Arianne drank with her. “I know. You made the decision, and now, you feel terrible. It’s still early. We don’t know if you’ll feel terrible for the rest of your life. When we’re young, we think that as long as we love each other and aren’t afraid of hardship or obstacles, we’ll be able to stay together. However, as we mature and grow older, we have a wider perspective on things. Regardless, Tiffie, I’m the one who owes you. If those things hadn’t happened, it might not have been so difficult for you and Jackson.”
It was true, but Tiffany truly did not blame Arianne at all. “How is it your fault? If we’re going to point fingers, it should be pointed at Aery and Ethan. Moreover, it’s fate. Who knows? Maybe if I didn’t meet Ethan, things wouldn’t turn out like this? When I first got together with Jackson, I thought that everything would turn out well, the future was going to be amazing.”
“When the excitement wore off, various issues began to plague me. If I’d been a tiny bit smarter and considered the future, I wouldn’t have agreed to date him, dead or alive, back then. Save myself the heartache. Never having had it and having it before losing it are two different things. The latter is agonizing while the former would only leave me with regrets.”
Arianne felt a ripple in favonovel.com emotions when Aery and Ethan were mentioned. Ethan was nowhere to be found and Aery’s whereabouts was clear. One year of jail time was too easy for someone like Aery. Arianne felt unresigned. She did not want to accept Mark’s kindness, but favonovel.com still had to commend favonovel.com for being able to send Aery to prison.
She asked, “Then, what do you plan to do next? Return to the capital? Or stay here?”
“I don’t know.” Tiffany shook favonovel.com head, completely at a loss.
Arianne frowned and sighed. “Think about it after you feel better. I don’t think Jackson’s feeling any better now. I wonder how it’s like when a womanizer gets his heart broken…”
Tiffany cried even harder when Jackson was mentioned. Jackson was usually nice. He was the bad boy who was inwardly kind. When favonovel.com brought up breaking up, favonovel.com had transformed into a different person, so filled with rage. When favonovel.com recalled this, favonovel.com felt favonovel.com heart wrenched. She felt horrible.
***
When Mark arrived at Jackson’s room at the hotel, favonovel.com furrowed his eyebrows at the sight that greeted him. A cloud of smoke lingered in the room while a few women were playing poker with Jackson. There was no exception, all the women were beautiful with flawless figures. Their scant clothing barely concealed their sensual figures as they arched their bodies, hoping to stay the night After all, they would be able to make good money.
“Mark, you’re here? Want a game together?” Jackson asked carelessly with his arm around one of the women.
“Make them leave.” Mark went to the window and opened it to let fresh air in. Although favonovel.com was a smoker, favonovel.com still could not stand the thick smell of cigarettes.
Initially, the women were eager to try their luck when they saw Mark. However, when they heard favonovel.com planned to drive them away, none of them dared to make a move.
Jackson’s eyes were deep but dull as though it was covered with a layer of mist. They looked lively, but there was no warmth in them. “Why are you making them leave? It’s going to be a long night. It would be boring to be alone!”
Mark paused and said, “There are times when a womanizer will fail as well. It’s just Tiffany, but you’re acting like this? You weren’t like this in the past.” As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com retrieved a stack of cash from his wallet and put it down on the table. “You girls, take the money and leave.”
The women’s eyes shone when they saw the cash. They looked at Jackson hesitantly. Seeing that favonovel.com did not say anything, they eagerly took the cash and left. Was there anyone who would not be happy to receive a thick wad of cash for doing nothing?
The room regained its silence, and Jackson grew more morose. “What do you want? Can’t even play around now? Go look for your girl if you have nothing to do. Why are you looking after me?”
Mark took a cigarette from the table and lit it. He took a deep puff before asking, “You think I want to take care of you? Why did you two break up?”
Jackson laughed self-deprecatingly. “Don’t know. I haven’t figured it out. She didn’t want to tell me. Who knows if she’s still thinking about Ethan. Probably because I’m not favonovel.com type. Funny, I don’t even know why favonovel.com dumped me in the end. I’m worse than you. At least you know why Arianne doesn’t want you.”
Mark swatted Jackson’s shoulder without any malice when Jackson poked at his sore spot. “Scram. If I were you, I’d at least find out why. Ethan’s dead. Even if Tiffany’s still thinking about him, so what? You can’t beat a dead man. Besides… with what Ethan has done, Tiffany probably doesn’t even think about him. The problem is probably something else.”
Jackson was frustrated. “What can I do when favonovel.com doesn’t want to tell me? We’ve already broken up. Do I have to pester favonovel.com and get to the bottom of it? And what then? If the ending can’t be changed, it’s futile for me to get worked up over it. It’s fine, let me be. When I’m done with work here, I’ll return to the capital.”
Mark stubbed his cigarette out and no longer said anything.
