Chapter 66

The door slammed shut with a loud bang.

Stella couldn’t surmise what Roger was feeling from his expressions. She followed him quietly into the living room and sat on the sofa.

Roger had been hanging his head low all the while. Then suddenly, he raised up his head and turned to his sister.

“Do you like Professor Hall, Sis?” he asked.

“What did you just say?!” Stella responded in shock.

Roger said nothing. He sat next to his sister and leaned on her shoulder. He was about six feet tall, and when he leaned on his sister like that, he looked like a big bear leaning against a little rabbit for support.

“What kind of man do you like, Sis?” he asked again.

Stella realized then that Roger had been overthinking.

“Don’t worry, Roger,” she assured him. “There’s absolutely nothing going on between your professor and me.”

“It didn’t look like Professor Hall thought the same way, though…”

“Don’t you remember what he said?” Stella asked with a smile. “He merely thought that I looked pretty,