A glint flashed past Stellaâs eyes. âDoesnât that make you two childhood sweethearts? Itâs been so many years and you two still share such a great relationship. Iâm so envious.â
âThereâs nothing to admire. Just look at my dark eye circles!â Yvonne chucked.
Stella had good reason to think that Yvonne was showing off, and she shook her head.
Yvonne, on the other hand, had her interest piqued. She followed behind Stella and asked,â Ella, have you ever been in a relationship before?â
She was interested in Stellaâs love life.
No matter what it was, she would never spend her whole life with Weston.
A man like Weston Ford would be sick and tired of one woman after a while.
She was rather worried that Stellaâs involvement with Weston might traumatize her in the area of love and cause her to lose all hope in romance.
Previously, whenever she wanted to introduce a man to Stella, it would always be rejected. Wouldnât she be even more distrustful of men after this?
âMe?â Not thinking that Yvonne would be interested in her love life, Stella said after a while,â I did have a crush on someone else in the past.â
âIs that so? When was that?â Yvonneâs interest was aroused.
âI think it was in university. I liked a very outstanding senior in school, and I found him stunning. He was handsome and rich, yet neither a flirt nor a playboy. Back then in school, he was probably a knight in shining armor for many girls.â âKnight in shining armor?â Yvonne hadnât heard that cheesy line for eons.
âThen, what about you? Did you confess your feelings to him?â âI didnât,â Stella shook her head and said mockingly, âHe had a girlfriend back then.â
âI seeâ¦â Yvonne remained silent before sighing. âYou have pretty bad luck, it seems.â Stella could sense the meaning behind her words and lifted the corner of her lips in a bitter smile.
âYeah, I do.â
She seemed to be always involved with men with partners. But that man had always been Weston Ford, and no one else. She had a crush on Weston when she was in university. At that time, Guinevere was already pursuing him with great fanfare.
Everyone saw them as a couple back then, with Guinevere the self-proclaimed âgirlfriendâ of Weston, Although Weston never admitted to it, a man like him would never allow something like that to happen, especially if he was unwilling.
It was simply silent acquiescence on his part. Back then, Stella had never thought that she would one day be involved with a man like Weston. Never did she think that he would ever break up with Guinevere. She wouldâve never considered the possibility that he would raise marriage with her.
Regardless, what never belonged to her in the first place would never be hers. What she regretted the most was thinking that her dreams had come true when all she ended up with was not an ounce of happiness. The dash of all her hopes for the future vanished the moment she was rudely awakened from her dream. It turned out that that was all there was to love. Yvonne remained silent for a while before asking in a small voice, âSince youâve never been in a relationship, and youâve never been intimate with Weston⦠are you still a virgin?â Stella was drinking water and when Yvonne asked her the question, she choked, coughing a few times.
Yvonne mistook Stellaâs flushed face for shyness. âOh, come on. Itâs alright. Even though we live in an open and liberal society now, itâs normal to be conservative as you are. Donât feel pressured in any way!â She thought that Stella mustâve really been a virgin and had suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of indignance. âThen⦠arenât you giving your first to that bastard, Weston Ford? Thatâs too good of a deal for someone like him!â With that thought in mind, Yvonne couldnât help but put ideas in Stellaâs head. âElla, Iâm being serious. Why donât I introduce some clean and nifty handsome boys to you, and you can have a good time with the one you fancy.â