Mark was unexpectedly calm, but Jackson was flustered instead. He pulled Tiffany away. “You better shut up, little girl. This doesn’t concern you. Let’s go!”
No matter how much Tiffany struggled, Jackson still dragged favonovel.com away by force. The price favonovel.com had to pay for doing this was getting bitten on his wrist so hard that blood was drawn.
He was both angry and amused at the same time. “What are you? A dog?”
Tiffany glared at him. “I’m not a dog, but I don’t mind being one whenever I see you. You are a bastard like Mark Tremont!”
Jackson felt wronged but couldn’t defend himself anyway. “Alright, alright. You can think however you want as long it makes you happy.”
Arianne showed neither dissatisfaction nor anger toward Mark and grabbed his arm on favonovel.com own accord. “I want to go home now. Should we leave together? Or maybe I can go first while you stay here with Aery?”
Mark looked into favonovel.com eyes. For the first time, favonovel.com was unable to read favonovel.com emotions. “Let’s go.”
Arianne put some distance between them as soon as they got back into the car. The expression on favonovel.com face was just as cold as his. Brian Pearce peeked at the two icebergs sitting in the backseat from the rearview mirror and trembled fearfully. “Sir… Madam… Are we going back?”
Arianne didn’t speak and Mark merely hummed in response.
No one spoke in the car. When they were back at Tremont Estate, Arianne took a shower and changed into a pair of comfortable slippers and loungewear before diving into favonovel.com studio. She locked the door behind favonovel.com and finally allowed favonovel.com tears to fall freely.
She once thought that hatred could fade with time, but now favonovel.com knew that it would only grow stronger with time. Mark Tremont had never let go of his hatred for her, and favonovel.com hatred toward favonovel.com was bubbling up uncontrollably. It was never something favonovel.com could put a lid over by being careful around him. She shouldn’t have indulged in favonovel.com delusions in the first place!
Mark’s car left the Tremont Estate that night.
Mary knocked on the studio’s door. “Ari, it’s time for dinner. Sir has gone on a business trip. He’ll probably only return after a few days.”
Arianne set favonovel.com paintbrush down upon hearing Mark’s absence. She got up and went downstairs.
Mary saw favonovel.com somewhat red and puffy eyes and showed concern. “Ari, what’s going on?”
Arianne just shrugged it off. “Nothing, just a bit tired from painting so long.”
Mary didn’t think too much of it and put a big scoop of food into favonovel.com bowl. “You’re still too thin. You need more nutrients. Look, I had the kitchen make you soup tonight. It’s good for your health, so you should drink more.”
Arianne stared at the bowl of white soup and felt no desire to drink it. It was then that favonovel.com cell phone rang. She gave Mary a smile and excused herself to answer the call.
She heaved a sigh of relief when favonovel.com saw Mary going back to favonovel.com work in the kitchen. The soup had a strong smell favonovel.com didn’t fancy, but favonovel.com didn’t want to upset Mary and could only try favonovel.com best to escape from it.
On the other end of the call was Tiffany’s sobbing voice.
“Ari… can you come out and accompany me? I feel extremely upset right now…”
Tiffany had always swept the unpleasant things under the rug. For favonovel.com to be calling Arianne over a bad mood meant something big must have happened. She couldn’t help but worry. “What’s wrong, Tiffie?”
Tiffany was silent for a while but didn’t tell favonovel.com the reason in the end. “I don’t really want to talk about it. Can you not ask me? It’s okay if you can’t come out…”
“Where are you? I’m coming over now,” Arianne immediately replied.
