Chapter 9

I came from an extremely shitty background. My parents were uncaring bastards who didn't give a damn about their own daughter. They didn't want to spend a single cent on me since I was young.

I could only wear hand-me-downs procured from other people to school. Heck, I couldn't even afford my own school uniform.

Marcus was the one who had bought me my first uniform and had my homeroom teacher hand it to me. However, he didn't tell me he was the one who had bought it for me.

Snacks began overflowing my desk drawer, but my classmates claimed that I had stolen them. Lucy was the only one who had spoken up for me, yet she became their target of bullying.

After that, Marcus personally dealt with the matter. He began openly pursuing me, but I kept avoiding him out of fear that the girls kept targeting me maliciously. Some time later, Marcus started keeping a low profile. He learned how to protect me from the shadows.

I thought I'd be able to survive my high school years under Marcus' p