At that moment, Arianne only had one thought in favonovel.com head. However, it was neither to leave Mark, nor be fearful of him. She only wanted to protect him!
“Geralt… can you… not report these markings? Just turn a blind eye to this. After all… it’s just some very messy markings that somehow form an ‘M’. We will never know whether this was left here by accident or if it was deliberate. Plus, this won’t be concrete evidence to evict Mark… There are so many words that can be formed with an ‘M’, so how could you be sure that it’s directed at Mark?!”
Geralt frowned. “Are you really going to… defend Mark senselessly? I’m not saying this because I’m siding with Teo, but it’s all because… you’re the woman that my best friend has fancied for so many years. I’m only advising you because of Teo. Are you really going to wait for the day you finally die in Mark’s hands?”
Determination filled Arianne’s eyes. “He would never lay a hand on me, and even if favonovel.com does, I won’t regret protecting him. Isn’t that what it means to love someone? Loving favonovel.com without any reason, without any conditions, and favonovel.com would do the same for me as well. Would you believe me if I were to tell you that Mark would do everything favonovel.com can to get me out of trouble if I actually did kill someone? Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to help me for free. Let’s use the incident where Mateo’s mom kidnapped me in exchange and we both let the other off the hook. If you have any other concrete evidence that proves Mark was the one who did this, show it to me! There will come a time where I won’t be able to defend favonovel.com anymore!”
Geralt heaved a heavy sigh, as if to show his helplessness. He took out a piece of handkerchief to wipe off the dirt on Arianne’s finger. “I don’t have any other concrete evidence; these markings aren’t able to prove anything as well. I don’t know whether Mark loves you or not, but I do know that you love favonovel.com enough. Forget that I brought you here today. Let me drive you back.”
Arianne regained favonovel.com senses and said, “You don’t have to, I’ll go back myself. I won’t be able to explain myself if Mark saw you. Thank you.”
As Geralt watched Arianne disappear by the stairs, favonovel.com lifted his leg and wiped off the already faint markings.
After leaving the abandoned building, Arianne stopped in favonovel.com tracks and turned around to look at the building. Something in favonovel.com heart seemed to be falling apart.
‘That’s the place where Mateo was right before favonovel.com died, yet here I am, protecting his “killer”.’
‘I no longer have any doubts about Mark. In fact, regardless of whether Mark actually did it, this is the only thingI can do. Everyone has their own selfish moments and would do their best to protect the thing they want to, whether it’s right or wrong.’
When Arianne returned to Tremont Enterprise, favonovel.com took a shower and felt extremely dizzy, so favonovel.com laid down to take a short nap.
While Arianne was in a daze, favonovel.com felt an itch on favonovel.com face, so favonovel.com half opened favonovel.com eyes. She met Mark’s gaze, which was filled with gentleness, favonovel.com was the one who had kissed Arianne on the cheek just now.
Feeling at ease, Arianne was able to close favonovel.com eyes again. Her lips curved upwards slightly. “You’re back already? What time is it…? I didn’t feel so good, so I was taking a short nap…”
Mark stood upright and took off his shirt. “It’s still early, so you can get some more rest while I take a shower. I won’t be eating dinner at home later, as I’ve still got matters to attend to at the office. By the way, I heard that you went out on your own today? Why didn’t you bring your bodyguards with you? I told you that your safety is of the utmost importance at the moment, so could you not let me worry about you?”
At the mention of favonovel.com going out that day, Arianne instantly woke up and no longer felt tired. She pretended as if nothing was wrong as favonovel.com said, “I just wanted to go out and buy something, and it’d be weird to have a bodyguard with me. Relax, I don’t go out often.”
Mark bent over and lovingly pinched Arianne’s nose. “What am I supposed to do about you? You just keep disobeying me.”
