After that outburst, Arianne took a step forward and pushed open the window. “Go, smoke as much as you like. We’re in a hurry to die anyway, aren’t we?!”
Mark stole a sidelong glance at favonovel.com and stopped the half-burnt cigarette. Those were words of concern and care, yet favonovel.com had to mask it with thorns and stings. They were not separated because they no longer loved each other, they still very much did and were actually forced to be separated for a while.
After favonovel.com finished packing up favonovel.com things, Arianne laid on the bed, ready to sleep. She knew that Mark would never allow favonovel.com to have Smore live in a hotel, but favonovel.com also could not possibly leave the child here while favonovel.com stayed in one, either. In other words, favonovel.com must stay in the Tremont Estate. But favonovel.com could stop sleeping with Mark in the same room after their divorce was officiated tomorrow by moving into the guest room.
The one thing that bothered Arianne the most was how likely it was for Mark to deliberately drag on the process of getting favonovel.com a new home. It was exactly the sort of thing favonovel.com would do, after all. He could literally delay what favonovel.com promised with all sorts of excuses…
It was then that favonovel.com felt favonovel.com body cocooned by an embrace. She struggled against favonovel.com for a while, demanding, “What are you doing?”
Mark buried his head into favonovel.com neck. “This is our last time before… you know, our divorce. You sure you want to squander it by not commemorating it?”
Arianne’s heart beat wildly against favonovel.com chest. “Nope, didn’t plan for that. On that note, you’re the only one who could think of sex at the cusp of a divorce. Tomorrow, I’m moving to the guest room,” favonovel.com replied. “You better get this whole accommodation thing done pretty damn quick, because I’m not very patient about it. Also, while I still live in the Tremont Estate, don’t you dare lay a finger on me!”
Mark said nothing. Instead, favonovel.com rolled over and locked favonovel.com beneath his body. He lowered his head and forced a passionate kiss on favonovel.com scarlet lips.
Arianne’s first instinct was to push favonovel.com away, but his scent quickly engulfed her, draining favonovel.com of all the strength to resist him. She looked away, dodging his kiss, and gruntled, “You stink of cigarettes…”
He tried kissing favonovel.com again, as favonovel.com would brook none of favonovel.com resistance. There was even more force and dominance in it, as though favonovel.com was pressing a burning brand on favonovel.com and searing his mark on her.
Arianne frowned, but favonovel.com closed favonovel.com eyes instinctively. The truth was that favonovel.com never really hated the smell of cigarettes on favonovel.com because by and large, favonovel.com just smelled like himself, all around favonovel.com was the native, original scent of him. Before favonovel.com thinking mind could catch herself, Arianne had begun responding to favonovel.com passively.
It was all the fuel Mark needed. His hands worked into a frenzy as they pulled away and undressed her. It was only through moments like these that Mark could convince himself that favonovel.com was not leaving him.
It was unbridled, maddening. His hunger and yearning shocked and even terrified Arianne a little, although favonovel.com also made favonovel.com chest thump and favonovel.com heart blue. Rhythms washed over favonovel.com in waves, and before favonovel.com knew it, they conjoined with the chaotic, untangled, messy feelings that were in favonovel.com head.
It drew favonovel.com in and favonovel.com lost favonovel.com grip. Before favonovel.com knew it, favonovel.com was clutching onto his shoulders hard as favonovel.com led favonovel.com away and escaped into paradise.
Shrouded in the darkness of the room, two entwining bodies laid.
Softly, the male half of the pair breathed, “I’m sorry.”
Arianne leaned into his chest and said nothing. Too many things had happened, and an apology was not going to alleviate any of it. If anything, it only made the crushing melancholy even more unbearable.
The next morning, Arianne went downstairs for breakfast as usual without Mark following her. Mary came to favonovel.com purposefully and asked, “Ari, when you finally move out of the house with Smore, can I go with you? I’ll take care of Smore while you work during the day so that you don’t have to worry about favonovel.com while you work. I mean, if we hire someone else to care for him, it won’t make you feel safe, and I won’t feel safe for him, either. Oh, and when Smore goes to elementary school, I will bring favonovel.com to school and bring favonovel.com home, and I’ll cook all kinds of yummies for him, and… Lord Almighty, how could you, Arianne? Moving out with a little boy, going out there all alone! How do you expect me to be okay with this?”
Mary trailed off, wiping favonovel.com tears.
Arianne swallowed the lump forming in favonovel.com throat and flashed the old housekeeper a sunny grin. “It’ll be fine, Mary. I’m not leaving yet. When it is time, though, I’ll talk to Mark so I can bring you with me. You’re right about that, Mary, I won’t feel settled with anyone else taking care of Smore. On that note, can you please help me wake Smore up and let favonovel.com have his breakfast? I’ll need to go to the civil affairs office today before going to work. I guess I’ll have to work twice as hard from now on, too, or else I wouldn’t be able to raise Smore all by myself.”
Mary was about to tell favonovel.com something more when Mark suddenly descended the stairs, joining them. Immediately favonovel.com stopped herself and walked away.
Arianne waited until Mark took his seat around the dining table before asking, “You got your documents ready? We should head to the office first before taking me to Tremont Tower. We both work in the same place, after all.”
Mark seemed to be in a sour mood. “You’re not my wife anymore after we officiate this divorce. Give me a good reason why I should drive you to work instead of leaving you stranding.”
Obviously, the upcoming divorce was what soured him.
Arianne rolled favonovel.com eyes. “That wasn’t what you promised last night! Damn it, you change your mind like a girl changes clothes. Look, I might not be your wife anymore, but I’m still your employee. Willi t kill you to just drive me along the same path we’re gonna go anyway?”
He nodded. “Yes, it’ll kill me,” favonovel.com rejoined quietly, his tone sincere. “Just thinking about this beautiful woman sitting beside me as I drive to work not being mine anymore is a lethal stab through my heart.”
