“Feeling shy now? What if I want to hear you declare your love for me?”

Stella, ever so reserved, found it even harder to respond to his probing.

Matthew’s gaze remained intently on her.

Under his unyielding stare, Stella’s face turned a deeper shade of red.

Just as she was about to utter those three words, Matthew swiftly pulled her into his arms.

His lips claimed hers in a lingering ki*s that caught her off guard.

At first gentle, the ki*s intensified, growing fervent and assertive.

Breathless after the ki*s, Stella caught her breath.

Matthew tenderly grasped her chin.

“Since you won’t say it, I will.

Matthew and was mesmerized,

he nestled his head on her shoulder

love you,

his eyes

pursed her lips, overwhelmed with

fleeting glance into his

first to say ‘I love you’ to me,” she

“I’ll never forget that.

I love you, too.

upon hearing her words, his eyes alight

at Stella, and then captured her lips

hand cradling her head, the other drawing her close, as if trying to

senses blurred, and she surrendered to

up in his arms and carried her upstairs

with flowers, carried a heavy scent

over, Matthew pressed close to her on the

for this moment, and her

gaze, deep and yearning, softened as he gently tucked a stray lock of hair

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