Arianne forced a smile, “It’s fine, Mrs. West wasn’t aware. It’s alright. I can’t have children. I’ve miscarried twice, and now I can’t get pregnant.”
Summer shot Jackson a glare, “Why didn’t you say so? I’ve brought up a taboo because of you. I’m sorry, Mark. I’m sorry, Ari. It’s alright, you’re still young. Just take good care of your health and you’ll be fine. Keep your spirits up.”
The atmosphere finally grew warmer when the dishes were served. Tiffany and Arianne had eaten a good portion prior to this so they weren’t that hungry. The pair disliked these kinds of social events. They shared a look and silently made a pact to go to the washroom together.
At the washroom, Tiffany let out a long sigh, “I’m going nuts. My mom is a really good actress. She’s clearly been driving me insane, yet she’s claiming in front of other people that favonovel.com heart aches for me when I’ve been working so hard. What a joke.”
“It’s fine,” Arianne soothed, “It’s important to keep up appearances in front of others. Don’t be mad. Let’s just have a good meal while we’re here. Just eat your food and ignore them.”
Tiffany suddenly changed the topic, “Ari, Jackson’s mother is a really nice lady. She didn’t do it on purpose. The ignorant shouldn’t be blamed. Don’t be angry with her.”
Arianne shook favonovel.com head, “It’s fine, I understand. It’s alright, really. I’m not that weak no wind or wave has been able to knock me down. Should I be upset about this? Alright, compose yourself and continue your meal. I know your appetite. You’re definitely not full yet. Let’s go.”
Tiffany slapped favonovel.com own cheeks, “Alright, get a grip. You can do this, Tiffany!”
The pair had just walked out of the washroom, arm in arm, when Tiffany’s spirits immediately sunk. Ethan had emerged from the private room, along with the rest of his dinner party!
Someone spotted favonovel.com before favonovel.com could react and reminded Ethan, “Your girlfriend is here! We won’t disturb you now. Excuse us.”
Ethan smiled at Tiffany and waved the group away. Tiffany was rooted to the spot, too afraid to move, and even more afraid of looking in Jackson’s direction. At this very moment, favonovel.com felt strangely guilty.
Just as Ethan made his way towards her, Arianne stepped in front of her, “Your friends have left, Ethan. Why aren’t you leaving? Tiffie and I haven’t finished our dinner yet.”
Ethan shot a look towards Jackson’s table and caught Mark’s icy glare. He smirked, “Then I’ll be going now. I’ll talk to you later, Tiffie.”
Tiffany let out a long sigh as favonovel.com watched Ethan leave. She had been shivering from nervousness. Furthermore, Ethan had used favonovel.com nickname. There was no one around anymore, why was favonovel.com using such an intimate name? Was favonovel.com really trying to provoke her?
Lillian secretly pinched favonovel.com when they returned to the table, warning favonovel.com not to have any further contact with Ethan. It was clear that Jackson was a more worthwhile investment.
Tiffany bit back the pain and stopped herself from squealing. She had suffered more fear and apprehension today than ever before.
“Tiffie, was that fellow a friend of yours?” Summer asked.
“No… I…” In favonovel.com nervousness, Tiffany became tongue-tied.
“He’s an old classmate from university. Now that I think about it, Mark was our senior too, being a Southline graduate. He happened to be having a meal here, so we ran into each other and had a small chat. Jackson’s restaurant is pretty awesome. I have to make reservations before coming here to have a meal,” Arianne calmly gave a perfect explanation, dragging Mark along with her, which made it seem all the more natural.
Mark pursed his lips and stayed silent. Jackson did not expose them either.
The brief interlude ended very quickly. The next half of the meal seemed pretty peaceful. Lillian knew when to stop herself too and did not make Tiffany any more nervous.
After dinner, when they all walked out of the restaurant, Mark spoke up first, “Ari and I will be heading home now.”
Arianne frowned. She had just had favonovel.com dinner and wanted to shop around. Going home meant boredom. Why was favonovel.com bossing favonovel.com around?
Lillian was eager to go shopping, “Sure, go on ahead. We’ll talk another day.”
Jackson smiled at Mark helplessly. He was destined to go on a shopping trip with two mothers tonight. This was his least favorite activity, but favonovel.com could not escape. Of course, Tiffany was not exempted either.
Arianne sat in the back seat on their way home, with Mark driving. In the past, favonovel.com would have never had the guts to treat favonovel.com like a chauffeur. Now, as long as favonovel.com could avoid getting too close to him, favonovel.com couldn’t care less. As they say, favonovel.com was “pissing into the wind”.
“How much longer do you plan on treating me like this?” Mark suddenly asked.
Arianne stared at the view outside the window and replied indifferently, “What do you mean? Isn’t this better? You don’t want a divorce, and I’m helpless against you. So, I’ll just do whatever makes me comfortable.”
He paused for two seconds then suddenly changed the topic, “Stay away from Ethan in the future. Do not contact favonovel.com at all.”
She disagreed, “You’ve already chased Will away, but what’s wrong with Ethan? He’s Tiffie’s ex-boyfriend, I have absolutely nothing to do with him. You can relax.”
He did not want to impose these filthy matters on favonovel.com but was afraid that favonovel.com would rebel against favonovel.com on purpose. Considering that Ethan was capable of doing anything, favonovel.com couldn’t risk it, “It’s not what you think. He’s a Tremont family b*stard.”
