Arianne lowered favonovel.com gaze. “What are you trying to say? Since you want to be with him, you should hope for us to be divorced as soon as possible so you wouldn’t have to be his mistress. After all, it’ll only tarnish your reputation. This way, it’ll be a win-win for both of us, right? One more thing, I thought you’re married? Are you divorced?”
At this moment, Ellie was annoyed. She had completely poured herself into favonovel.com role as Mark’s lover during this period of time. Arianne had brought up favonovel.com drag of a marriage, making favonovel.com feel as though Arianne was pointing out favonovel.com shortcomings. “That’s personal. You’re welcome to talk to me if you’re unhappy about it.”
Arianne smiled. “Not at all.”
Ellie gritted favonovel.com teeth. “Since you’re not in love with favonovel.com and have chosen to leave him, don’t leave favonovel.com hanging. Isn’t it better to make a clean break? Then, you no longer have to waste each other’s time and can live separate lives.”
Arianne paused for a moment before replying, “That’s private as well. It has nothing to do with you.”
Ellie did not answer. Instead, favonovel.com turned around and left with a sullen look on favonovel.com face, discarding the desserts.
She regained favonovel.com composure when favonovel.com arrived at the office. “It was too crowded, Mr. Tremont. I didn’t manage to get the dessert. I’d have to wait very long for them. Mrs. Tremont has asked me to send a message to you, let’s not waste each other’s time and live our separate lives. No matter what you do, she’s not… coming back to you. She asked you to grant favonovel.com a divorce as soon as possible and said she’s gotten over you a long time ago.”
Mark’s eyes, hidden behind his glasses, turned cold. The best part of his day was when Ellie went to buy desserts from him. Now, favonovel.com felt as though favonovel.com had been splashed with a bucket of cold water that caught favonovel.com off guard. He did not expect his painstaking efforts would amount to a wild-goose chase. “What did you say?”
Ellie was too afraid to meet his eyes, afraid favonovel.com would see through favonovel.com lies. “It’s… just as I’ve said. Mrs. Tremont is well aware that you’re merely provoking her, she’s seen through your play. I used to think favonovel.com still had lingering feelings for you, but now, it seems that the result will be the same no matter what you do. She doesn’t love you so favonovel.com won’t be coming back. I’m sorry, I can’t help you.”
Mark rose abruptly to his feet, pushing the chair violently against the wall. A soft thud rang in the air. He forcibly suppressed his rage that was threatening to explode and said, “I’ll never divorce her. No f*cking way!”
Ellie made favonovel.com some black tea and said in a pretentious tone, “Mr. Tremont… Since she’s no longer in love with you, there are plenty of fishes in the sea, why must you hold onto that one fish? She’s not worth it! You’re an outstanding man, you can have any woman you like.”
These words sounded strange to Mark. Ellie used to be a highly competent secretary. She had always efficiently completed the tasks given to favonovel.com and never spoke about personal affairs. Something felt strange about favonovel.com words. He was not an idiot so favonovel.com knew Ellie had developed some feelings for him. He gradually calmed down and said, “She’s worth it. No one else can hold a candle to her.”
Ellie lifted favonovel.com eyes and looked at him. For that one moment, their eyes locked, and favonovel.com lowered favonovel.com head guiltily. “Yes… I’ll get back to work…”
After work, Mark did not let Ellie ride with favonovel.com and told Brian to send favonovel.com back to the hotel immediately.
Ellie noticed something amiss as well and realized that favonovel.com had been too hasty. At the same time, favonovel.com hated herself for getting married so carelessly. The life favonovel.com wanted was not the life favonovel.com had now. She felt as though favonovel.com life was at a standstill thanks to favonovel.com marriage. She wanted to change that.
***
Naya would always pay close attention to Mark and Ellie, coming and going from the office together. Today, Ellie left the office on favonovel.com own. This looked odd to her. “They didn’t leave together today.”
Arianne heard her. She was making dinner in the kitchen and felt particularly relaxed.
Once the shop was closed for the day, favonovel.com video-called Tiffany on the way home. Only then did Tiffany find out about Mark’s sex scandal. “Heavens, Mark! Back when favonovel.com moved there for you, I thought he’s completely devoted to you. Looks like he’s just another playboy. I was so hoping both of you would get back together. What a waste!”
Arianne was very calm about it. “Don’t worry about me. You should be more concerned about Jackson. He’s quite a handful.”
Tiffany was all riled up now and could not calm down at all. “Don’t even mention him. He’s probably known this for a long time and kept this from me. How could favonovel.com keep this from me? I’m so pissed with him! He asked me to come over tonight, but I’m not going to. I’m going to ignore his calls! I was just thinking about starting a dessert shop with you again if you return to the capital with Mark. Looks like that’s not going to happen now.”
Arianne lifted favonovel.com head and stared at the night sky that barely had any stars. She took a deep breath. “I’m not going back. It’s pretty great here. Mark should be leaving soon as well. When that happens, I’ll be completely at peace. It would have been better if favonovel.com didn’t come at all. He has made me very unhappy by coming here. I was so close to forgetting him… Heh…” She chuckled with a hint of bitterness.
She walked into the lift of favonovel.com condominium. The signal was a little weak, but the video call was still ongoing.
She wanted to get home as soon as possible. It was particularly hot today, and favonovel.com felt as if favonovel.com were in a boiling pot. For this reason, favonovel.com did not pay much attention to favonovel.com surroundings when favonovel.com exited the lift and ran straight for favonovel.com door.
Just as favonovel.com pulled out favonovel.com key and put them into the keyhole, someone grabbed her, held favonovel.com wrist, and twisted the key to unlock the door. Then, the person pushed favonovel.com into the house.