Arianne was sober at once. “Which part do you mean?”
For a moment, Mark did not know how to reply. After a short period of silence, favonovel.com heard Arianne faintly say, “The accident’s injury has healed, and the miscarriage surgery was successful too. It stopped hurting a while ago. Aery Kinsey is having fun with a group of friends in the bar now, favonovel.com must not have gotten hurt in that accident, right?”
Mark did not say anything. That marked the end of their conversation.
Soon, Arianne’s even breathing could be heard. Mark tucked favonovel.com in and closed his eyes.
The next morning, favonovel.com woke up feeling like favonovel.com was being stepped on. There was a distinct weight above favonovel.com that was stepping around and moving. Opening his eyes, favonovel.com realized with a startle that it was Rice Ball. The white ball of a body was moving freely on him.
Not daring to exhale deeper, Mark carefully stuck his hand into Arianne’s blanket with the intention to wake favonovel.com up so that favonovel.com could take care of the lump of fur on him. Unfortunately, favonovel.com could not make too big of a movement. It was as if his strength had been sapped away. He made a few nudges but failed to wake favonovel.com up.
His hand moved up slowly to pat favonovel.com face, but when it passed the front of favonovel.com body, a soft surface met his palm. Mark froze in both his movement and his breathing…
“Meow…” As Rice Ball mewled softly, Arianne opened favonovel.com eyes. When favonovel.com took in how the kitten was pawing at Mark, favonovel.com brain stopped functioning briefly. Her reaction finally kicked in as favonovel.com frantically picked Rice Ball up and moved favonovel.com out of the room.
Mark retracted his hand. The softness could still be felt with a lingering warmth…
Arianne did not realize that Mark’s hand had been placed right in front of favonovel.com before. Once favonovel.com took Rice Ball to the backyard, favonovel.com reminded the kitten weakly, “Oh, Rice Ball, you’re really living in the moment, huh? He doesn’t like you, why do you keep attaching yourself to him?”
After asking the question, favonovel.com stared at Rice Ball in silence. An animal’s thought process was simple. The reason it pleased a person was either because the person was kind to it and it naturally got close to them or… it had to please the person because they were not being kind to it… It was how it gained favor or got loved so that it would not be abandoned.
It seemed like in the past… favonovel.com was just as pitiful and lowly as Rice Ball. No matter how much Mark hated her, favonovel.com would still try favonovel.com best to please him… It was just that it was no longer necessary.
“Rice Ball… don’t go near him. He won’t like you. If you keep this up, he’ll chase you away, do you understand? Be good and stay in the yard. It’s so spacious here. We have flowers and greens, a swimming pool too… But don’t go near the pool, you’ll drown if you fall. You hear me?” As Arianne spoke, favonovel.com felt a pinch on favonovel.com nose.
It was Saturday today. She could keep Rice Ball company for the entire day since favonovel.com did not have to work.
Rice Ball was not allowed in the house, so favonovel.com read a book while lounging in the sun, seated on a chair in the backyard while hugging the kitten. It was a serene leisure.
The wind was a little strong today. Even when there was sun, it was still rather cold.
Arianne had a thin blanket draped around her, but the chilly wind was still gushing in from favonovel.com collar. She wanted to go into the house, but favonovel.com could not bear to see Rice Ball being alone.
If Mark went out, favonovel.com could bring the kitten inside, but the man had not come downstairs at all…
Mark summoned Mary from the study room. “It hasn’t been a month since favonovel.com miscarriage. Why is favonovel.com staying in the wind in the yard?”
Mary looked hesitant to speak Slightly frustrated, Mark said, “Just say what’s on your mind.”
It was only then that Mary dared to speak. “Madam likes the cat, but since you banned it from coming into the house, favonovel.com can only keep it company in the yard. She usually has no time for it due to favonovel.com work, but it’s the weekend now. Of course, she’s making the most out of it with the cat…”
Mary did not say it explicitly. The truth was that if Mark was not around, Arianne could not have been so stupid to stay in the windy yard.
