A relieved smile finally shadowed Tiffany’s lips.
“You know, I was wondering… Had my womb been just a little bit better when Jackson and I were trying to conceive a child, maybe our baby would have been born sometime not too far from now,” favonovel.com said. “I really am an a**. I torment myself and drag favonovel.com along the pain selfishly. I wonder if favonovel.com would be mad at me for what happened last night. But I’ll wait. I’ll prep myself mentally tonight, and then in the morning, I’ll knock on his goddamn door after requesting work leave. Then, I’m gonna do it. Speaking of which, there’s other good news! All thanks to your wisdom, Ari. I think the Lord above is finally opening doors for me!”
Arianne was very pleased. “I’m delighted just to hear you finally cheering up, Tiffie. What’s the good news?”
Tiffany pulled out a fashion magazine from favonovel.com bag and flashed it to her. “I’m within the top ten! Okay, I mean, I’m at the very tail end of the list, so my creation didn’t get to grace this magazine’s cover, but still! This means so much to me, Ari, I feel like I’m being acknowledged! My life is meaningful!”
It was a bolt out of the blue, and Arianne was struck. “You actually made it into the top ten? You. Actually. Made. It. Into. Top. Ten! That was the creation that jerk a** Beckett accused you of plagiarizing from him, right? This is awesome, Tiffie! With this achievement under your belt, all those companies out there are going to want to hire you! It doesn’t matter which you join, your wages are only going to go up! I mean, I’m not telling you to quit your position in Eric’s company, I just wanted to say that the door to your career has opened wide. You are a talented star, Tiffie! Go, go seek Jackson tomorrow and claim love as another win!”
After favonovel.com meeting in the café, Arianne returned home immediately. Part of favonovel.com worried that Mark was a terrible caretaker for favonovel.com precious little Smore, yet other parts of favonovel.com agreed that favonovel.com must not yield. Her goal was to defeat the evil force that was Mark Tremont — the villain who thought that just because favonovel.com turned into a mother, favonovel.com couldn’t be anything more than a humanoid milk bottle!
Later, Mark appeared by the entrance at six in the evening sharp, despite telling Mary earlier that favonovel.com was coming home late. Hanging from his neck and settling on his chest was Smore, tucked in a baby sling. He would have looked like a mommy kangaroo carrying its joey if not for the tempest swirling in his mien.
Arianne had just finished favonovel.com bath when favonovel.com came home and was applying body lotion on herself calmly. “How was it? Did Smore give you any trouble? Hmm, I thought you were coming home late tonight. Why are you back already?”
Mark placed Smore down before grouching, “You did this on purpose. You left favonovel.com on my lap, and I couldn’t do anything with favonovel.com around! He’s only a few months old, for God’s sake! He wouldn’t go to sleep even after favonovel.com was full. He just wanted his Dada to hold favonovel.com all the damn time! How was I supposed to work with a deadweight? Honestly, the two of you are God’s tests for me, aren’t you?”
Arianne tucked favonovel.com Schadenfreude deep within favonovel.com chest so that none of it showed in favonovel.com pate. She took the baby back into favonovel.com arms and started to coo. “Did you torment your daddy back there? Aww, don’t be too harsh on him! He has never taken care of you on his own, so favonovel.com knows nothing about how tough it is. Unlike your Mommy, who has to go through this every day…”
Mark, fuming, stormed up the stairs. When favonovel.com finally vanished, Arianne let out favonovel.com true feelings. “That’s my boy, Smore! You did very well, young Padawan. This is how we’re gonna fight the force of evil from now on!”
Mark’s rage did not dissipate even during dinner, as favonovel.com ate his meal with a perpetual stink eye. Arianne pursed favonovel.com lips and tutted, “What, mad that a few billion-dollar businesses got lost? So what? You’re earning all this money for us, anyway! Plus, who told you to cross me?”
Mark turned to her, his eyes narrowing slightly. “That’s not it, but never mind that. You, come to our bedroom after dinner posthaste. We have something to discuss…”
She sensed danger in him, but favonovel.com thought better of it. He had so many rounds with favonovel.com last night that favonovel.com must be too taxed to do anything today, right? He was not the same twenty-something lad favonovel.com used to be anymore. He could not possibly still be that “energetic.”
Arianne coaxed Smore into sleep after dinner before retiring into their bedroom with Mark.
She expected favonovel.com to discuss favonovel.com work. Instead, the guy yanked his shirt off almost immediately, causing a shudder to course through her. “What the hell are you doing..?”
