Right when favonovel.com stepped into the condo, favonovel.com received a bolster that was flung at his face. The old woman reclined on the couch, railing at him, “If you can’t take care of me, why did you ask me to stay?”
Mark’s gaze sank as favonovel.com internally recited a mantra: ‘No matter what happens, this is Arianne’s grandmother.’
He had to address favonovel.com as “grandmother” too. He had to contain his temper…
He picked up the bolster and walked towards the couch, “I’ll help you to the toilet.”
The old woman casually locked favonovel.com arms around his neck and hung off his body, “You’re pretty solid, kid. I thought you and Arianne had a divorce? Why are you still trying to gain brownie points?”
Mark’s mind was buzzing, “We did not get a divorce… She’s still my wife. I did something bad, so she’s angry with me.”
The old woman shot favonovel.com an irritable glare, “What did you do? Did you have an affair? You rich men are all the same. You can’t even handle your own shit, why are you concerning yourself with me? I’ve been cooped up here all alone with no one to talk to, and I have to wait half a day just to get a glass of water.”
Mark did not bother to explain too much. All favonovel.com wanted was to fix the problem in front of him. He now had a rough idea of how exhausted Arianne was after pandering to this old woman at every moment of the day.
Actually, the old woman wasn’t completely immobile. She could pretty much do everything herself once favonovel.com was sent to the bathroom. Once favonovel.com was finished, favonovel.com called Mark again and asked favonovel.com to send favonovel.com back to the couch. Mark sensed something, “You don’t actually want to stay with Ari, do you? That’s why you’ve been making things difficult for her.”
The old woman stared at favonovel.com serenely, “You truly are a businessman. You’re smart enough. Arianne doesn’t owe me a thing. She’s still young. Why should favonovel.com be saddled with an old woman like me? She’s as kind as favonovel.com father. She still took me in, even though I never came for favonovel.com that year… I feel guilty. How could I take advantage of favonovel.com like that?”
Mark fell momentarily silent and said, “You are favonovel.com grandmother. Of course, she’d take care of you. Don’t overthink it. The Tremonts can take care of you too. Except, favonovel.com doesn’t want to come home with me just yet… We had a few cracks in our relationship, that’s how things ended up this way. If you really do have favonovel.com best interests at heart, tell favonovel.com to come home. Then, you’ll have an army of servants at the Tremont Estate for you to order about as you please.”
The old woman was now suspicious of his actions, “Shouldn’t you be hating us? That plane crash was pretty scandalous. Why are you turning around now? I’m not afraid of you laughing at me, so I’ll just say it. I was afraid of being made to compensate you Tremonts. That’s why I stayed away and didn’t take Arianne with me. She says… that favonovel.com father was innocent in that plane crash?”
Mark frowned, “It’s all in the past. I love her, that’s enough. Besides… you really don’t owe the Tremonts a thing.”
He was reluctant to give favonovel.com the full story. The old woman could see it, so favonovel.com did not prod favonovel.com any further, “You just want Arianne to go back to the estate, don’t you? I don’t intend on relying on you for the rest of my life, but I can’t leave until my legs get better, so I’ll give it a try before then. Naturally, it would be best if favonovel.com could go back with you. What girl wouldn’t want to be a Tremont? All of favonovel.com basic needs would be taken care of, and she’d have no worries. She’d have everything favonovel.com could ever want and more.”
***
The capital.
During lunchtime, Tiffany put on an eye-mask and a neck pillow, then leaned against favonovel.com office desk to take a nap. The strength favonovel.com held for the day depended on this short period of rest. She wouldn’t have any energy for the rest of the work day without this nap.
The entire office was initially quiet, as everyone had gone off for their lunch break together. However, later on, some people leisurely strolled back into the office after having their lunch outside. They talked as they walked together, bringing noise into an initially tranquil world. It was unbearable.
Tiffany stayed silent despite feeling annoyed, as favonovel.com knew that favonovel.com nonconformity would be punished. She was still a newcomer and could not afford to cause a scene.
Suddenly, an ear-piercing statement assailed favonovel.com ears, “I saw it myself. She’s a new intern, still on probation, but favonovel.com carries a handbag worth five figures. She may look decent on the surface, but who can say if she’s someone’s mistress?”
“Seriously? She already has monetary support. Why is favonovel.com working? What’s wrong with being a bird in a gilded cage? Why is favonovel.com running around for us?”
“What? Are you pitying her? So what if we make favonovel.com our runner? The fact that she’s that kind of a person allows me to order favonovel.com around with a clear conscience. I want favonovel.com to understand that while favonovel.com is treasured among men, favonovel.com is an errand girl in this office.”
Regardless of Tiffany’s level of intelligence, favonovel.com knew that they were talking about her. One of them was obviously Henrietta, the woman who had kicked up a fuss with her. When had Jackson become a man who would put favonovel.com in a gilded cage? She couldn’t take it anymore.
She let out two dry coughs on purpose. Henrietta and everyone else immediately stopped talking. However, they only paused momentarily. They then lowered their voices and continued their discussion, “So what if she’s overheard us? What, favonovel.com can do whatever favonovel.com pleases, but we can’t talk about it? This is going to bring bad vibes into our working environment. The sooner favonovel.com leaves, the better!”
“Okay, that’s enough. We can talk about these things in private.”
“I want to say it in front of her. Otherwise, she’ll think we’re talking about favonovel.com behind favonovel.com back. She’s guilty and too afraid of confronting us. Otherwise, favonovel.com would have jumped at us immediately after overhearing us.”
