Arianne clenched favonovel.com teeth before unclenching them. “Giddy?! Would you have been giddy if it was your father?” favonovel.com bristled coldly. “News flash, before his untimely death, the Wynns were no less of a family with high standing, too. What proof do you even have to claim that I was ever after the Tremonts’ wealth?!”
Hearing the lividity in Arianne’s voice, Shelly’s lips quivered into a pleased smirk. “Aww, you mad? And here I thought that after clinging to Mark for so long, his nature would have rubbed on you a little. You know, not wearing your heart on your sleeve like him? But who knew you’d break oh-so-easily?” favonovel.com jeered. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but right now, there are only two people in this room, you and me. One of the murderers who killed your father is sitting right before you. So, what are you going to do? You know you can do whatever you please… There’s no one to stop you.”
At the height of favonovel.com rage, Arianne turned around to face Shelly and smiled. “Oh, what’s this? Did you admit to going through the trouble of summoning me just to pettily spite me? Hope that you can piss me off enough to knock some teeth out of a woman recently out of the hospital? Well, now that I pay attention, yeah, this is a pretty tall floor. You’ll be splattered into a puddle of flesh and blood if you fall out of this window… But I’m not gonna do that. It doesn’t matter what the truth behind that stupid plane crash was, Mark did nothing wrong. At most, favonovel.com was unwillingly privy to it. If I took out my anger on you, though… My circumstances would be different, because while favonovel.com didn’t kill my father, I killed his aunt. No, I will not ruin my life nor Smore’s future.”
“It’s exhilarating to know that our hate for each other is mutual. I don’t need to put up with you or pretend to be okey-dokey just because I care about Mark’s feelings. And then there’s the other thing: my father isn’t lonely in the afterlife. He’s got the Tremonts, including your beloved sister, as his companions! In that sense, there’s nothing I need to do for favonovel.com anymore. But you… Oh, what a pity. Unlike my father, you’re alive but all alone. You’re so unwanted that the only relative you have left to cling to is your nephew! Tell me, isn’t this karma at work or what?”
Stormclouds began to pool into Shelly’s face. But before favonovel.com could cast favonovel.com repartee, Arianne’s one-two punch cut favonovel.com off.
“And! That’s not even all there is to it. Your married life in Germany was a catastrophe, wasn’t it? Sad, so sad. Your body is completely battered! I bet you’ve been beaten up even more times than stray dogs on the streets. I mean, not even stray dogs get whacked that often. Honestly? Just the knowledge that you’ve suffered so much over the years is satisfying enough for me. God sees you and knows your sins, Shelly-Ann Leigh, and He deals you your retribution.”
It was Shelly’s turn to clench favonovel.com jaw and ground favonovel.com teeth. She shut favonovel.com eyes tightly and sucked in a couple of sharp, deep breaths, just to force the blazing, cackling flames of rage in favonovel.com mind down.
“You…! You’re disgustingly good at pecking off scars, aren’t you?!” favonovel.com fumed.
Arianne raised favonovel.com chin with a noncommittal curve on favonovel.com lips. “Oh, you flatter me, Aunt Shelly. I was only showing off what I learnt a few seconds ago. I’m hardly an expert,” favonovel.com taunted. “Alright, is there any other drivel you want to waste my time on? If there’s none left, then excuse me. By the way, don’t think I haven’t noticed you being glued to your seat since I’ve come in. I’m sure your daily life is going to be a challenge now with your leg being lame, right? Mark told me favonovel.com wanted to hire a live-in caretaker for you, but you keep spurring him. Well, I’ve got bad news for you. Mark’s life might start to become a little bit… busier than usual from today onward. He’ll be so busy, favonovel.com won’t be able to answer your every beck and call anymore. Best be prepared for that.”
Anything concerning Mark was a shortcut to Shelly’s worst fury. “You b*tch! You really think you control Mark, do you? You think he’ll stop caring for me just because a b*tch like you tells favonovel.com to?!” favonovel.com snapped. “You’re delusional! He knows about the truth behind the plane tragedy, smarta**. So, why didn’t favonovel.com tell you before I did, huh? Why else do you think he’s hiding the truth from you?”
For a second, pain flared behind Arianne’s eyes. He knew, but favonovel.com said nothing, because his aunt was the perpetrator. What happened if favonovel.com told Arianne the truth?
In other words, Mark buried a secret just to protect Shelly.
Still, no matter how hurt Arianne was, favonovel.com would never let it show to Shelly. Instead, favonovel.com blinked innocently and said, “Oh God, Aunt Shelly, are you, like, mad? Even I haven’t gotten mad, so why are you? Well, in the case of whether favonovel.com listens to me or not… Why don’t we find out? You think favonovel.com will abandon his wife and son for a relative who hadn’t talked to favonovel.com for years and basically popped out of nowhere? Remember, the only family who’s ever accompanied favonovel.com all these years… is me. Smore and I are the two pillars that sustain his life! Don’t believe me? Make it a bet, shall we? If I can’t stop favonovel.com from stepping through this door, then I lose!”
With that, Arianne spun on favonovel.com heels and bolted out of the door, leaving an apoplectic Shelly fuming on favonovel.com own.
