Jealousy Part 2

Marvin, who was already halfway up the stairs, stopped in his tracks. He looked at Stella and said, "Is my face really that unreadable to you? Of course I'm jealous, Stella!"

Marvin turned back around and continued walking. Stella quickly followed, hurrying until she managed to overtake Marvin and stood in front of him as he reached the top of the stairs.

"I don't have any feelings for him, Darling," Stella said. "Yes, he did confess his love for me before he left, but I didn't accept it. Didn't I already tell you that I've only fallen in love twice? You know who my first love was, the one who ruined my life. And my second and last love is you. So there's no need to be jealous; you don't have to worry about him because I've never been interested in him, not then and not now."

Marvin crossed his arms over his chest. "Then why did you look so tense and shocked when I mentioned his name?" Marvin asked in a flat tone.

Though his voice was calm, Marvin was seething inside, and he was afrai