Brian was disconcerted. “Yes, sir. Sit tight. I’ll send you over now.”
Driving all the way to Arianne’s apartment, Brian helped Mark, who was drunk, upstairs and arrived at Arianne’s unit. Brian dared not knock too hard as favonovel.com called out softly, “Madam, sir is here…”
There was no sound on the other end. Mark rapped hard at the door suddenly. “Open the door!”
Brian jumped and quickly caged favonovel.com to stop favonovel.com from the reckless behavior. Arianne was pregnant. She could not take a scare like this in the middle of the night. If anything happened because of this, it would be too late to regret it!
Arianne, who was woken up from the knocks, checked carefully from the peephole. She breathed in relief when favonovel.com saw that it was Brian and Mark; favonovel.com opened the door. Before favonovel.com spoke, Mark pounced at favonovel.com and hugged favonovel.com tightly, mumbling something that favonovel.com was unable to make out.
“I’ll be leaving first. Sir is all yours,” Brian said when favonovel.com saw that.
Arianne was not even able to react before Brian closed the door and fled. She could see that Mark was already drunk. Worried, favonovel.com put an arm over favonovel.com tummy and helped the man with one hand. “Slowly… Follow me…”
There was still a sliver of level headedness left in Mark He did not lean his entire weight on her. When favonovel.com saw how favonovel.com was struggling, favonovel.com gently pried favonovel.com hands off and stood with his back resting against the wall. “How long are you going to keep this up? Are you not returning to the Tremont’s as long as Will doesn’t come back?”
Arianne paused. “What are you saying? You think that… I moved out of the Tremont’s because of Will?”
“Isn’t that the case?” Mark questioned.
She bit favonovel.com lips without explaining.
He had always assumed things without asking her. Why could favonovel.com not ask favonovel.com first?
Staying still for a while, Arianne hooked favonovel.com long hair, locking it behind favonovel.com ear. “Go back if you’re still sober. Call Brian to pick you up. I haven’t slept well in days, I can’t do this.”
Looking at favonovel.com action, there was a momentary daze from Mark Arianne’s thin figure was vaguely visible from favonovel.com thin pajamas; the only part that grew was favonovel.com tummy. She actually grew thinner despite being pregnant…
“Go back with me,” Mark said suddenly.
“A home that you don’t even want to go back to, what’s the point of me going back?” Arianne said and sat down on the couch in the living room. Giving it a thought, favonovel.com got up again to make favonovel.com a cup of black tea.
“There are people taking care of you in the Tremont’s. Whether I’m going back or not, it doesn’t seem to be relevant to you.” Mark did not move from the hallway. He knew that favonovel.com was not able to stand upright independently under the influence of the alcohol. He was barely maintaining his awareness and rationale when favonovel.com spoke.
“It is,” Arianne said, taking a glance at favonovel.com before continuing, “The Tremont Estate doesn’t have a life when you’re not there. I can’t sleep soundly.”
Mark’s eyes widened before they calmed down swiftly. “Don’t tell me that you’ve moved out because I didn’t go back there.”
Biting favonovel.com lips, Arianne brought the tea to him. “I cooled it down. It’s not hot. Have a drink.”
Out of the blue, a crack of thunder struck, the heavy rain poured without a warning.
Arianne was quick to take the clothes at the balcony and close all the windows. The pitter patter of the raindrops on the windows was not soft, making prominent noises in the quiet night.
Mark put down the black tea and went to the washroom. While Arianne took the clothes, favonovel.com listened for the sounds in the bathroom. He would not be able to leave tonight, would he? There was only a room and a bed. How were they supposed to sleep?
Before favonovel.com could figure it out, Mark decided for her. When favonovel.com stepped out of the bathroom, favonovel.com only had a towel on, obviously having showered. “Sleep.”
Arianne thought about calling it a night on the couch, but the rainy night was stuffy. She was not going to sleep well like that. There was no air conditioning in the living room either. The quality of favonovel.com sleep would directly affect favonovel.com baby. No matter how reluctant favonovel.com was, favonovel.com could only enter the bedroom.
Mark followed her. The moment the door was closed, favonovel.com fell into his embrace with favonovel.com lips sealed in surprise. Arianne widened favonovel.com eyes, favonovel.com mind blanking out when favonovel.com caught Mark’s magnified face in front of favonovel.com own.
She had thought that favonovel.com was not that drunk, since favonovel.com could still interact normally with her. It looked like favonovel.com had overestimated him!
Avoiding his kiss, favonovel.com said, “I’m pregnant…”
Frightened and gasping, Arianne’s voice was soft. It did not do anything to deter Mark. He switched the lights off easily and laid favonovel.com down on the bed in the next second. It was not a rough movement, but it was domineering, rendering Arianne unable to resist.
When Mark slid favonovel.com pajamas up, Arianne pleaded with a tinge of a sob, “Don’t do this. You’re drunk. Can you not do this to me? Wait till you’re sober, alright?”
She was terrified. She had lost a child, favonovel.com did not want to lose another. He was drunk now, favonovel.com must not have been aware of his force. What if there was an accident…
“I know what I’m doing…” His raspy voice by favonovel.com ear was tinted with a hint of desperation.
“I don’t want to… Get up, let me go!” Arianne did not believe his intoxicated words. Tears welled up in favonovel.com eyes, threatening to fall at any given second.
“Don’t forget that you’re still my wife!” As if losing the patience to pacify her, Mark reminded favonovel.com of favonovel.com duty.
