The corner of Mark’s lips trembled a little. After being patient for so long, favonovel.com was finally allowed to sleep with the woman favonovel.com loved and enjoy favonovel.com at night without holding back, which was why nothing could be less horrifying than the prospect of sleeping alone for the rest of his life. Yet, at the same time, favonovel.com frowned at the idea of Arianne going out there for work.
It was not that favonovel.com was chauvinistic or old-fashioned. He just did not want his sweetheart to break a sweat, ever.
Fine, maybe the other teensy-weensy factor was that there were too many men out there who could fall for favonovel.com beauty, and Mark was not okay with that at all.
Arianne had not the slightest bit idea of the direction Mark’s thoughts had taken. She was too excited to hear his answer tomorrow. Naturally, favonovel.com was sure that favonovel.com would, ultimately, consent to favonovel.com request and let favonovel.com get a job.
Then, in the darkness, favonovel.com heard the unmistakable sound of a plastic packet being ripped open.
A shiver ran through favonovel.com body. “What the hell are you doing?”
He rolled to his stomach, pressing favonovel.com under him. “What else do you think I’m doing? What, will you stop me? How about this, if you could take care of both our baby’s needs and mine, then yes, maybe you do have the mettle to work. Don’t go around complaining about being exhausted by then!”
Arianne was speechless by the “surprise.” Indeed, favonovel.com remained silent even as favonovel.com roved through favonovel.com body.
It was hard to tell if it was deliberated, but Mark seemed to eschew putting brakes on himself this time. Usually, favonovel.com limited himself to one round, but tonight, favonovel.com went on and on, to the point that Arianne was so exhausted, favonovel.com fell asleep mid-action.
When Arianne finally roused from favonovel.com sleep, it was already close to eleven o’clock in the morning. Mark was already off to his company. Crossed, favonovel.com grabbed his pillow and pelted it as hard as favonovel.com could with favonovel.com fists as though favonovel.com was hitting the man himself.
Before favonovel.com steam was entirely let out, Mary pushed open the door, Smore in favonovel.com arms, asking, “You’re up, Ari? Master Aristotle has been bawling. Seems to me that favonovel.com misses his mommy.”
Seeing favonovel.com son instantaneously doused favonovel.com flames as a lump of sadness formed in favonovel.com chest. Catching glimpses of Smore’s glistening tears in his eyes filled Arianne with a profound sense of guilt. She regretted waking up so late in the morning. “Bring my baby to me, please. I’ll feed the poor thing. By the way, when did Mark leave? Did favonovel.com say anything before favonovel.com went out?”
Mary brought the baby forward. “He left around half-past-seven. Told me he’ll be late tonight but didn’t say anything else.”
Abruptly, Mary’s attention zeroed in on the hickeys on Arianne’s neck before a meaningful smile blossomed on favonovel.com lips.
“Ari, please remember that the doctors had advised against bearing another child, okay?” favonovel.com advised. “It was pure luck that got you through delivering Master Aristotle, but you need to be more careful from now on and make sure that Mr. Tremont doesn’t get you pregnant anymore. Men aren’t always so mindful, so you need to watch it yourself. Otherwise, you’re the one who’ll suffer, you know?”
Mary was not exactly shy about these conversations, so Arianne did not feel strange when hearing about it from her. It could still feel quite embarrassing, though. Quickly, favonovel.com nodded and said, “I understand the concerns, Mary. I’ll be extra careful. Speaking of, I’m a little hungry. Is there anything for me?”
“Oh, yes! I made you some soup,” Mary supplied hurriedly. “Mr. Tremont told me that your milk is a little insufficient, so favonovel.com had me make something traditionally used to stimulate a woman’s lactation. I think that it’s a great and sweet idea. We shouldn’t let our Master Aristotle go hungry, right? Once you finish breast-feeding him, come on down. I’ll bring the soup out.”
Her words threw Arianne into a loop. Since when was favonovel.com milk “insufficient”? True, prior to favonovel.com delivery, favonovel.com worried that favonovel.com might not have enough milk to squeeze out of favonovel.com A-cups. However, after the baby was born, Arianne quickly realized that the amount of milk produced never depended on favonovel.com breasts’ size. In fact, the milk favonovel.com produced naturally was enough to feed two babies simultaneously! How would Mark know if favonovel.com had enough milk or not? It was not like favonovel.com was the one who drank it… right?
Smore’s previous teary tantrum might have depleted much of his energy because after suckling for a while, favonovel.com fell asleep. Mary was quick to grab the baby away from Arianne’s arm.
“Okay, wash yourself up and come downstairs for your meal. I’ll be bringing your son to the nursery right away,” favonovel.com said. “Mr. Tremont is against holding a sleeping baby in arms, right? Says it might foster a bad habit in the kid.”
Arianne responded with a soft sneer. Mark had made it clear that favonovel.com wanted his son to be independent as soon as possible, and one of the ways favonovel.com believed could help was bringing the child to the nursery alone as soon as favonovel.com fell asleep. Subsequently, favonovel.com was very much against the notion of holding a sleeping baby in one’s arms.
Smore was always going to sleep in a separate room; it was a habit that could start since favonovel.com was a baby. In other words, favonovel.com was probably never going to enjoy the warmth of nestling in between his parents.
