"I thought you wouldn't come." Seeing him take a seat, I also put my bag down and took a seat again.

Marius looked at me and replied in a cold tone, "I've no reason to reject a free dinner."

Although his face was expressionless and his tone alienating, he still retained his humor. It reminded me a little of the past.

I pushed the menu to him. "Order whatever you want."

He accepted the menu and ordered a few dishes before closing it back up. Marius glanced at me. "Is it enough?"

"Yes."

I looked up lightly, my gaze settling on Marius. "Marius, are you still mad?"

"Yes," he answered me curtly. There was a force in his words.

My throat got stuck.

I hesitated, my heartbeat gradually quickening. "I'm sorry. We failed to consider your feelings when we decided to arrange the blind date. But we didn't have malicious intentions. We only hoped you'd be happy." Marius let out a light chuckle when he heard this. His laugh, however, felt rather mocking, like knives stabbing my heart.

"It's fine if Shannon didn't know. But I didn't think you wouldn't either."

still embedded

really sorry. I wanted to stop it, but Shannon... It's my fault. Can

not have many friends, so I cherished every single one of them. Especially someone like

the sofa and looked up at me. He

him to reply to me and just ladled a bowl

humorous voice was no longer an

was tough to swallow.

donnet

was done eating and had put down his cutlery. I was still not done. I was already full, but I continued. It

"Stop eating."

say

grabbed my hand and forced me to put

Covering my mouth, I ran out of

bottle of water and some

"Thank you."

my mouth

walk. It'll

ahead with his hands

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