Henry whipped his eyes to Mark in the hope of an order. As the days went on, Shelly’s condition consistently nosedived. If they delayed favonovel.com treatment, they might be setting themselves up for something more baleful.
Mark was quiet for a beat before finally giving his verdict. “Henry, send favonovel.com away right now. You have found and contacted the premier institution for this, yes? Tell them to arrange a personal nursing assistant to look after her, and that I expect only the best care and treatment for her. Finally, keep me posted with updates of favonovel.com condition.”
With an affirmative hum, Henry left the room and began preparing the ride.
Later that day, only Henry and Brian drove Shelly to the institution, as Mark had eschewed seeing favonovel.com off. He worried that favonovel.com would regret his decision if favonovel.com went with them, especially when his stance could not help but soften and wither whenever Shelly mentioned favonovel.com past of living like a prisoner in a cage, with a look of abject terror and despair.
Why did things have to come to this?
Mark skipped work the next day. Arianne, noticing this, quickly called him.
The phone went unanswered for a very long time before favonovel.com finally picked it up. When favonovel.com spoke, his voice was devoid of life. “Hello?”
Arianne furrowed favonovel.com eyebrows. “Where are you? Why aren’t you coming to work today? You know, I bought breakfast for Smore this morning, and favonovel.com thought it was very scrumptious, and insisted that I bring the same set for you, too. I brought it to work, only to find that you aren’t here at all…”
Mark went quiet for a few moments before croaking, “I’m at home. Just don’t feel like going to work today. Can you come and keep me company?”
His voice was too hoarse and growly, almost as though favonovel.com was suffering from a high fever. Too worried to inquire more, Arianne hung up the phone and bolted out of the company.
Henry was standing by the door to greet Arianne. “Good morning, Madam.”
“What’s the matter with Mark?” favonovel.com quickly asked.
“Mrs. Leigh was sent to a mental institution just yesterday. Perhaps his pity toward favonovel.com weighed in his mind so terribly that favonovel.com had not slept a wink since last night. Neither did favonovel.com have any meals since yesterday evening till now,” favonovel.com replied. “Please, have a look at him.”
Arianne nodded wordlessly before striding up the stairs.
The first thing that leaped into favonovel.com sight when favonovel.com entered the room was Mark sitting at his usual spot before the French window. He had formed a habit of sitting there regardless of the time and would always do so after work, without fail, no matter how tired favonovel.com was. Arianne could guess that favonovel.com must have sat there for the entire night.
“Here already?”
Mark had not lifted his head nor turned to look at favonovel.com despite catching wind of Arianne’s footsteps. His croak sounded even gruffer and huskier than favonovel.com had heard it from the other side of the phone.
Arianne stepped forward and placed favonovel.com hands on his shoulders, favonovel.com own stance already softening. “Maybe… Maybe we should take favonovel.com back from there? Maybe there’s another way to treat her? I mean, a closed-off mental asylum like that does seem a little too… cruel for someone with favonovel.com condition. I don’t want you to feel troubled and tormented over this decision, Mark. Especially when you aren’t the one in the wrong…”
Mark leaned his head over favonovel.com hand slightly. “It’s not too bad. It’s good, really. We can always receive favonovel.com back to the family once she’s finally bested favonovel.com mental malaise. But as long as favonovel.com remains by my side, I’m afraid favonovel.com sickness will never go away. My presence reminds favonovel.com of the pains favonovel.com had experienced. It’s only when favonovel.com has finally recovered… that favonovel.com can finally accept the world and the new chance of life she’s been given. But I don’t want to wait for that at your expense, Arianne. The method you propose is a long game, spanning years, with no end in sight. How do I dare to stake your future with it? So, this is better. What we’re doing now is better…”
