Buck frowned imperceptibly, but Elizabeth didn't see any emotion or evasion in his eyes.
He still said in an ordinary tone, "She was seriously frightened. As for the specific reason, I can't explain it to Miss Bennett in a few words for the moment. But if you are willing to assist in treatment, you will know what happened to her eventually."
Elizabeth was not sure if she was too suspicious, so she did not go on. She just doubted about it.
Buck seemed to have seen her doubts. His eyes were deep and his face was solemn, then he said, "I have offended Miss Bennett in the first meeting. Miss Bennett may not have a good impression of me. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I need to explain."
Before Elizabeth reacted, he continued, "No matter what kind of profession I do, no matter what kind of business I do, Parker is my fiancée. Taking care of her is my responsibility. Besides, she has no other relatives besides me. I have the responsibility to do my best to cure her and let her live a normal life."
Elizabeth was shocked by his seriousness and did not know what to say.
After all, she had not been in touch with Parker for three years. She did not know what Parker had experienced in England in the past three years and whether the Stone family has bigger changes. As for how Parker met Buck? She knew nothing about it.
Her intuition was not evidence of doubt for this man.
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Before leaving, Elizabeth found Parker's attending doctor to talk about her condition. It turned out that she had been suffering from the illness for half a year. And it had been difficult for her to eat because of severe anorexia. Not only was she mentally unstable, but she also lost weight repeatedly. If the situation could not be relieved, all the organs of her body would begin to decline.
Elizabeth could not forget Parker's frightened and miserable look. It was hard to imagine what she had experienced.
She didn't recover until she got home.
When he entered the hallway, Elizabeth was still in her thoughts. After passing through the living room, she ran into the gloomy face of Marvin.
Marvin’s sinister gaze swept upon Elizabeth, finally, she returned to the present moment, felt guilty and frozen. She did not dare to look straight at him.
Marvin stared at her with a sullen face without saying a word. After a long while, he said in a gloomy voice, "Willing to come back?"
Elizabeth was tortured by his aura. She was not sure why Marvin was so unhappy tonight. She could only be more obedient and hoped to escape.
"My friend has something to do tonight, so I came back a little late. But I told Mrs. Brown in advance that I won't go home for dinner tonight."
He was unhappy, and his gloomy face was as if interrogating his cheating wife. Elizabeth subconsciously guessed that it might be related to Robert, and her palms could not help sweating.
However, Marvin did not mention a single word about the man. Instead, he stared at her gloomily for a while and suddenly dragged her onto the sofa. His big hand ripped off her clothes.
She wore a thin sweater, which he tore violently that the buttons were all broken apart. Elizabeth was stripped to the waist.
Marvin's cold figures caressed the skin on her left arm and saw the tiny scar.
Elizabeth immediately understood why he was angry. She bit her lip and tried to calm herself down. "Marvin, calm down. Let me explain, please."
He looked gloomy and exuded strong hostility as if he would tear her apart in the next second.
Marvin pressed her cheeks with hands, and the force was as heavy as it was about to crush her jawbone.
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