Chapter 113

MARCUS

All three of us sat at the dining table, the aroma of freshly cooked waffles and sausages filling the air. I had woken up early, determined to mend the strained atmosphere with a delicious breakfast.

Nicole, however, was still giving me the silent treatment, her expression somber as she pushed her food around her plate.

The tension was palpable, and I could feel my own discomfort growing with each passing second. It seemed like an eternity until Vicky decided to break the ice.

“Nicole," Vicky spoke up, her voice soft but pleading. Nicole looked up, her eyes meeting Vicky's gentle gaze. "Yeah?"

"I understand that you might be upset, but please don't take it all out on Marcus. He was just trying to help me”

Nicole let out a sigh and muttered, "Don't worry about it. We're cool." But her dismissive tone revealed that she wasn't cool at all. She finished eating in silence, abruptly standing up from the table and leaving me and Vicky behind.

Vicky let out a disappointed sigh, her ta