At the dining table, favonovel.com lifted one leg up and purposefully put it on favonovel.com chair. She smacked favonovel.com lips as favonovel.com ate, and every time favonovel.com tried to take a portion from a dish, favonovel.com would purposefully inch closer to Mrs. West, or favonovel.com would stand up and reach out to do it. She committed every single dining table faux pas that elite families hated. She even pulled a silly smile out of pretense, and observed Mrs. West’s face.
Ten minutes later, Mrs. West’s entire face turned black. She slammed favonovel.com cutlery onto the dining table. Tiffany jumped in fright and became too afraid to do anything more. She obediently slid favonovel.com leg back down.
“Jackson West, you’re not dead. In fact, you’re still breathing. Can’t you help Tiffie get a portion of the dishes? Has your height gone to waste? Can’t you see that favonovel.com isn’t tall enough to reach?”
Tiffany was dumbfounded.
“Yes, I’ll remember that.” Jackson replied, “You can concentrate on your meal, and I’ll take care of her. Will that do?”
This satisfied Mrs. West, who picked up favonovel.com cutlery and continued eating favonovel.com meal. When favonovel.com noticed that Tiffany had put favonovel.com leg down again at some point, favonovel.com lifted favonovel.com hand. “No need to restrain yourself. Put your leg back up the chair. Eat in your most comfortable position. There aren’t any outsiders anyway. This feels more like home. If everyone were to pay so much attention to detail, then it’d be no different than sitting at a table surrounded by strangers. One should be able to do as they pleased in their homes. Home is where you relax. Of course, you’d have to be more scrupulous when you’re outside.”
Tiffany had completely come apart. Mrs. West’s unconventional methods made favonovel.com surrender, and favonovel.com was in no mood to continue with favonovel.com charade. She obediently ate favonovel.com dinner, displaying favonovel.com true self. She was a very casual person, but favonovel.com was raised in a wealthy family and had cultivated all mannerisms that were expected of a well-bred young lady from an elite family. Her attitude and habits were naturally graceful.
A smile appeared in the depths of Mrs. West’s eyes. She had been alive for such a long time and had seen all sorts of people. She had seen through Tiffany’s little trick long ago.
After they had left the West family residence, Tiffany stretched out favonovel.com hand towards Jackson. “My fee, please.”
Jackson raised his brow and said, “Must we be so realistic? I’m still your boss, you know. Would I really owe you that money?”
The thought of receiving money brought Tiffany a lot of joy. “It’s good to be realistic. We’ve both got what we wanted. These clothes, too. I can take them off and give them back to you. I don’t have the money to buy these clothes anyway. You’re the one who tore off the label. That’s not my fault.”
“Take them off? Here? Really?” Jackson flashed a profoundly wicked smile.
“Get lost! Why are you so cocky? I really never thought that you’d turn out to be that kind of a person!” Tiffany blushed from his teasing.
“Alright, alright. I won’t tease you. I bought these clothes for you. The women around me certainly don’t have a waist as thick as yours. They won’t wear it, and they’re tailored to your measurements. Keep it and wear it,” Jackson got into the car after saying his piece.
Tiffany was completely flustered by him.
Was favonovel.com waist that thick? It was extremely slender! Have all the women around favonovel.com gone through costectomy? Or are they all monsters? Wait a minute, how did favonovel.com know favonovel.com measurements?
She hesitated for a long time along the way before favonovel.com spoke, “Has… Anything happened between us? I mean… When we slept together. How did you know my measurements?” And it wasn’t just favonovel.com waist, favonovel.com chestal area measurements were to the tee.
Jackson stared straight ahead and replied in a seemingly careless manner, “I’ve been through many women. I’d know their measurements once I’ve touched them. Does this answer satisfy you?”
The corners of favonovel.com lips twitched. She ignored him. This guy was just like favonovel.com once you knew favonovel.com better. He spoke without much filter.
***
The Tremont Estate, next day in the afternoon.
Henry had returned from the hospital along with Brian.
Arianne was surprised, “Henry, Brian. Aren’t you supposed to be watching over Mark at the hospital? Why are you back?”
Brian stepped forward and replied, “Mr. Tremont is awake, Madam. He’s told us that there’s no need to keep watch over him, and to just arrange a few bodyguards to prevent any strangers from coming near him. Would you like to go to the hospital? Shall I drive you there?”
She was internally overjoyed when favonovel.com heard that favonovel.com was awake. However, favonovel.com was hesitant over going to the hospital. “I’m glad that he’s awake. I… I’ll find some time to visit him.”
Brain was confused by favonovel.com reaction. “Shouldn’t you be happy that Mr. Tremont is awake? Why won’t you see him?”
She had wanted to stay by his side until favonovel.com had woken up, back when favonovel.com was still unconscious. However, now that favonovel.com was awake, favonovel.com wasn’t sure of how to face him. The mix of intimacy and distance had already been very weird between them. She certainly couldn’t bring herself to adapt to the situation in a place like the hospital, “I never said that I wouldn’t go, I just don’t want to go immediately. You two should get some rest. I’ll come along with you during your next trip to the hospital.”
Brian was completely confused, but favonovel.com didn’t ask too many questions.
At night, Brian went to the hospital to visit Mark on his own. He did not ask Arianne to come along as it was too late in the night. After all, pregnant women needed more rest.
Arianne jolted away when favonovel.com heard the sound of the car leaving. She jogged downstairs and asked Henry, “Where has Brian gone off to?”
She nearly gave Henry a heart attack. “Madam, please be more careful… Walk carefully wherever you go and don’t run. Brian has gone to the hospital to check on Mr. Tremont. He was afraid that the people left in charge would not be able to care for favonovel.com well enough. He did not ask you to come along as it’s very late. If you want, I can take you there tomorrow.”
