Keegan’s eyelids twitched when he heard Stella say that Marshall had a crush on her. He clenched his hands and tried to keep his composure, “Did he confess his feelings to you?”

“No… It’s just that I feel that he’s treating me differently. It feels more than just a regular friend,” Stella replied.

Keegan probed further, “Did anything happen during dinner to give you that impression?”

Stella chose to skip the part about the close call with the car and continued, “Nothing significant. It’s just that he seemed unusually concerned about me.”

Stella let out another sigh, “It’s so strange, Keegan. Mr.

Moore is such a perfect man. Why would he be interested in me? I know how charming I can be, but I’m already in a relationship.”

Keegan tried to suppress his anger, but he could not, “Are you trying to make me jealous?”

Stella chuckled briefly before saying, “I’m just teasing you. But I’m genuinely puzzled by the situation. Mr. Moore is your childhood friend. Him having feelings for me is making things awkward.”

overthinking it when I mentioned it to you

It left me wondering if you have a thing for

glared at her and said, “So, it’s

not realizing it sooner. Unlike

me. So I couldn’t tell Mr. Moore’s intentions right

you receive love letters left and right when you

was shocked

taken seriously. If that many people truly liked me, how come I’ve only dated one

sound oddly regretful,”

much, I’ve dated wisely. I found my true love despite all

was slightly moved by her words. He looked at her with a gentler expression and smiled. Then, he

to our

a moment of

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