Chapter 58

Stella’s point of view. He bloody said it. I stared at him with my brows raised for a moment, as though I was surprised…well, maybe that’s because I was actually kind of surprise. Not knowing how to respond to him, and also trying not to make things awkward either, I decided to make it into a joke. I rolled my eyes. “Of course you love me, I’m your friend, silly” I slapped his shoulder playfully, then burst into laughter. “I’m not joking, Ella” he kept a straight face as he said this. “Of course, you are” I laughed even harder, expecting he’d join me laughing, but I eventually stopped when he continued staring at me with a serious expression. “I’m dead serious” “No, you can’t be serious because you know me enough to know that I don’t…” “I know, I know” he interrupted me. “I know love isn’t your thing, and I’m not going to force you into loving me either” My head slowly moved sideways as I couldn’t help staring at him and wondering what’s going on with him. “You don’t have to say any