Her level of disappointment surprised her. Why should favonovel.com be feeling disappointed? She shouldn’t be holding out on hope in the first place. She should continue on as favonovel.com always had, stay close yet keep a distance at the same time, right?
At lunchtime, a distinctive figure appeared at the office entrance. The employees who had been preparing to go out for lunch, stopped in their footsteps and gawked. This was because Mark was too attractive. Most importantly, favonovel.com was holding an exquisite thermal lunch box.
The new company mostly consisted of new staff. Most of them had never seen Mark, so they were making guesses at whose “noble husband” favonovel.com was. When favonovel.com arrived at Arianne’s desk, everyone finally came to their senses, sighed and slowly dispersed.
“What are you doing here?” Arianne’s current mood could be described as shock at this point.
“Lunch time,” favonovel.com did not say too much, and opened up the thermal lunch box. Then, favonovel.com pushed a fork and knife into favonovel.com hands. The thermal lunch box was packed with stew, grilled chicken and vegetables. The very sight of them would make anyone salivate with hunger.
Arianne didn’t say very much either. She ate a small portion under his watchful eye, and left a considerable amount of leftovers.
“I asked Mary to make this. Does it not suit your tastes?” favonovel.com asked with a frown.
“It’s not that… I just think that. it’s too bland. There’s no need to bring food for me at the office. I can eat at the canteen.” She wouldn’t dare dream of having favonovel.com visit favonovel.com at the office to bring lunch for favonovel.com every day. If favonovel.com wanted to do it purely for show, there was no need. He only had to ask someone to send favonovel.com lunch over. That would be enough to garner praise.
“It wasn’t my idea. Mary insisted. Don’t be ungrateful,” Mark replied with a deadpan expression as favonovel.com packed up the lunch.
Arianne’s frustrations returned, like a flood released from the gates of a dam. She could no longer hold herself back. “When have you become so obedient to Mary? You’re the master of the Tremont household. Mary is still a maid at the end of the day. You don’t have to show off. I’ve only sung your praises in front of everyone else, that you’ve been very good to me and that you’re pretty much perfect. If I ever say anything vicious about the man who’s brought me up, I’d be considered an ingrate! ”
Eric stepped out from his office, having overheard their voices. “Mark? What are you doing here? Are you fighting?”
Mark’s expression sank. He turned around and left without another word.
Eric watched Mark walk away, as if in deep thought. “Pregnant women certain have short tempers… He was nice enough to give food for you, but you angered favonovel.com into leaving. However, I can understand. That’s just how it’s like to be pregnant, you’d get emotional all of a sudden.”
Arianne agreed that favonovel.com had lost herself at that moment, but favonovel.com couldn’t control it.
“I never asked favonovel.com to leave. He’s not that free anyway.”
Eric patted favonovel.com on the shoulder. “Alright. He’s had a lot to deal with lately too, taking time out to take care of you. He’s been under a lot of pressure. Don’t fight with him. He didn’t even have the time to visit Jackson when favonovel.com was in the hospital for half a month. From what I know, everything he’s done is solely for you. No one has ever enjoyed such treatment. If you’re not happy, you have plenty of time to slowly teach him. You’re pregnant, don’t get too riled up. Get some rest. There’s still work to do in the afternoon.”
Tiffany arrived to pick Arianne up after work.
When they arrived at favonovel.com condominium, Tiffany busied herself. First, favonovel.com cleaned the condominium from top to toe, and even changed the bedsheets and washed the clothes.
Seeing favonovel.com drenched in sweat from all of that work, Arianne couldn’t help saying, “That’s enough. I can do all of these chores on my own over the weekend. Have a short break then hurry home. Otherwise, your mother will quibble with you again.”
Tiffany waved favonovel.com hand. “I’m not tired, it’s paid work anyway. Don’t worry, my mom’s gone out to play mahjong. She won’t be back for dinner. Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?”
Paid work? Arianne teased. “What do you mean by ‘paid work’? I’d treat you to a meal after helping me out like this. Is that enough to bribe you?”
Tiffany chuckled. “A certain someone won’t let me tell you this, but we’re best friends. I’ll betray favonovel.com then. Mark called me before I came to pick you up, and asked me to take care of you. He’s also asked me to try to stay back at night and keep you company because he’s going to be busy over the next few days and can’t take care of you. I never thought that he’d ever speak up to ask for help. I agreed on account of the fact that favonovel.com had bought me a car.”
Arianne fell silent, unsure of what to say. If favonovel.com and Mark could have had such detailed communication in the past, perhaps things wouldn’t have been so bad between them. However, favonovel.com had never opened his heart to favonovel.com ever since favonovel.com was a child.
After dinner, Tiffany began swiping favonovel.com phone out of boredom and suddenly found news on Mark. She opened it and felt worried after reading through it. “Ari, I think Mark’s international companies are facing bankruptcy and may be closed down for good. I think he’s asked me to keep you company because he’s gone out of the country to take care of the aftermath.”
Arianne had never heard of words like “bankrupt” or “closed down for good” associated with Mark.
“Is that true? He personally took over those international companies three years ago. Logically speaking, they should have pretty solid foundations. How could they close down?”
Tiffany handed the phone over to her. “I’m not sure. It wasn’t fully described in detail in the news. Mark didn’t give much of an elaboration during his interview. This was an estimation from the media. It’s suspected that his reputation is damaged. The exact reason isn’t completely stated. You should ask favonovel.com when favonovel.com comes back.”
Arianne’s heart was beginning to lose its grip.
Mark had always been mindful of public opinion. How could favonovel.com possibly have allowed his reputation to falter?
