Chapter 612
Chapter 612 Domestic Violence
The restaurant’s location was rtively remote. The first thing they saw when they got out of the car
were the grizzled wall, a greenstone bench, and a vintage red wooden door with two lion statues on
either side guarding it.
The server led them to a private room Marcus had reserved. The second Skr stepped into the room,
she could feel Marcus’ gaze on her.
“It’s difficult to ask you out,” he joked, but there was an undertone of somberness beneath it.
Skr’s menstrual cramp was giving her a hard time. Moreover, she suspected the cold air from the
ground had chilled her due to the thin soles of her shoes. Her grandmother had always warned her of the
cold air that could travel from the ground into one’s body.
After her grandmother was gone, she had no one fussing over her anymore.
Grandma used to check the weather report the night before and tell me to n my outfit ordingly for
the next day. She always insisted that a girl has to stay warm.
Meanwhile, Marcus and Kate were engaged in a low conversation. Not interested in it, Skr simply sat
quietly and focused on the boiled fish in front of her.
As she scooped up a piece of fish, her sleeve was pulled back along with her movement and revealed
the bruise on her wrist. The purple bruise had turned darkerpared to earlier.
Despite being engaged in a conversation with Kate, Marcus caught the discoloration on Skr’s wrist.
The room was warm, but it felt suffocating for Skr, so she excused herself and got out of the room.
As the chilling night breeze hit her face, she shuddered from the coldness and quickly wrapped her arms
around herself.
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“Did he hurt you?” Skr looked over her shoulder at the question and saw Marcus standing behind her
with only a wool sweater.
Skr smiled. “Why are you asking me such a strange question? Who do you think hurt me?”
With his hands tucked in his pockets, he said, “The bruise on your wrist was his doing, right? You can
always ask for my help if you need any.”
Right then, she realized Marcus assumed that her bruise was Tobias’ doing.
It seems that Marcus doesn’t have a good impression of Tobias.
“No,” Skr answered without borating. Her bare face was a stark contrast to the night.
Marcus’ eyes darkened at the sight. At that moment, he finally understood the reason Tobias broke off
his engagement and chose to be with her.
He cleared his throat and warned, “Careful not to fall too deeply for him, or you’ll get hurt.”
However, Skr was indifferent to his words. Her heart had numbed after hearing simr warnings so
many times. She had heard many people liken her to a short-term stock and warn that Tobias was ready
to dump her at any minute.
Meanwhile, Amelia gulped down ss after ss of beer in the room. By the time Skr returned to her
seat, Amelia had consumed quite an amount of alcohol.
Despite that, Kate didn’t stop her, and Skr merely watched from the sidelines. Suddenly, Skr
noticed that Amelia wasn’t as arrogant as before. In fact, she seemed to be in low spirits. There was a
permanent crease on her forehead as she continued chugging sses of beer down her throat as if she
had a lot on her mind.
After the dinner ended, Kate tried to carry the drunken Amelia away. Looking at Kate’s futile attempt,
Skr noted Amelia’s intense unwillingness to leave the beers on the table.
Right then, Kate whispered something in Amelia’s ear, causing her eyes to dte from fear. She then
shot to her feet and quickly stumbled away.
After settling the bill, Marcus stood with his hand in his pocket as he lighted a cigarette with the other. He
blew a puff of smoke as he waited for Skr at the exit.
“Let me drive you home. It’s dangerous for a woman to go home alone at night. More so for a celebrity.”
In response, Skr tipped her chin at a car nearby. His gaze followed hers andnded on the driver and
bodyguards in the car.
Marcus recalled a woman’s voice in his head. “Marcus, Tobias will be fetching me tonight. His driver and
bodyguards will be here too. What do you think I should wear? I hope he likes it.”