Nina gave favonovel.com a profound stare as favonovel.com said, “You’re still in love with him, aren’t you? That’s why you’re trying to persuade me against going after him. I was so outwardly provocative, but you didn’t seem to be angry at all. You really could’ve fooled me.”
Arianne did not give an outright response, “Alright, if you’re here to have fun, have fun. Enjoy your food, I’ve got work to do.”
Nina stopped talking and began sampling favonovel.com dessert. The first bite left favonovel.com in complete shock, “This is clearly the standard of a top notch pastry chef! I’m so jealous, you’re practically perfect in everything you do! My dad’s always criticizing me for my lack of talent. I’m going to have to lock myself away!”
Arianne poked favonovel.com head out of the kitchen, “Don’t exaggerate. How could I possibly make something that good? Mark gave me a recipe from a top class pastry chef. At this stage, there’s nothing to be complacent about, as long as I’m able to make this. By the way, you’re not really here to see me, are you?”
Nina licked the butter off the corner of favonovel.com mouth and smiled cheekily, “You could say so. I actually came here to confirm whether you and Mark were truly over. Now, I see that that’s not the case, so as your friend, I need to warn you that leaving a man like favonovel.com aside is very dangerous. There are plenty of women who have their eyes on him. Are you really okay with hiding away in a small place like this?”
“You really should go ahead and pursue him, if you think you can,” Arianne encouraged half-jokingly. “I would thank you if favonovel.com really does give me a divorce.”
Nina was taken aback, “Are you for real?”
Arianne nodded, “Yup.”
As favonovel.com paid for the bill and readied to leave, Nina turned towards the kitchen and called out, “I’m leaving! Going to the capital to see Mark. You’d better not regret this…”
She promptly left the dessert shop before Arianne could answer.
Naya couldn’t help finding Nina a strange girl, “Ari, who was that? Why is favonovel.com so blunt? She seems bold enough to say anything favonovel.com wants…”
Arianne chuckled nonchalantly, “That’s just how favonovel.com is. No need to worry. However, it’s true that she’s in love with Mark. They knew each other before even I met Mark. Now that I think of it, I think I was probably the one responsible for cutting off their would-be love story..”
Naya disagreed, “What do you mean by that? It only counts if your husband was in love with her. It doesn’t count when he’s chosen you. You shouldn’t be too open-minded. I can see that she’s really in love with your husband too. Her eyes completely show it whenever favonovel.com talks about your husband. One’s eyes always light up when talking about the person they love. Like stars.”
They’d light up like stars? Arianne was mildly distracted. Did favonovel.com eyes light up like that whenever favonovel.com was with Mark?
Arianne returned home that night and faced favonovel.com empty room. The only thing favonovel.com had to pass the time was binge-watching favonovel.com favorite drama series. It didn’t feel all that great to be alone. Not one bit. What freedom was there to speak of? She had left Mark but ended up trapping herself in the end.
Mark suddenly video called her, startling her. What a coincidence; favonovel.com was just thinking about him, and now favonovel.com was calling her.
The urgent ringtone lured favonovel.com out of favonovel.com thoughts. She returned to favonovel.com senses and tapped on the receiver. When Mark’s face appeared on the phone screen, favonovel.com felt slightly startled. She turned the camera elsewhere. That way, favonovel.com wouldn’t be able to see favonovel.com and favonovel.com could at least stay calm.
Mark objected, “Why did you turn the camera away? I wanted to see you, not your table.”
“I… I just had a shower, and I’m going to sleep soon. My hair’s a mess,” Arianne replied, coming up with a random excuse. “And I’m wearing my pajamas too. It’s not convenient.”
He furrowed his handsome brow, “I want to see you, no matter how you look like. Let me see you.”
Helpless, favonovel.com had no choice but to turn the camera back towards herself. She instinctively combed favonovel.com slightly messy hair, “It’s not like you’ve never seen me before… What’s there to look at anyway? Why are you calling me in the middle of the night?”
Satisfied, favonovel.com lifted his lips into a smile, “I just wanted to see you. I don’t think it’s against the rules to see your woman, right? I want to come over and see you in person. I’ll have some free time in two days. Will that be okay?”
Arianne panicked. She wondered how much meaning the words “I want to see you” contained. “I thought we agreed… that you’d give me some time? You’ve only just left…”
Mark brought the camera closer towards him, enlarging his handsome face, “But I want to see you. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you. I just want to see you.”
I miss you…
These three words echoed in Arianne’s mind. She suddenly stared at his image on the phone screen, transfixed. She wanted to see if there were stars in his eyes, like Naya had described. Of course, there weren’t. The lighting was bad through the phone screen, so favonovel.com couldn’t see anything.
Realizing how foolish favonovel.com actions were, favonovel.com felt an impulse to slap herself across the face. She shouldn’t be paying attention to these things, “Well… That’s up to you then. You’re going to come anyway, regardless of what I tell you. I’m tired now, so I’m going to bed.” He had always been swift and decisive. When had favonovel.com ever let favonovel.com make any decisions? He may look like favonovel.com was seeking favonovel.com opinion, but in reality, favonovel.com had no choice in the matter.
