Mark took a seat and poured himself a glass. “Alright, spill it. What happened between you and Tiffany that favonovel.com allowed you to come to a place like this alone?”
Jackson sank back into the couch and sighed. “Goddamnit. In the end, I’m right about the benefits of staying unmarried! Now, now, before you call me an a**hole for thinking like that, hear me out. I’m so done with that new kid at home! Seriously, that kid never! Stops! Yapping! All day, all night. It doesn’t matter, favonovel.com yaps until no one gets to sleep. I swear, I’m gonna die out from extreme exhaustion if this keeps up,” favonovel.com ranted, “You know what’s worse? Tiffany’s extremely patient with the little rascal. However, all favonovel.com bad mood is vented on me! She exhausted all favonovel.com patience with the kid and has none left for me! As if I have anything to do with it! Seriously, Mark, have you ever been so frustrated when you first started this whole being-a-father business?”
Mark thought for a second before favonovel.com replied, “Uh, actually, I’m okay. My son isn’t the tantrum-throwing type. As favonovel.com grows older, favonovel.com has become even easier to care for. Honestly, I have no better advice than to tell you to be a bit more patient. Your kid should get better after a few months.” He paused briefly before favonovel.com continued to say, “Hmm… It’s only natural that you’re taking this so badly. You’re used to having freedom… Freedom that you gave up for Tiffany. You think you signed up for a life of two… then, all of a sudden, a child appeared. It’s normal that you can’t find your bearing. It’s all very reasonable. Hey, if you can’t take it, why don’t you ask your mom to care for Plato? I thought she’d be beyond elated given the chance.”
Jackson became noticeably glum. “You really think that I haven’t thought about that? Here’s the thing. My house used to be a place for only me and Tiffany. Now, in addition to that little rascal, my mom is staying with us as well! Holy sh*t, I’ve never lived in a family of four before, and it’s really creeping me out. Every day I come home and think about how crazy the entire place has become,” favonovel.com moaned. “You know, I tried to suggest having mom bring that little rascal back to Tiffany, but every time I mentioned it, Tiffany could have deafened me with favonovel.com yelling alone. She’s vehemently against that idea. She wants the kid to be around favonovel.com all. The. Damn. Time! I’m going insane, man. I only managed to escape here by lying about working overtime.”
Watching Jackson consecutively downing one after another glass made Mark cocked his eyebrow. “Hey, man, you’re setting yourself up for a fight if you return home with the breath of an alcoholic. You lied about working overtime, but you didn’t say you are… entertaining clients, did you? That flimsy lie isn’t gonna hold water. Are you so desperate for this momentary release that you don’t even care anymore? Or did you hit your head and lost some brain cells this morning?”
Jackson shot Mark a wistful look. “Hey, what if you hide me in your house tonight? That would be lovely. Sweet, sweet tranquility, even if it’s just one night! Or I can tell favonovel.com that you’re the one who insisted on drinking with me. Pick one of the options, bro. There are only two.”
Mark sneered. “Yeah, right. I’m not your scapegoat, pal. Jokes aside, I think you should discuss your problem with Tiffany, ‘cause bottling it up like this is a recipe for future troubles. You should have known this is how your life would be when you decided to marry her. You should have prepared yourself for what’s to come. So yeah, this is technically your fault,” favonovel.com remarked before adding, “Speaking of, did you hear anything from Alejandro’s side?”
“I didn’t.” Jackson shook his head. “But word is that their old patriarch is still managing the Smiths’ business. The old man had picked up the rein ever since Alejandro got into that car accident, but after all this time, favonovel.com still hasn’t returned that power to Alejandro. Don probably wants to use this as a show of power or something to keep Alejandro in check. Moreover, Alejandro’s injuries aren’t completely healed. In any case, I’m quite sure that that s.o.b isn’t gonna stir up any storm for now.”
Then, Jackson continued to say, “Moreover, isn’t his wife, Melanie Lark, currently pregnant? Maybe Don will only return that power to Alejandro after their kid’s birth. At that time, Alejandro would be fully recovered as well. That means that old geezer wouldn’t be able to control Alejandro even if favonovel.com tries. But hey, Tiffany’s happily stuck at home, taking care of the kid, and favonovel.com hasn’t brought up the topic about going back to work Tiffany at home with the kid and my mom means not a lot of contact with Alejandro, right? That kind of eases my mind. In any case, we can only try our damndest to protect that secret one step at a time. What else can we do otherwise?”
At that moment, a young woman in a bunny costume walked into the room with a new bottle on a tray and said in a sultry voice, “Your drink, sirs.”
Out of old habit, Jackson sized the young lady up and smirked when favonovel.com saw favonovel.com curvaceous body.
Mark, however, frowned before favonovel.com said, “You sure take up quite interesting odd jobs during your downtime, Janice Bell.”
The bunny girl froze a little. “M-Mr. Tremont?” She was wearing a masquerade ball mask as part of favonovel.com costume. It only covered favonovel.com eyes, but favonovel.com still should not be so easily recognizable, especially with the establishment’s dim lighting. After being discovered by Mark, favonovel.com could only keep favonovel.com head lowered and pretended to inspect the expensive bottle of wine on the tray. She felt embarrassed.
Jackson thought the name sounded familiar. He racked his brain for a few moments before realization dawned on him. He exclaimed, “Oh, you’re the girl we met at the party the last time? I hired you to be my partner that night. Aren’t you an employee in Mark’s company? Wow, you’re working hard even after work, aren’t you? Either way, you’re an acquaintance so come and have a seat. Have a drink with us before you go.”
