Chapter 104

She set the glass of water down onto the coffee table, all the while tensing under the pressure of Anthony's presence. He noticed the bruise on her neck and grabbed her chin when she was about to get up. Startled, she froze anxiously. "Wh-what's wrong?" "I don't remember it being this bad." He studied the bruise sharply. Realizing what he meant, she touched the bruise on her neck and said, "I…I did this, otherwise people would misunderstand…ugh!" He dragged her closer and she fell, landing one knee on the couch and the other on Anthony's thigh. She instinctively reached down to steady herself and bit her lips in embarrassment. He rubbed his finger on the bruised skin and she still felt sore from the touch. "Looks like I should have been less merciful with you," he said while staring at the bruise. "Please spare me." She glanced at him, doe-eyed. "It really hurt when I turned it into a bruise…" He tensed at her pleading expression and grabbed her by the back of her neck, before