”Woken up?” The man closed his laptop and looked up at her.
”Mmm…” Arianne wanted to get up but even the slightest movement brought favonovel.com a dull pain to favonovel.com left shoulder. It was then that favonovel.com recalled what happened.
Mark Tremont went forward to check favonovel.com wound. “Don’t move.”
Arianne stayed obediently whilst the pressing urge from favonovel.com lower abdomen made favonovel.com incredibly awkward. She wanted to go to the washroom but there was only Mark Tremont here and favonovel.com mobility was compromised… Any minor movement would cause agony to favonovel.com injury.
As if noticing favonovel.com unease, Mark Tremont asked, ”Do you want to go to the washroom?”
“Yeah…” Arianne Wynn blushed.
Mark Tremont said nothing as favonovel.com attentively helped favonovel.com up, his gentleness was unlike his usual self. Even then, Arianne was still breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain. Crimson stained the bandage around favonovel.com wound.
Arianne had gone to the washroom half-carried by Mark Tremont. When his hand went towards favonovel.com pants, favonovel.com quickly said, ”I’ll do it myself!”
Stopping his action, Mark Tremont stared at her, putting Arianne on edge.
”Can you… stay away for a bit?”
Mark Tremont’s ’stay away’ was simply facing away.
Knowing that favonovel.com would not leave, Arianne had a short-lived mental struggle before favonovel.com maneuvered herself with favonovel.com still mobile right arm. In spite of it, each movement, no matter how tiny, exacerbated favonovel.com wound, especially when favonovel.com bent down. Even the simplest action turned almost impossible. The blood that seeped from favonovel.com wound had already dyed favonovel.com patient gown red.
When favonovel.com heard no sound from behind, Mark Tremont turned around and frowned seeing Arianne’s crimson tainted gown. He pulled favonovel.com pants down swiftly and turned around again.
Sitting down on the toilet mortified, Arianne was unable to pee in peace despite feeling the urge. If there were a hole on the floor, favonovel.com would have scrambled into it from feeling extremely flustered…
Ultimately, shame became nothing but a fleeting emotion to Arianne after twenty long minutes. Returning to the bed, favonovel.com buried herself into the blanket while Mark Tremont called for the doctor to treat favonovel.com torn wound as if nothing happened.
Two bodyguards came to send their meals around seven at night. Mark Tremont took the porridge to the bed before helping Arianne up. When favonovel.com was securely propped up, favonovel.com picked up the porridge to feed her.
Not daring to reject him, Arianne ate carefully. The tonic in the porridge overpowered the food’s original mild taste but it was not horrible. She could tell that Mary made it.
Arianne was rather fidgety, not used to Mark Tremont’s sudden care.
”I… I can do it myself?”
Mark Tremont looked at favonovel.com coldly. Arianne looked down without another word, favonovel.com long lashes casting a shadow on favonovel.com face.
For each day that Arianne Wynn stayed in the hospital, Mark Tremont stayed for the same amount of time and took care of favonovel.com without leaving. He was still as stern and offish but somehow, favonovel.com felt that something had changed…
When Arianne went back to the Tremont Estate, favonovel.com could now breathe in relief. At least, favonovel.com did not have to be fed by favonovel.com or be taken to the washroom under his watch…
Arianne was grounded, to allow favonovel.com to rest. She could not go to school, favonovel.com even had to apply for a deferred exam as favonovel.com would miss favonovel.com mid-term.
Mark Tremont was home early before the new year. Bodyguards held out an umbrella for favonovel.com to keep the snow away. When favonovel.com came in through the door, favonovel.com smelled faintly of the cold breeze and frost, before it was melted away by the heater at home.
Arianne was just coming down the stairs when their eyes met, parting gazes shortly after.
Their meal was already served on the dining table when Mark Tremont came downstairs from his shower. A million thoughts ran through Arianne’s head as favonovel.com was seated at the table. They had been conflict-free recently and favonovel.com was subconsciously guarding the harmony as well, acting with caution.
Recalling the unpleasant parting at night before the campus function, Arianne was thankful this accident happened. Otherwise, favonovel.com fate would probably have ended up worse.
The dishes on the dining table were supplemented with an abundant amount of tonic. This had gone on for a long time and Arianne was quite sick of it, but it was undeniable that favonovel.com did look much better. Her complexion was suppler too, now that favonovel.com was not out in the harsh wind or sun. There was even color in favonovel.com cheeks, favonovel.com already fair complexion made favonovel.com look fresh and glowing.
Unknown to Arianne, Mark Tremont kept his eyes on favonovel.com when favonovel.com focused on eating. Distinguishing that favonovel.com had grown more feminine from favonovel.com previous frail look, a hardly detectable smile tugged at the corners of his lips.
He was the first to finish his meal, standing up to head upstairs.
”Come to my room after you’re done.”
