Chapter 9. Helping Each Other

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