Mark walked towards Shelly and stopped in front of favonovel.com before kneeling down. He took favonovel.com hand and said, “Aunt Shelly, how much have you suffered in the past? Did that man lay a finger on you? Why didn’t you leave him?”
Shelly’s face instantly turned pale as though favonovel.com had flashbacks of the past. A hint of horror flashed through favonovel.com eyes. “What are you talking about…?”
Mark’s grip on Shelly’s hand slightly tightened. “Aunt Shelly, we’re your family, so there’s nothing that you can’t tell me. I just want to understand your past and know why you’re mentally ill when you should be living a normal and happy life instead.”
Shelly panicked and struggled to remove his hand. “I don’t know what you’re talking about! Stop asking! I’m fine now… really… please stop asking…”
Mark paused for a moment. Arianne, knowing that favonovel.com was being soft-hearted, gritted favonovel.com teeth before favonovel.com said, “Aunt Shelly, what are you hiding from us? It’s only us here, so you can talk to us. You’ll feel much better if you do. We can’t bear to see you live like this. We hope that you’re able to get a good night’s sleep instead of being constantly haunted by nightmares. We’re just concerned for your wellbeing.” Anyhow, it was both for Shelly’s wellbeing and theirs, since the farmer’s abnormality had been very inconvenient for the latter.
Shelly’s eyes fixated on Mark’s face, favonovel.com eyes seeming to glimmer gaintly. “There are some things that shouldn’t be told for the good of all of us. Mark, everything I did, I did it willingly. I would give up everything for your sake. I’ve survived that hell and have finally arrived in heaven, so of course, I’d be able to live well from now on. The past isn’t important now. I don’t wish to bring it up, and you shouldn’t dwell on it either. My life’s wish has been granted already, so if I have to die, I will die with no regrets.”
Perhaps the emotions in Shelly’s eyes were so intense that Mark got a shock, for favonovel.com got up and took a few steps back. “Aunt Shelly, I don’t understand what you’ve said. I know that the accident to your leg is because of me, but are you saying that your marriage… has got something to do with me as well?” Why… Why was favonovel.com treating favonovel.com so well when favonovel.com was only favonovel.com nephew? She had been treating favonovel.com so well that it was as though favonovel.com was… his real mom!
Mark’s heart trembled when favonovel.com came to that conclusion.
Shelly could see right through Mark’s terror. She quickly changed favonovel.com tone to a gentle one and said, “I was referring to my leg, and you shouldn’t feel sorry for me. It’s fine. It doesn’t matter how terrible my marriage was, it’s all in the past now. I don’t wish to talk about this anymore, so let’s change the subject. Smore’s so big now, he’s almost three years old already. Are you planning to have another one, Arianne? I’m a cripple now and can’t go out to work anymore, plus, it wouldn’t look good for me to limp around in the office. Therefore, I could help take care of your child if you have another one.”
Arianne’s lips twitched, not expecting to become the next topic. “Well… I can’t get pregnant anymore. Regardless, Smore alone is enough for me. I injured myself when I gave birth to favonovel.com previously.”
Arianne could only say that much rather than going into too much detail.
However, Shelly suddenly spat out something unexpected. “Could it be caused by that illegitimate son of the Tremonts?”
Arianne and Mark looked at each other and did not know what to say. Ethan Connor was now Alejandro Smith and could be said to have mended his ways, so there was no need for them to linger in the past. Additionally, they managed to have Smore, so they had no regrets. The most important thing was that Shelly had been living overseas for so long without ever coming into contact with anyone within the country, yet favonovel.com not only knew that Mark’s father had cheated on his wife, but favonovel.com also knew about his illegitimate son. Obviously, Shelly had been paying attention to the happenings of the Tremonts.
Shelly noticed their reaction and murmured, “I was just asking casually. It seems like favonovel.com hasn’t caused you any trouble, so that’s good. If favonovel.com did, I would never forgive him.”
Arianne took a deep breath. “No, favonovel.com didn’t. Although we aren’t on good terms with each other, it’s not too bad either. Further, favonovel.com hasn’t been monitoring our movements recently, so we’re free to move around now, which feels good.”
