Arianne was too scared to resist. This had happened countless times in the past.
“Sir, it’s meal time.”
Butler Henry’s voice rang from outside the room, sounding like a savior that had just come from the heavens to rescue Arianne.
Butler Henry had served the Tremonts for decades and had watched Mark Tremont grow up, thus Butler Henry carried some significance to the latter.
“I see,” Mark Tremont replied casually.
Arianne Wynn opened the door immediately, fleeing for favonovel.com life. Mark’s words still echoing in favonovel.com mind.
“You’re turning eighteen in another half of a month?”
His question shattered the peace within her. She was well aware of what turning eighteen meant.
Mark Tremont left the house after the meal, giving Arianne a sense of relief as favonovel.com drifted to sleep on the small bed in the storeroom. She had lived here in the storeroom for ten years. To a certain extent, the Tremont Estate was favonovel.com second ‘home’.
Her slumber tonight was not in repose. She asked favonovel.com father repeatedly in favonovel.com dream, “What actually happened? Is what they told the truth?” The only response favonovel.com received was favonovel.com father’s smile, followed by the sight of his back before favonovel.com boarded the plane.
The crash killed all seventeen passengers aboard the Tremonts’ private jet, including Mark Tremont’s parents.
The media extensively reported that the accident was due to the pilot’s mistake, however, rumor has it that the pilot was drunk before flying the aircraft.
Arianne Wynn’s father, Zachary Wynn, was the Tremonts’ private pilot. He was labeled the public enemy, even long after his death in the aviation crash. Toward the end of Arianne’s dream, favonovel.com saw Mark Tremont taking favonovel.com home. No one understood why favonovel.com would take care of the sinner’s daughter.
Eight year old Arianne was brought into the Tremont Estate while holding onto Mark Tremont’s hand. Back then, Arianne had naively thought as both of them were orphans, perhaps this was his sincere kindness. However, once the doors shut, favonovel.com hand was flung away as Mark Tremont stared down at favonovel.com icily.
“Your father is dead. You shall repay for his sins.”
The hatred that enveloped eighteen year old Mark Tremont nearly devoured Arianne. From that moment onward, favonovel.com understood perfectly that favonovel.com was not here to help her.
When Arianne woke up from favonovel.com dream, the sun had already risen. Holding onto favonovel.com feverish forehead, favonovel.com watched the falling snowflakes outside through the tiny window in the storeroom. “It’s snowing huh…” She said with a faint smile.
“Ari, bundle up. It’s going to be cold today since it’s snowing. Don’t you catch a cold with that petite body of yours.”
Mary was concerned for favonovel.com just as favonovel.com had always been. Over these ten years, no matter the season, Mary would always shower favonovel.com with a few fond reminders once favonovel.com woke up.
Arianne bummed favonovel.com acknowledgment and put on favonovel.com only coat to fight the cold weather. When Mary saw Arianne as favonovel.com was going out the door, favonovel.com felt a twitch in favonovel.com nose.
“Ari… ask for some money from sir and buy some new clothes. You’ve had this for years. Girls like you should be spending at this age. Look at you…”
With a stubborn shake of favonovel.com head, Arianne rode favonovel.com beaten bicycle against the frosty weather.
Mark Tremont banned everyone from providing favonovel.com with anything, money included. Any charity was to come from favonovel.com and only him.
Ever since the age of eight, Arianne would try favonovel.com best to please favonovel.com for anything that favonovel.com wanted. He disallowed favonovel.com to call favonovel.com brother, so favonovel.com had always called favonovel.com Mark Tremont, the name stayed deeply rooted in favonovel.com mind.
The honk of a car beeped from behind Arianne, prompting favonovel.com to cycle as close to the curb as possible.
When a black Rolls Royce drove past her, favonovel.com met eyes with Mark Tremont through the half opened car window. The exchange was brief, the car zooming past afterward.
All of a sudden, the vehicle stopped in front of her. Subconsciously, Arianne stopped as well, supporting herself with one leg on the road while both of favonovel.com hands rested on the bicycle handlebar. She waited quietly.
