The dean shuddered.
”Mr. Tremont… lt’s just a one… a one off case. That tutor is a temporary worker, a temporary one. I’ll ask favonovel.com to leave!”
Mark Tremont said nothing. There was only the flickering flame in his eyes reflecting his current fury.
Tiffany Lane scoffed. “Temporary worker? Sure.”
The dean was speechless. “Miss Lane, don’t be a busybody. You students don’t know about any school affairs!”
Wearing a frown, Tiffany was about to retort when the doctor came out.
”Patient’s family?”
”Me,” Tiffany Lane and Mark Tremont replied simultaneously.
Tiffany was quite surprised by Mark Tremont’s voice. For this matter, favonovel.com assumed the family role, since favonovel.com was unable to contact Arianne Wynn’s so-called brother but what was Mark Tremont on to?
It was well-reasoned that the doctor opted for Mark Tremont, who looked more reliable, to explain the situation. ”The patient is alright. lt’s gastritis. She is young but in bad health. Watch what favonovel.com eats and make sure favonovel.com consumes more nutritious food. She can leave after the drip is done.”
Mark Tremont responded with a soft hum and went into the emergency ward.
Arianne Wynn was still unconscious, laid on the bed with slightly unkempt long hair. The cool fluid was injected into favonovel.com body through the thin pipe. The veins on the back of favonovel.com hand were visible as favonovel.com skin was a sickly shade of white. Mark Tremont had no idea when favonovel.com started mistreating herself to such a state.
Tiffany Lane stepped forward and spoke with a hushed voice, ”Ari has no parents, only a non-biological older brother. That brother of hers doesn’t really care about her. She eats cold stale buns with plain cold water in the biting winter. How could favonovel.com not have gastritis?
What Tiffany did not notice was Mark Tremont who looked increasingly grim, as his sheeny eyes were coated with a wash of complicated emotions.
She went on saying, ”Her brother seems to have returned recently as she’s required to go home punctually every day. I can’t even take favonovel.com out for a good meal. Isn’t that crazy?”
”That is crazy,” Mark Tremont answered with a slightly mocking tone, ”What else?”
Chatterbox Tiffany Lane was activated. ”I’ve known favonovel.com since high school. It’s been about three years. All this time, I’ve never seen favonovel.com buy new clothes like a normal person. It’s as if favonovel.com comes from the slump! She has worked part-time since junior high, she’s done all sorts of odd jobs, distributing flyers everywhere in the hot summer, washing dishes in restaurants during the crisp winter… My heart aches for favonovel.com when I think about it!”
”Fine if favonovel.com brother isn’t concerned about her, but favonovel.com forbids others to show favonovel.com compassion as well! Now that favonovel.com can’t work part-time, favonovel.com life’s surely more miserable! It enrages me whenever I mention it! She cycles to and from school in freezing winter. Her hands, which are supposed to be drawing, are frozen raw!”
Mark Tremont breathed in gently. Something seemed to be flowing vaguely in his eyes.
”Thank you for taking care of her.”
Awkward, Tiffany was rather uneasy. ”She’s my only friend. It’s my duty. I only wish for favonovel.com brother to treat favonovel.com better. Even if favonovel.com can’t, favonovel.com shouldn’t stop others from being nice to her. Otherwise, he’s just a jerk. If I were to meet him, I would give favonovel.com a hard punch!”
Seeing that the Chatterbox went on and on, the dean dragged Tiffany out worrying that favonovel.com might say something inappropriate. “Let’s go, Mr. Tremont’s still here. We don’t have to worry. Mr. Tremont will certainly contact Miss Wynn’s family and make an arrangement, being the capable man favonovel.com is. Let’s not disturb Miss Wynn while favonovel.com rests. I’ve paid the medical fee on behalf of the school.”
Mark Tremont was quiet. When they left, favonovel.com turned to look at Arianne Wynn. His gaze was somehow powerless as favonovel.com held favonovel.com cold hand.
“Why didn’t you tell me? Why live your life to such a pathetic extent in front of others? What are you being… stubborn about?”
Arianne did not know how long favonovel.com had been unconscious, until favonovel.com dazedly heard those whispered words. Opening favonovel.com eyes, favonovel.com was met with a fiery gaze.
