Arianne couldn’t bear to watch any longer. “Must you? What if I told you that favonovel.com pooped on your bed? Are you going to change the entire bed?”
Mark was taken aback. “Mary, change the sheets.”
Arianne was speechless.
That proved that one should never challenge the limits of a germaphobe. Mark barely ate during dinner, probably because favonovel.com kept thinking about his frustrations. He wasn’t even in the mood to hold Aristotle during bedtime. He even sniffed the newly changed sheets and duvet to confirm that there were no strange smells before favonovel.com could lie down in peace.
Arianne couldn’t help rolling favonovel.com eyes. “You should just amputate yourself if Smore poops on you. That would be much cleaner. How could you be disgusted by your own baby?”
Mark raised his brow. “I won’t give favonovel.com the chance to ever poop on me. What kind of mother are you? How could you let the baby poop in his pants?”
Arianne pulled out a diaper and replied to favonovel.com while changing Aristotle. “What’s the use in having diapers if I can catch favonovel.com all the time? The more logical explanation would be that the kid is too young to be potty trained. Understand? It’s like you can’t even understand. You might be disgusted, but I’m not. If you’re not going to help, quit flipping out.”
Mark stared at favonovel.com calmly. “Sometimes, you do act like a good and loving mother. When does Christmas break start for your company? Would you like to go on a holiday?”
“With Smore?” Arianne asked.
Mark shook his head. “It’ll be too much trouble to bring favonovel.com along. He’s young, so long distance travel wouldn’t be suitable for him. It’ll just be the two of us.”
Arianne rejected the idea immediately after hearing that favonovel.com would have to leave Aristotle. “Forget it then. It‘s not every day I get a break, and I have to abandon Smore and have fun on my own? Not a good idea. You can go alone if you want. I’ll stay home and take care of the baby.”
The holiday fizzled out just like that. Taking a long trip seemed prohibited ever since they had a baby.
Most companies soon began their Christmas break Christmas was approaching, and one could see all sorts of decorations and lights along the streets. It was very festive.
Tiffany held on in the company to the very last. After the holidays, favonovel.com would have to continue working after the baby was born. Everyone unanimously agreed to this, as they didn’t want favonovel.com to continue tiring herself out.
Arianne dressed Smore up in red Christmassy clothes on Christmas Eve. This contrasted well against the little boy’s complexion, making it seem even fairer than usual. He looked round and chubby, very cute. Arianne had sent Helen a message beforehand, inviting favonovel.com to spend Christmas at favonovel.com home. Helen still hadn’t dropped by for a visit, and favonovel.com was feeling slightly disappointed. She thought that it would be a good idea to have Helen join in their merriment, as favonovel.com was all alone anyway…
Henry and Mary joined the dinner table for the Christmas Eve dinner. Mark had given them a small envelope of Christmas bonus, as usual. This year, Aristotle had received one too, along with Arianne. Suddenly, Arianne felt that having a baby was a good call. At least, favonovel.com could receive two Christmas bonuses, before Aristotle started understanding the concept of money.
Helen finally arrived before they started the meal. “I’m sorry for being late. I was delayed.”
Arianne did not display favonovel.com joy on the surface but got up to pull up a chair for Helen. “You’re not late. Come, sit. Let’s have dinner.”
Helen smiled. She stepped forward and sat down then stuffed a small gift envelope into Aristotle’s pocket. The pocket was too small, so the gift peeked out. The half-exposed gift slowly came into view as Aristotle wiggled around. The envelope seemed empty. Arianne guessed that there was probably an ATM card inside. Helen was very generous, so if it was an ATM card, it probably contained a lot of money…
