Jackson clicked his tongue. “Your face is ruined. He’s too harsh.”
Not used to a table full of men and not being able to chat along as the only woman, Arianne took a few bites and stood up. “I’m full. You guys enjoy the meal.”
Mark nodded. She went to sit down on the couch at the living room while Rice Ball snuggled into favonovel.com embrace naturally.
Jackson was slightly surprised by the scene. “That cat is pretty fat…”
Mark sighed without saying anything, but Jackson caught the oddity. “Tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect this. You were the most afraid of furry animals in the past and now you have one at home. Looks like someone’s influence on you is quite strong, eh?”
Still not saying anything, Mark glared at favonovel.com but with upturned lips. His gaze involuntarily fleeted to the living room.
When they were done with the meal, it was nearly ten at night. Jackson and Eric were tipsy when they left, and Mark was in a no better state. This was Arianne’s first time feeling that the huge Tremont Estate felt somewhat alive. It used to be dead silent. In favonovel.com impression, this was the first time Jackson and Eric came to the estate as well.
Mark called out to the living room when favonovel.com headed upstairs. “Ari, come up!”
Arianne jolted. How much did favonovel.com drink? Why was favonovel.com suddenly using favonovel.com nickname? It was making favonovel.com anxious…
Mary, who was cleaning up the dining table, went to the living room and kept giving favonovel.com looks. “Go, go. Sir is asking for you.”
Arianne dragged favonovel.com movements, reluctant to go up. “Mary, stop it.”
Mary softly said, “It’s rare that sir’s in a good mood after drinking. Just go when favonovel.com asks for you. Why are you dilly-dallying?”
Steeling herself, Arianne went up and was pulled into Mark’s embrace once favonovel.com entered the room. “Is there still anything you want to eat?”
He knew favonovel.com appetite and was clear that favonovel.com was not full from the meal just now.
“I’ll make something simple later,” Arianne softly said. “You’ve drunk a lot. Rest earlier, it’s late. You can wake up later tomorrow since you don’t have to go to the office on Saturdays.”
Bleary-eyed from being tipsy, Mark hugged favonovel.com tight and leaned at least half of his weight on her. Arianne began to lose favonovel.com balance and nudged favonovel.com toward the bed using all of favonovel.com strength. Overdoing it, Mark pulled favonovel.com along when favonovel.com collapsed on the bed. Arianne now laid right on top of him.
Before favonovel.com collected herself, Mark suddenly flipped them around and caged favonovel.com below him, kissing favonovel.com lips swiftly. Perhaps favonovel.com was really drunk, for his kisses were less than gentle and they pained favonovel.com lips. Fear instinctively crept up in Arianne. If Mark were sober, favonovel.com would only be slightly more nervous. She had always been more afraid of his drunken side.
As Mark’s kisses traveled to favonovel.com fair neck, Arianne finally pushed his chest with both other hands. “You’re drunk… Let me ask Mary to make you some tea.”
He pinned both of Arianne’s hands above favonovel.com head. “No need. Don’t be afraid, I know what I’m doing…”
Listening to his words, Arianne felt parched for no reason. Like a fish out of water, favonovel.com subconsciously stuck the tip of favonovel.com tongue out to lick favonovel.com lips, not expecting the action to trigger another onslaught of kisses from Mark… She felt like favonovel.com was swept away by a tidal wave without any ability to counter.
