"About your idea of switching positions. I'm sorry, I can't," Marvin said. "I made a deal with Stella from the beginning. So the woman I'm going to marry is her, not you, and that's inviolable."Mia pursed her lips. She really wished she could switch positions so that she could marry Marvin, who was a perfect man."Besides, you made that mistake knowingly, didn't you? You already knew Damian wasn't a good person but still made the deal. As for Stella, she did make a mistake, but she didn't know that Damian was a bad person. If she had known he was a jerk, she wouldn't have fallen for him."Stella who heard Marvin defending her, smiled. Mia now looked very upset."Okay! So what about me, what's the solution? I don't want to marry Damian either. Give me a solution," Mia said."What do I have to gain by helping you, hm?" asked Marvin. "I made the deal with your sister because it had a mutually beneficial goal and mission, and I think you'll enjoy it later too. So if I help you now, what
Stella looked at Marvin with furrowed brows as he said he would never fall for a woman again."After the mission is successful, you are free to choose your options. I allow you to stay in my house and enjoy all the facilities as long as you don't interfere with what I'm doing."Stella nodded in understanding. "Since it happens in the future, we'll see how it goes.""One more thing," Marvin said."What?"Don't expect more from me. Don't put your heart into me and never involve love."Stella turned her gaze in another direction and smiled sadly. She looked back at Marvin again. "You are numb, right? Then it's the same. Damian made me reluctant to fall in love with a man again. All men are jerks!""So you're calling me a jerk?" asked Marvin with narrowed eyes.Stella swallowed hard. "You're on the exclusion list," she said with a smirk.Marvin was still squinting and glaring sarcastically. Stella went back to reading the contents of the agreement, then when she finished, she looked back
"He killed the person I care about the most," said Marvin, his eyes piercing."Who?" asked Stella. "Your lover?"Stella and Mia glanced at Marvin, their expressions serious, wondering who he was referring to."Yes, Lily... she's my lover whom I love very much," Marvin replied. "I just found out that the accident that happened to Lily eight months ago wasn't purely an accident, but it was due to Fanny's interference. That damn woman managed to make it look like an accident, and she did it very cleanly.""Is she so deeply in love with you, sir, that she would take someone's life?" asked Stella."That's not love! It's obsession!" Marvin retorted, locking eyes with Stella. "So, I need your help, Stella. Help me bring down Fanny for killing Lily, and I'll assist you in reclaiming your property rights and even dealing with Damian.""Wait, does that mean Fanny killed Lily out of jealousy, wanting to possess you entirely?" Mia finally spoke up. "Fanny eliminated Lily because she saw her as a
"Are you guys up to something with me?" Damian asked, his eyes wide open and teeth bared. Mia swallowed nervously. "You deliberately accepted a deal with me to get revenge. And behind that, you have Stella and Mr. Marvin helping you," Damian said. "I only found out about Stella and Mr. Marvin's relationship this morning, and I told them about our deal," Mia replied. "Stella was furious at me, then revealed that the debt had already been paid by Mr. Marvin." Damian's brows furrowed. "So?" "This morning we met with Mr. Marvin, and asked for his help in canceling the deal with you. Unfortunately, that damn Marvin didn't want to help because the deal was already signed, it would be very difficult to cancel it. He was afraid you would demand a lot from him later," Mia said, pretending to be annoyed. "So he won't help you?" asked Damian. "No!" replied Mia, looking annoyed. She sat back with her arms folded under her chest. "He said he's already spent a lot of money paying off t
A few days later. Stella and Mia got into the car that was waiting in front of the apartment. One of Mr. Marvin's bodyguards picked them up to take them to the company. "Why do you think Mr. Marvin asked us to come?" Mia asked Stella, who was sitting next to her. "Probably to talk about the wedding. What else could it be?" Stella replied in a casual tone. She turned her head to look out the window and saw that the streets were very crowded even though it was already working hours. "Aren't you happy to be marrying Mr. Marvin?" asked Mia when she noticed Stella's indifferent expression. Stella immediately turned to look at Mia. "I'm getting married to a man I've only known for less than two weeks. What's there to be happy about? I don't love him at all. I never even imagined that I would marry a man this way." "Mr. Marvin is so perfect as a man. Aren't you attracted to him at all?" "He's still stuck in his past. He agreed to marry me to take revenge for Lily's death. He said Lily
"That quickly?" Stella stared at Marvin in shock. Marvin nodded. "The sooner, the better." "But how can it be done as soon as tomorrow?" Stella asked softly. "Nothing is difficult for me, everything is easy. Especially when money rules everything," Marvin answered. "Oh, okay," Stella nodding in understanding. Marvin was right. "Anything else? Any more questions?" Stella shook her head. "No." Marvin turned to Mia. "Any progress with your agreement with Damian?" "Not yet," Mia replied. "He hasn't talked about the wedding, he just said he would prepare for it soon. Yesterday afternoon, after I got back to my apartment, Damian asked to meet. I thought he wanted to discuss the agreement or the wedding, but it wasn't about that." "What did he talk to you about?" Marvin asked. "Your relationship with Stella," Mia answered. "He said he found out from Mr. William. Mr. William blamed him for the canceled contract with Esther. You were careless, Sir. Damian was suspicious of us." "Susp
Stella came out of the bathroom, walked towards the walk-in closet. "Stella...!" Her bedroom door suddenly opened. Marvin stood there, looking shocked and stunned when he saw Stella’s body covered only by a towel. He swallowed hard at the sight of her, her wet and messy hair stirring his instincts as a man. "Couldn't you knock first, Sir?" Stella asked, clutching the towel tightly over her chest, speaking through gritted teeth. "Wh—why wasn’t the door locked?" Marvin responded with a question instead of answering. Stella narrowed her eyes at Marvin's question. "O—okay... sorry," Marvin said, closing Stella’s bedroom door again. Stella rolled her eyes, then continued choosing her clothes. "Wow!" Stella looked in awe at the clothes in the closet. "Did Marvin prepare these?" Stella tried on various outfits. Although she used to be well-off, her wardrobe mostly consisted of t-shirts and pants, with only a few skirts that she rarely wore. Finally, Stella picked a dress and put it
"Okay, if you understand, I’m hanging up." Click! Marvin ended the call and looked around as his driver stopped the car in the restaurant parking lot Stella had mentioned. For some reason, he had asked the driver to take him to the restaurant instead of the office. Even though what Stella was doing wasn’t part of his plan, he still felt the urge to follow her. After a short moment, he got out of the car. He saw Stella walking quickly, deliberately bumping into Damian. "She's started her act," Marvin murmured, crossing his arms and watching as Stella extended her hand to Damian. Marvin stayed where he was, calmly observing the scene in front of him. He noticed Damian’s shocked expression as he saw Stella’s new look. Marvin's eyes narrowed when he saw Damian looking at Stella’s body with an intense gaze. "I think he still has feelings for my wife," Marvin murmured. His eyes narrowed further when he saw Damian’s lips curl into a reverse crescent. Finally, Marvin walked closer to t