Though his reply was nothing more than a simple word, Mark Tremont took several long beats before favonovel.com sent it. Why did favonovel.com not say anything when favonovel.com came back? Did favonovel.com not know how to complain?
***
Eric Nathaniel was absent from work the next day. It was said that favonovel.com had gone to the hospital.
Arianne Wynn felt guilty. She should not have consented to Tiffany’s antics yesterday. Tiffany Lane had always been carelessly casual and straightforward, causing Eric Nathaniel to be on the receiving end of favonovel.com mischief. He still ate as his pride disallowed favonovel.com from refusing.
Mark Tremont did not sleep in their room last night.
Arianne did not know if favonovel.com had gone out. She could sense that something was wrong again. It seemed like peace could never be maintained between both of them.
Around noon, Tiffany gave Arianne a call.
“Ari, I’m alone for the day. Let’s have lunch together? I’m at the entrance of your company.”
“I’m coming down now.”
Arianne picked up favonovel.com purse and headed out immediately.
When they met downstairs, Tiffany was visibly not favonovel.com usual bubbly self. Arianne asked, “What’s up, Tiff? Something bugging you?”
Tiffany wore a forced smile and patted the fallen snow on favonovel.com coat rather aggressively as favonovel.com replied, “Let’s look for a lunch place first. I’m freezing to death!”
She decided on a lavish restaurant nearby and made favonovel.com order promptly after being seated, favonovel.com had no patience. Arianne was now reassured that something was troubling favonovel.com best friend.
“Tiff, is it about you and Ethan?”
Holding the glass of water, Tiffany was silent for a while before saying, “I feel like Ethan only wanted to come back to our hometown, not to be engaged with me. He doesn’t plan for our future. When the incident happened three years ago, I was touched that favonovel.com volunteered to go abroad with me. Without a second thought, I had my dad sponsor him. All his expenses overseas, for these three years, were covered by my family.”
“Not long ago, he’s gotten much quieter too. When I asked about it, favonovel.com said that favonovel.com preferred being here because favonovel.com wants to take care of his mother who doesn’t have the best health. He wants to grow with me here in the future too, so we agreed to get engaged when we came back That’s why I called you. When I mentioned the engagement after dinner last night, favonovel.com ignored the topic. This isn’t the first time it’s happened You know me, I’m not an overly sensitive person, but when it’s happened too many times… I’m not dumb either.”
Arianne was no relationship expert. After the whole conversation, favonovel.com merely understood that Ethan Connor seemed to not want to get engaged. However, anything else favonovel.com could not detect.
“I… I don’t know what to say either. Maybe favonovel.com just wasn’t paying attention to your words and it’s not that favonovel.com actually doesn’t care. Talk to favonovel.com again. You’ve been together for three years and you’ve been nothing but great to him. Even if he’s stone cold, by now even a stone would have felt your warmth. What’s more, you dated each other willingly. Feelings have to be mutual for that to happen, right?”
‘Even a stone would have felt your warmth’… Arianne thought about Mark Tremont for some reason when favonovel.com uttered the words. He seemed like favonovel.com was never going to warm up, however…
Tiffany took a gulp of water and put on a nonchalant smile. “There are plenty more fish in the sea. I don’t have to be the attached one if things don’t work out between me and Ethan. You, however, I never would have imagined you’d marry Mark Tremont. Good job.
That’s the man millions of girls desire and you caught him. I think I said something about it being worth dying for if I ever got to sleep with him. I take back my words. I don’t lust over my best friend’s man!”
Arianne was entertained as a chuckle escaped her. “Stop it…”
Tiffany had an evil grin when favonovel.com asked in a whisper, “You and Mark Tremont… are about ten years apart right? Is it harmonious between you both?”
This was an expected topic when women gathered. Arianne felt favonovel.com face heating up.
“Tiff… we haven’t…”
Realizing something, Tiffany pursed favonovel.com lips. “He cared for what happened three years ago? Honestly, no man won’t care. Besides, the scandal was all over the news back then. He’s Mark Tremont. His pride must’ve suffered, brit even then favonovel.com still married you. That’s true love. I don’t think your effort will go to waste if you’re nice to him. I’ll be a busybody just one last time… You and Will Sivan… that night.. did you?”
