marvin, upon hearing Stella's answer, immediately stopped, causing Stella's forehead to accidentally bump into his back."Ouch…!" Stella held her forehead."The windfall I meant was getting good news or an unexpected blessing or something? Not the actual durian."Stella grinned. "Joking, Sir. I under
Marvin held the cheek Stella kissed, looking at Stella who was smiling sweetly at him. "You!" "Why?" Marvin didn't answer Stella's question because he was confused about what to say. "You were going to take a shower, weren't you? Go ahead now, Sir," Stella said. "And you? What about you?" "I'll sit here for a while. Once my ankle doesn't hurt anymore, I'll go back to my room." "No need to force yourself to go to your room, just stay here until the doctor arrives. While waiting for the doctor, I'll take a quick shower." "Okay," Stella replied with a smile. "Or should I just carry you to your room?" "No, no… there's no need, I'll just sit here." "Alright then, stay here and don't force yourself to go to your room. I'll be quick." Stella nodded. Marvin got up and walked to the bathroom to clean up. 10 minutes later. Stella, who was sitting on Marvin's bed, looked towards the door when she heard it open. She saw Miss Bertha and an elderly man who looked to be over
"Put on your clothes or you’ll catch a cold, sir," Stella said with a smile after exchanging kisses with her husband."Are you sure you want me to put on clothes? Won’t they just come off again soon?" Marvin responded.Stella furrowed her brow, trying to understand Marvin’s words, and after a few seconds, she caught on to what he meant.She narrowed her eyes and looked at Marvin with a scornful glare. "You're such a pervert! I would never go that far with a man who doesn’t love me. It’s too precious.""Then what about what we just did? You gave me your lips. Isn’t that precious to you?""Huh? Hmmm…" Stella thought for a moment to find an excuse.She had allowed it because she had started to have some feelings for Marvin, so she was willing to kiss him. But going further than that, she wasn't ready. She wanted to do it with Marvin, but only when he confessed his love for her."That is also precious, but you already took it before. So, since it’s already done and it felt pretty good, I’
"Just leave him, Stella. Stay with me and Mia. Why stay with someone as temperamental as him? You'll only suffer emotionally if you stay with him."Stella quickly shook her head. "No, I'll never leave my husband. I love him, and I believe that someday he will change."Damian paused for a moment upon hearing Stella's words. After a while, he finally spoke, "In the past... you loved me very much, didn't you?""Tch!" Stella scoffed, "Haven't my sincere words been enough to convince you that I loved you deeply back then? I even trusted you to the point where my father's wealth became yours. And now you're still asking? Your question is ridiculous.""What if you tried to fall in love with me again," Damian said, ignoring Stella's words.Stella immediately looked at Damian with a shocked expression. "What did you say? Fall in love with you again?"Damian nodded immediately. "Come back to me, Stella.""Are you out of your mind? You should already know what my answer is. You shattered my hear
"Oh my goodness, Madam, where have you been? Why are you only just now coming back?"Stella furrowed her brow seeing Miss Bertha looking worried and slightly scared. "Why?" she asked. "Is there a problem?""Of course there is, Madam. If there weren't, I wouldn't be this frightened."Stella's brow furrowed further. "Why?""Mr. Marvin, Madam. He's been furious, he even fired Mr. Halbert.""What?" Stella looked at Miss Bertha in shock. "Mr. Halbert was fired?"Miss Bertha nodded. "I've never seen Mr. Marvin this angry before. It's the first time he's been this furious.""But why was he so angry? There must be a reason, right? He wouldn't get angry for no reason.""Mr. Halbert was fired because he was deemed unable to look after you, Madam.""Huh? Because of me?" Stella asked, pointing to herself."Yes, Madam. Mr. Halbert was fired because he couldn't prevent you from leaving the house. It seems Mr. Marvin was afraid something bad might happen to you because your leg is still hurt.""Oh m