Is this all over?

Casey stirred her red velvet drink. The atmosphere is so awkward. This Saturday, Eric asked her to meet him outside. The man didn't say the reason, but Casey couldn't refuse. She realized that the man still looked gloomy, not as cheerful as usual. Ah, ever since that man decided to date Erica, Casey had rarely seen Eric as cheerful and mischievous as before.

"Gwen," Eric called after a long silence.

"Y-yes?"

"I ... I want to apologize for not being able to protect you and letting Erica spread your past. It feels like everything I did was in vain, in the end she still did it," Eric said with a bitter smile. Casey could see the dark circles under her master's eyes. The man seemed difficult to sleep with. "I'm a coward, can't do anything even I wasn't there when you were bullied by them," he continued.