Arianne refused to believe that Tiffany wasn’t feeling happy at all. “Didn’t someone say that favonovel.com wanted to make up with Jackson? It was destroyed when Tanya pulled that trick on us. Now, you’ve found out that nothing happened in the first place, so why aren’t you taking the chance? Are you going to wait for some other woman to swoop in on favonovel.com again? I’ve already got a son, but there’s still no news on your end. I’m hoping for you to hurry it up and have a daughter with Jackson, so that we can be in-laws.”
Tiffany smiled and replied, “Give it a rest. You Tremonts are highly influential. Are you implying that I should social climb? No one can guarantee this. Tell your son that he’ll have to wait! I was being rash and impulsive at the time. I’m a lot more rational now. When did I ever say that I wanted to get back together with Jackson? I have to be more reserved. I’m a lady, after all! Alright, I can’t chat with you for too long. The director is finally giving me a job to do today. I have to do overtime. I don’t have time to yak. We’ll talk later.”
Once the call had ended, Arianne stared at Aristotle and mumbled, “We’ll just wait then. We’re men, we can wait. We can even wait ten years and it’d still be fine, right? Your Aunt Tiffie and Uncle Jackson are both very good looking, so I’m sure that their daughter will be very pretty too. We’ll just be patient then.”
Aristotle was blissfully naïve, sucking on his tiny hands too. Arianne was left speechless. “Serious, you’re still such a baby. You have no worries. Your daddy’s abandoned us and gone off to have a nice meal. Wait for favonovel.com to come home and let favonovel.com carry you. Stop tiring me out, okay?”
Henry rushed in and saw Arianne on the living room couch. His expression changed. “Has Mr. Tremont gone out?”
Arianne nodded. “Yes, he’s gone out for dinner. You should give favonovel.com a call if you need anything.”
“Mm,” Henry replied and rushed off like a gust of wind. Arianne was surprised. Henry wasn’t all that young anymore but was still quite nimble. Wasn’t favonovel.com afraid of hurting his back?
Mary watched Henry leave and smiled, mesmerized. “Still pushing himself at that age. His back must be made of iron…”
Arianne giggled. “You certainly have a special kind of focus.”
Mary looked suspiciously bashful. “What are you saying? You shouldn’t make such jokes. Look at how old I am. My dignity still matters, you know.”
Arianne and Mary had long grown close enough to talk about personal matters. “Oh… Why are you so shy with me? My skin’s gotten thicker already, and you’re still acting bashful in front of me. If memory serves, neither you or Henry have partners. You’ve been working together for so many years too. Maybe you should keep each other company? You know each other well, and understand each other. I heartily approve.”
Mary couldn’t take it any longer. “Nonsense! Take the baby to bed. I’m sure that Mr. Tremont will be home late, so there’s no need to wait up for him. Aristotle won’t sleep in his own room these days, so I’m going to change and wash everything in there.”
Arianne did not pursue the topic, seeing as Mary was feeling embarrassed. She carried Aristotle into the bedroom. The little one had been sleeping on the same bed with favonovel.com and Mark for a few nights. He could go on the entire night without his night feed, as long as favonovel.com slept with them. He would sleep for a good number of hours too. This really surprised her.
Mark finally dragged himself back home at past 11PM, smelling of alcohol. Arianne was drowsy from favonovel.com sleep. She felt someone kiss favonovel.com on the cheek and opened one eye to confirm that it was Mark, then asked, “Back so late?”
Mark’s tall figure slipped into the bathroom in the darkness. “Mm, it’s only once in a while.”
