The Woman From Hell

"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."

abyss again at Marius' words, the knife seemingly still embedded in it. I could not pull it out, and it

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

single one of them. Especially someone like Marius. I did

the sofa and looked up at me. He then turned

I did not force him to reply to me and just ladled a

as he usually did, just that his humorous voice was no longer

meal was tough to

donnet

not manage to get his forgiveness, but ! just kept stuffing food into my mouth. By then, Marius was done eating and had put down his cutlery. I was still not done. I was already full, but I continued. It seemed like the

"Stop eating."

Marius say but did not

hand and forced me to put down my cutlery. "What's the

My stomach flipped. Covering my mouth, I

and handed me a bottle of water and some tissues as he patted my back. "Are

"Thank you."

mouth and rinsed

It'll help

walked ahead with his hands in his