Chapter 288
Keegan got her a birthday gift; +10000 points.
Keegan’s first love was not her; -100 points.
Keegan called out another woman’s name when he had a fever; -10000 points.
Keegan did not like her; -100000 points.
In the end, after all of the adding and subtracting, disappointment was the only thing left in the equation.
Marshall did not look at Stella. He gently stirred the noodles in the pan and said, “You were only twenty-something at the time. Why did you want to get married so early?”
Stella was reluctant to talk about the complicated matters that took place in her family. She jokingly replied, “I’ve never gotten married before, so I wanted to see what being married is like.”
Marshall smiled. “What is it like, then?”
Stella sneered and said, “Not as fun as being single.”
Stella did not want to go further on this topic. Hence, she steered the conversation away and asked, “Mr. Moore, do you have a girlfriend?”
Marshall replied calmly, “Given how my body is, if I get a girlfriend, I would be in her getting better partners.”
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Stella thought he was referring to his illness before and asked, “Didn’t you recover from it?” Marshall did not reply. Instead, he pulled up his shirt, and Stella instantly went silent. From his wrist and above, vast areas of hideous burn marks were scrawled all over his body, like lumps entrenched on his entire forearm. It was a startling sight.
Stella’s heart wrenched, and she averted her gaze.
Marshall calmly pulled his sleeves down again and smiled. “I must have scared you, he spoke lightly.
Stella had just realized that the way she averted her eyes was somewhat impolite and quickly apologized. “I’m so sorry…”
“It’s okay,” Marshall replied airily. “I get shocked at the sight of it too.”
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