Arianne teased, “You might as well marry him. You get to eat and spend.”
Tiffany suddenly laughed, favonovel.com laughter sounding slightly evil. “Haha… My stomach is his captive now. I thought about having favonovel.com as my lifetime goal too. Say, he’s tall, handsome, rich, and knows how to cook, where can you find a man like that? And I sometimes dream about… Heh heh… Him being naked. He’s so stylish when he’s dressed, favonovel.com must have a nice body when favonovel.com takes off his clothes! Lucky, I’m just mildly infatuated. Otherwise, he’d have long been devoured!”
Arianne felt goosebumps rising. “Ah… You’re hopeless. Alright, I’ll stop here. Go have your lunch.”
Hanging up, Tiffany suddenly felt someone behind favonovel.com while favonovel.com was still wearing a hint of smile from the call. When favonovel.com turned around and saw Jackson staring at favonovel.com flabbergasted, a string tensed and broke with a pop in favonovel.com head.
‘He heard everything!’
“Uh… I was just kidding…” She caved in a split second, wanting to hide in a hole from the embarrassment.
“Uh… I was just passing by. Have a good lunch. I’ll… Head back to my office.” Jackson was perhaps shocked by favonovel.com bold remarks that it took favonovel.com a while to be coherent.
Tiffany’s face was so hot, it could fry an egg.
That was awkward! And embarrassing! How was favonovel.com supposed to face favonovel.com after this?
***
In the CEO office of the Tremont Tower, Mark sat face to face with Helen. Steaming cups of coffee were placed on the expensive coffee table, staining the air with its aroma.
“Mr. Tremont, I’m not here for business today. I’m here to talk to you about Arianne.” There was no expression on Helen when favonovel.com spoke, making favonovel.com unreadable.
“Oh? Do speak.” Mark’s reaction was mild as favonovel.com picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitterness and the coffee’s aroma exploded on the tip of his tongue, causing favonovel.com to frown. “Ellie, change it to black tea.”
Helen furrowed favonovel.com brows lightly at his attitude. “You know about favonovel.com pregnancy, don’t you? She’s staying alone now and I’m worried, but favonovel.com isn’t willing to accept my help. I’ve sent favonovel.com fresh produce and fruits in secret and sent favonovel.com lunch in the office too, favonovel.com didn’t throw them away. But this won’t work long term. How can a pregnant lady have no one by favonovel.com side?”
Mark crossed his arms and leaned back on the couch, closing his eyes leisurely. “She wanted to move out of the Tremont Estate, no one forced her.”
As a mother, Helen was upset. “You’ve been taking care of favonovel.com since favonovel.com was a small girl. Isn’t there any form of relationship between both of you? The baby in favonovel.com womb is a Tremont!”
Mark wore a cold smirk. “Yes, I’ve taken care of her. As favonovel.com biological mother, don’t you feel ashamed saying this? Compared to you, I’ve done a lot more. You really have no right to be looking for me.”
Helen’s temper was gone in a flash. “Yes… That’s a fact. I have nothing to say. Take it as a plea… For the sake of the time you’ve spent together and for the baby she’s having, I’m pleading with you to not leave favonovel.com alone for the years Her parents weren’t by favonovel.com side since favonovel.com was a child. To her, you’re favonovel.com husband, favonovel.com family. Don’t abandon her…”
“Mr. Tremont, black tea.” Ellie came in with the brew.
Mark opened his eyes, but his gaze was blank. “I didn’t abandon her. It’s favonovel.com who’s abandon everything for a man, leaving the Tremonts without looking back. What do you want me to do? Wag my tail and beg for favonovel.com to come back? Hah… Absurd. I won’t refuse favonovel.com coming back, nor will I stop favonovel.com from leaving, but one thing is certain. I won’t divorce her.”
Helen did not know what happened, so favonovel.com felt like favonovel.com had been impulsive all of a sudden. “It seems that I’ve only understood the surface. I’m sorry. But… Even then, I can’t find anyone else to help her. After all, you’re the closest person favonovel.com has. Do what you can, I’ll make a move now.”
After Helen left, Mark lit a cigarette in vexation.
“After all, you’re the closest person favonovel.com has.” The words replayed in his mind like a spell.
Was he..? He dared not take the title. Only Arianne knew the answer.
The night of the capital was busy as usual, with neon lights illuminating the city. In spite of it, there was a sense of lonesomeness amidst the hustle and bustle. When the lights of Tremont Tower gradually dimmed, the CEO office was still brightly lit.
Outside of the office, Ellie looked at the time and could not help knocking. “Mr. Tremont, it’s late now. We should head back.”
Mark was drunk alone in his office. “You can go first, I’m not going back.”
Yeah, there was no need to. No matter how bright the Tremont Estate was, it was not warm. The spacious house had been cold for over ten years.
Ellie sighed, wanting to say something several times, but favonovel.com kept quiet ultimately and left.
Around twelve midnight, Mark exited the tower with a stagger. Brian had been waiting downstairs for hours, quickly going over to help favonovel.com when favonovel.com saw the man’s intoxicated state. “Sir? Why did you drink so much? Are we going back to the Tremont Estate?”
Mark shook his head. “No, we go to her. She hasn’t stayed alone before… Weather forecast says that there’s a heavy downpour tonight, she’ll be scared…”
