"Was bullied?" Marcus stood in front of Laura and slowly tore open the package.

Laura glanced at him, "Kevin told you I was bullied?" It didn't take much thinking to know it would only come from Kevin.

"Yeah," Marcus responded lightly, tearing off a piece of bread and passing it to Laura's lips.

Laura ate it. After a moment of silence, she suddenly smiled. "Mr. Brown, can I assume that this is your way of calming me down by feeding me?"

Marcus' expression didn't change as he tore off another piece of bread and handed it over. "Well." The sound was soft, so soft that it seemed like a mere...