Seeing her state, Marcus Jarvis was both confused and worried. "Skylar, what's wrong? Who was that man just now?"
Skylar Hayes didn't answer. She stared at him blankly, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
Seeing her cry, Marcus's heart tightened. He reached out, pulled her into his arms, and gently patted her back in a comforting gesture.
His attempt to comfort her, however, only made Skylar's tears fall even more fiercely.
...
At Stellan Bay, Skylar Hayes and Marcus Jarvis sat on adjacent sofas.
"...And just like that, a year ago, I divorced my husband and have been living with my daughter ever since." In front of Marcus, Skylar finally opened up and recounted her ordeal.
Once the pain and fear subsided, only a faint sorrow remained on her face. "What I hate most isn't what he did to me, but what it's done to my daughter. She's still so young, yet now she has to carry this stain for the rest of her life.
