Story By J. C. Louis
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J. C. Louis

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The Man I Shouldn't Love
Updated at Jun 29, 2026, 01:08
As if my life wasn’t already complicated as a plus size woman who has always found it hard to find love, I go and fall in love with the wrong man. Stanley Pearson is my father's best friend. A billionaire. Twenty-nine years older than me. Engaged to my high school bully. And.. the only man I've ever truly loved. For years, my feelings were nothing more than a secret teenage crush I swore I'd outgrow. But after having my heart broken, I return home to finish college from there only to learn that my parents are leaving for a four-year overseas assignment and has asked Stanley Pearson to let me stay at his estate. Now, I'm living under the same roof as the man I can't stop thinking about. Every day, I tell myself to keep my distance. Every day, I fail. Because the more time I spend with Stanley, the harder it becomes to ignore the way he looks at me. The way he remembers the little things. The way he makes me feel seen when the rest of the world looks right through me. Maybe I'm foolish. Maybe I'm delusional. Or… maybe some loves are too powerful to disappear just because they're forbidden. Whatever it was, my heart has never been very good at following rules.
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