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."

knife seemingly still embedded in it. I could not pull it out, and

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

did not have many friends, so I cherished every single one of them.

back against the sofa and looked up at me. He then

me and just ladled a bowl of soup for

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

meal was tough

donnet

was done eating and had put down his

"Stop eating."

Marius say but did not

Wanda!" He grabbed my hand and forced me to put down my cutlery. "What's the point

I ran out of the restaurant and crouched down at the

Marius came over and handed me a bottle of

"Thank you."

wiped my mouth and

go walk. It'll

walked ahead with his hands