Mark was slightly unhappy at Arianne’s simple response. “Are you that eager to see me go on a business trip? I’ll be gone for a week, don’t you have anything to say about it at all?”
Arianne shook favonovel.com head earnestly. “I have no objections. Why would I object to you going on a business trip? Don’t worry, I’ll stay at home. One week will fly past in just a blink of an eye. It’s not like you’ll be away for more than a month. I’m sure you’ll still be busy during the festive seasons. Well, regardless, we have to be together for our New Year Reunion at least. Saying that, I can understand that you’re busy most of the time throughout the year.”
Mark was lost in his thoughts for a moment before favonovel.com decided to bring up a sensitive subject. “If I find out that you meet Will again while I’m away, things won’t end the way they did today.”
Arianne lowered favonovel.com head and drank favonovel.com soup. She had some opinions but did not dare to verbalize it. She only said, “Quit nagging. The food’s getting cold.”
After they finished the meal and left the cafe, it began to snow.
Arianne was freezing and rushed to hide inside the car. She rubbed favonovel.com hands together to keep herself warm. “Is it cold where you’re going?”
Mark reached out to switch on the radiator in the car. “No, the weather’s pretty good there.”
Arianne jokingly said, “That’s nice. It’s too cold in the house. It’s just the right time for you to get away.”
He looked at favonovel.com from the corners of his eyes. “Why do I feel like you’re excited about me being away? Should I not go? I won’t feel at ease leaving you like this.”
Arianne was rendered momentarily speechless. “H-how… How am I excited? Why would you cancel your trip when everything has already been arranged? Forget it… I’ll keep quiet so you don’t think I’m eager to see you leave or do something while you’re away.”
Mark did not say anything.
Arianne did not understand what was going through his mind as they drove to the hotel.
As soon as Arianne entered the room, favonovel.com quickly switched on the radiator. She knew what was going to happen next. She did not dare to meet Mark’s gaze. Despite being married for quite a while now, favonovel.com was still shy at heart despite Arianne.
Mark took off his jacket and asked for favonovel.com opinion, “Shower together?”
“No, no, no… You go ahead. I’m still full from dinner so I’ll just rest for a moment.” Arianne refused his offer.
Mark did not say anything and entered the bathroom.
Arianne took a deep breath when favonovel.com heard the sound of running water in the bathroom. She kept telling herself to calm down. Was this not a trivial matter? She should have gotten used to it by now. At that moment, something caught favonovel.com eyes. She spotted something in Mark’s jacket pocket. She curiously took it out and saw a very small jewelry box. It was not the first time favonovel.com had given favonovel.com something like this. Did favonovel.com buy favonovel.com another one again?
What caught favonovel.com attention was that there were two boxes instead of one. Each box was placed in each jacket pocket. She opened both boxes to have a look. It was a pair of earrings and a necklace. As a designer, favonovel.com could tell the earrings represented a loving relationship while the necklace seemed ordinary.
Before Mark came out from the bathroom, favonovel.com returned the boxes to their original places. Her heart was, naturally, filled with anticipation, but favonovel.com still needed to feign ignorance.
When Mark finally came out from the bathroom, Arianne rose from the bed.
He suddenly took out a box from the closet and said, “Wear this later.”
She was curious. “What is it?”
