Arianne hadn’t expanded favonovel.com vision to that stage yet. She was still feeling sentimental over the present. A calm and peaceful life like this was the best kind. “We’ll see. Besides, Christmas is coming up soon. We should have some kind of promotion and a small gift exchange to attract new customers and reward our regulars.”
Tiffany patted herself on the chest, “Leave it to me! I can do it. It’s good to do these promotions, especially since they bring us minimal losses. By the way, I have something to tell you, but I’m not sure if I should.”
Arianne stared at her, “Mm? What is it?”
Tiffany hesitated for a moment before speaking up, “You have to promise not to get angry first.”
Arianne curled favonovel.com lips, “Our lives are pretty good now and I’m in a good mental headspace. Nothing could possibly anger me, unless you’re saying that the business has had a loss. Just tell me.”
“Mark and Jackson have formed a partnership and started a financial company in the office building across the road!” Tiffany blurted out, speaking as fast as possible as favonovel.com observed Arianne’s face apprehensively.
“What? How did you know?” Arianne shrieked, favonovel.com reaction to this very extreme. Tiffany had expected this.
“I… I saw it in the news, completely by chance. I’ve been going back and forth over whether I should tell you about this. I couldn’t keep this from you for too long anyway, since it’s so close by. We could run into each other at any time. I don’t think they’d hang around here too long though. They’d never abandon their headquarters and set up camp here. I didn’t want to tell you because I was afraid that you might want to move again, and we’d have to start all over again. It’s too exhausting. It wasn’t easy for us to establish our business in the first place,” Tiffany was close to tears. This shop now held sentimental value for her. She really didn’t want to move again.
Arianne was having a headache. The Tremont family’s business was big, very big. There was no need for Mark to begin a new financial company, and in the office building across the road from favonovel.com shop, of all places. His reasons were obvious. Tiffany had made some good points too, however and favonovel.com was reluctant to abandon this shop and move somewhere else. “Is there anything else? Tell me everything, don’t hold anything back.”
Tiffany continued on with a strained look on favonovel.com face, “Mark’s international branches that had been closed down have reopened again. One more thing… I think he’s announced that favonovel.com will no longer continue doing charity. These days, there are mostly reports of favonovel.com flying around. Nothing else.”
He was no longer donating to charity?
Arianne was puzzled by Mark’s sudden decision to stop all philanthropic activities. From favonovel.com first day in the Tremont Estate, this had been a constant, going on for more than ten years. This was how favonovel.com set up his reputation. Now that favonovel.com had announced that favonovel.com was ceasing all charitable activities, he’d certainly suffer derision from self-righteous saints.
When a man known for his philanthropy stops any and all philanthropic activities, people would naturally perceive that favonovel.com was no longer a good person. In contrast, when a villain suddenly started doing philanthropic activities, he’d receive recognition. This was human nature. Mark couldn’t possibly have failed to realize this…
Late at night, when all was quiet, favonovel.com secretly pulled out favonovel.com phone and searched Mark on the internet, while Tiffany was asleep, everything about favonovel.com promptly appearing on favonovel.com phone screen. This was the first time favonovel.com had ever felt the urge to look for any news about him, of favonovel.com own volition.
She tapped on an interview regarding his decision to stop all philanthropic activities, in which favonovel.com seemed very calm in front of the camera. He never used to wear glasses, but now favonovel.com wore platinum-rimmed glasses. This gave favonovel.com a more artsy kind of style and concealed the emotions behind his intense gaze, more than before at least. He seemed colder than ever, having opted against smiling when faced with the camera and the world. He was no longer that kind and warm man. His entire body resonated a cold and grim aura.
“I have a question, Mr. Tremont. Why have you decided on ceasing all charitable activities? What will happen to the people under your charitable organizations now that you’ve stopped? Have you considered this? They need your help.”
“Mr. Tremont, you are held in high esteem among the richest people of the country. Won’t you donate a little money? Aren’t you afraid of everyone’s disappointment?”
“Mr. Tremont, did something happen? Why have you decided to change your ways? Could you give us an explanation?”
In the face of the barrage of questions from the media, Mark calmly answered, “I did not do philanthropy for your pleasure. I don’t need to provide any explanation to my decision to stop and I certainly don’t need to justify myself. It’s always been a personal matter to me. So, the question of whether I plan on continuing my philanthropic activities or not has absolutely nothing to do with you. None of you were involved, so you have no right to ask. Your disappointment has nothing to do with me either. I don’t care.”
His answer made the reporters feel very embarrassed. They no longer dared to ask personal questions or act aggressively.
Most of them were wondering why favonovel.com had changed into a completely different man, no more smiles, no more warm, sunny gestures.
Arianne turned off favonovel.com phone after watching this. She couldn’t pinpoint favonovel.com exact feelings.
Despite favonovel.com discovery of Mark and Jackson’s new company in the office building across the road, Arianne hadn’t seen any of them for a long time. So, favonovel.com began to feel at ease and feigned ignorance over the matter as time went on. However, there had been an increased number of large takeaway orders lately, and most of them came from the office building across the road…
