I could see anger flashing across his face. As he was about to scold me, Vanessa grabbed his hand and cried weakly while pointing to the blood covering her head. "Theo, I just wanted to get along with her. I never expected her to be so violent. Theo, my face and my head hurts so much."

As I looked at Vanessa, I could see the finger marks from my slap and the blood on her head from where I was standing.

Without doubt, Theron saw them too, clearly.

He ...