Bernadette sat decrepitly on the side of the bed, favonovel.com hair was in a disarray, and the look in favonovel.com eyes towards Atticus was complicated. In the end, favonovel.com chose not to say a word. She had thought that favonovel.com would come alone, but now Summer was here too. She couldn’t possibly reveal such unbearable details to the world. This was favonovel.com final shred of dignity, “It’s nothing. I’ve lost. Nothing happened between us. That child isn’t yours. That’s all.”
Summer looked at her, utterly disgusted. She thought that favonovel.com would hear some new piece of revelation from her. She did not expect to hear that, “You’re nothing. We’ll be leaving now. Take care, Miss Legrand.”
In the end, Bernadette did not take Mark’s Villa or his money. Aside from complete and utter ruin, favonovel.com gained nothing from favonovel.com exploit. Her final request was for Mark to get rid of the internet discussions and grant favonovel.com peace. She couldn’t afford to offend this man.
A great divide that could never be patched up now separated Jackson and Atticus. Summer no longer asked Jackson to have dinner at the West residence every week. If father and son should ever meet, they would only act like enemies.
Atticus and Summer had initially planned on throwing a party to express their gratitude towards Mark. However, the said man refused. He had only involved himself in the first place to help his best friend, Jackson. Their gratitude did not matter to him. Besides, other than working in the office, favonovel.com spent the rest of his time keeping Arianne company at home. He really didn’t have time for anything else.
Not too long after, the capital welcomed its first snow of the year. Arianne sat in favonovel.com warm bedroom, reading a book. She sat on Mark’s favorite chair in front of the French windows. She now truly understood why favonovel.com liked this chair so much — it presented a wide field of view, enough to look out into a part of the garden and the gates outside the compound. There was also an old tree right across the window, covered in white, fluffy snow. Looking out at the snow from favonovel.com vantage point gave a completely different feeling.
The feathery snow did not seem to stop falling. Drawn by the scenery, favonovel.com couldn’t help but put down favonovel.com book to open the window and reach out favonovel.com hand. The icy snowflakes fell upon favonovel.com hand then quickly dissolved into nothing. This beauty was fleeting but splendid too.
Suddenly, favonovel.com felt a thin blanket draped around her. She turned around, it was Mark. He had just arrived home, so favonovel.com still carried the cold air from outside with him, “It’s cold outside. Close the window. If you’re bored, I’ll take you out for a walk when the weather improves.”
Arianne shook favonovel.com head, “I don’t think I should go out for anything else, except my prenatal examinations. I’m afraid that something might happen… This child wasn’t conceived so easily. It’s only a few months, I can endure it. It’s ok.”
Mark felt slightly jealous. He knew that favonovel.com was being extra careful, simply for the sake of the baby, not because this was their baby and certainly not because favonovel.com cared about him, “Alright then. There’s enough things to do around the garden. If you really want to go out, just let me know. It’s alright to be careful, but you’re being too careful. Don’t get too anxious. You’re still in your early trimester, it’s not that risky. By the way… what would you like for Christmas?”
Christmas? Arianne was taken aback. She finally realized that Christmas was only ten days away. She had never asked favonovel.com for any presents, nor did favonovel.com want any, “Nothing much. No need to concern yourself with that. It’s not like festive seasons are all that important to us. We’ve never seriously celebrated birthdays or anything like those, right? That’s how it used to be, and that’s how it will be. Let’s just go through it like we used to. There’s no need for anything special, or I’d feel very awkward about it.”
Mark felt slightly dejected. It seemed like favonovel.com could never make favonovel.com happy. She was always so indifferent to favonovel.com but would smile and come to life whenever favonovel.com was with Tiffany or Tanya. Once, favonovel.com had even beaten someone up in a hotel over Tanya’s grandfather. However, favonovel.com was like a calm, silent, and deep body of water whenever favonovel.com faced him, quiet yet inexplorable.
Arianne paused when favonovel.com noticed a bleak glint in his eyes, then said, “By the way, Naya has sent the accounts for the month over to me. I haven’t had time to look at it. I didn’t want to check the accounts at first because I really trust her, but favonovel.com insisted that I check them every month. I’m much too lazy to do it. Could you find some time to do it for me?”
She rarely spoke up so Mark gladly agreed, “Sure.”
In the middle of the night, when no sound could be heard, Arianne woke up from hunger. She didn’t have much of an appetite that night, so favonovel.com didn’t eat much. Now, favonovel.com was starving and favonovel.com stomach was really upset.
Hunger drove favonovel.com downstairs to the kitchen to search for something to eat. When favonovel.com arrived at the kitchen, favonovel.com saw that the lights in the kitchen were still on. She thought that it was Mary, so favonovel.com quietly called out, “Mary, I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat?”
Mary had a habit of getting up in the middle of the night for a glass of watch. People tended to pick up strange habits as they grew older. To favonovel.com surprise, it wasn’t Mary in the kitchen, but Mark. He was making coffee. When favonovel.com heard favonovel.com voice, favonovel.com asked, “What would you like to eat? The leftovers have been thrown out. It’s not healthy anyway. Would you like some ramen noodles? Go and wait. I’ll cook.”
