As if seeing through favonovel.com mind, Mark said, “I can give you time, but not so that you could dismiss me and drag my time along. You have to consider our relationship seriously. If you can’t do it, I’ll just take you back. Don’t ask me to give you up, I can’t.”
Arianne felt like something was not right here. She frowned. “This isn’t fair. Either I agree to be with you in the end, or I’ll be forced to go back with you. Don’t I have the right to refuse? If I still can’t do it after consideration, I’ll have to go back with you, regardless, then what was the point of giving me time? To let me persuade myself to be with you? Don’t you think that your request is unreasonable? Normally, shouldn’t it be you giving me time to consider, and if I can’t get it past myself, we’ll go our separate ways?”
Mark looked at favonovel.com and pronounced each word clearly. “That’s right. Me giving you time is only for you to get used to it, to recognize the fact that you won’t be able to leave me. Ever. It’s not for you to consider whether you’re staying or leaving.”
Although favonovel.com had known that this was the case, Arianne still felt helpless. If favonovel.com rejected favonovel.com now, favonovel.com would take favonovel.com back to the Tremont Estate then and there. After all that had happened, favonovel.com still had to opt for time. At least, favonovel.com should solve the issue at hand first and stop favonovel.com from being reckless to her…
“Okay. Then during the period of my consideration, you can’t… you can’t be like this again… If you can do that, I’ll consider things properly and try to… persuade myself. You don’t have to keep staying here to guard me too. Go back to the capital. Because I don’t know how long I need either.”
Mark was never one to wait for things. Of course, favonovel.com would not let favonovel.com prolong his ‘penalty’ for nothing. “Since you can’t be sure of the duration, I’ll fix it. It’s been so long since you’ve left the capital too. One year from now, if you still can’t make your decision, I’ll make it for you.”
Arianne wanted to fight back, but favonovel.com words got stuck in favonovel.com throat when favonovel.com saw his heated gaze. She clung onto the thin blanket in front of favonovel.com chest and spoke through clenched jaws. “One year it is. Leave!”
Mark heaved a sigh of relief in his mind. After a moment, favonovel.com got up to go to the bathroom. “I’ll leave after a shower. Sleep. I’ll go back to the capital tomorrow.”
Only then did Arianne relax, but favonovel.com suddenly felt a little down. Everyone was leaving tomorrow; Jackson, Tiffany and… Mark. Her sudden slump in mood must be due to Tiffany, it had to be…
In the hospital, Tanya rushed to Eric’s ward with supper. When favonovel.com entered, favonovel.com looked around for the doctors in case favonovel.com was found out. Making sure that there were no doctors or nurses doing their rounds at this time, favonovel.com closed the door carefully. “You… The doctor said that it’d be best for you to not have supper and to have milder food, but you just can’t watch your mouth. If you have to go for any surgeries in the future, that won’t be fun. Will you only be subdued when you’re forced to have an operation?”
Eric was nonchalant. He sat with his legs crossed on the bed, ready for a feast. “Stop nagging. I’ll be discharged tomorrow. Why should I still have to watch out for my diet? I’m going mad from having plain congee day after day.”
Tanya sympathized with favonovel.com and helped favonovel.com open the takeout box. “That’s true. I’d break down too if l had to take plain congee for days. Eat slower though. Make sure you bite enough times so that it’s easier to digest. No need to be in a hurry. I’ll be on the lookout for you. I’ll let you know if any doctors are coming and you can keep all the food. I made all of these myself and didn’t add too much seasoning. Don’t critique them.”
When favonovel.com saw that favonovel.com did as favonovel.com promised and really went to the door to be on the lookout, Eric chuckled. “Alright, come in. They did the rounds for today, so they won’t be coming in tonight. Since I’ll be discharged tomorrow, you won’t have to come take care of me anymore. I’ll sum up your wage and transfer you the money now.”
Tanya was a little embarrassed. “Tiffany and Ari asked me to take care of you back then. I didn’t know what you guys agreed on. Just give me what you think is fair. It’s not a lot of work to take care of you anyway…”
Eric gestured for favonovel.com to check after the transfer. “I know. They didn’t talk about money with me either. I’m paying you how much you’re worth.”
Tanya was shocked when favonovel.com saw the amount. “Why is it so much? I’ve only taken care of you for a few days. This is too much. It’s basically three months of my salary!”
Eric was quite surprised. “Three months’ worth of salary? I thought that you weren’t earning a lot in the desserts shop. It’s just three months’ worth? Then I’ve given too little. I’ll transfer you a little more.”
Tanya quickly stopped him. “No, no, you don’t have to! It’s enough! I’m taking on two jobs in Ari’s shop, so I’m paid two salaries… Thank you, Ricky.”
Eric nearly choked from the food. “Cough… just call me Eric. My parents don’t even call me that, it sounds weird Oh, yeah, hold on for a bit. I’ll finish this and you can take the lunchbox back with you. I’ll see you then.”
Tanya previously assumed that Eric was someone who was hard to get along with and hard to please. Her impression of rich people was as such. After getting to know him, favonovel.com thought that favonovel.com was easygoing and nice. She did not feel as distant and was no longer restrained in the way favonovel.com carried herself anymore. “It sounds distant. I’ll just call you Ricky. I’ll see you around then.”
