Jett’s eyes flashed with anxiety. “I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have asked!”White Water Bay Villa.Jackson was sitting on the couch, fiddling with his phone. He scrolled towards Tiffany’s number then went back to his homepage, as if he wanted to call but was hesitant.Suddenly, he received a call. His heart leaped in excitement until he realized that it wasn’t a call from Tiffany at all. It was from Lynn. His expression sank and he rejected the call.Lynn quickly sent a message: ‘You must be deliberating over calling Tiffany, right? I’m sure you’re unaware that she has just said goodbye to Alejandro after having dinner with him.’A wave of emotions engulfed Jackson’s heart when he saw those words. He did not want to reply to Lynn, so he called Tiffany straight away. Tiffany had just gotten down from the car. She was still slightly upset over the things that she had spoken to Alejandro about, so her tone sounded weary. “What is it? Get to the point.”Jackson was feeling jealous. His to
He got up and went to open the door to find Tanya standing on his porch.It seemed that it had been raining, as the ground was very wet. Tanya was soaked. He was surprised. “What is it?”Tanya stared at him with an innocent and complicated look in her eyes. “Have I done something wrong?”He remembered deleting her contact details. Perhaps she was here to ask him about that. He was at a loss for words. After all, this wasn’t just one of his paramours, but his woman’s friend. After standing on the spot for a while, he let her in the house. “I’ll get you a towel. Wipe yourself down; don’t catch a cold.”The weather wasn’t exactly hot. It was pretty cool after the rain. Tanya shivered from the cold. She was wet, so she did not sit on the couch but chose to remain standing on the spot. She was a pitiful sight.Jackson tossed her a towel. “You’re referring to my deleting your contact details from my phone, aren’t you? I just feel that it’s inappropriate for us to communicate in secret l
Jackson pursed his lips. “I’ve told you, that plagiarizing scandal doesn’t matter. It’s settled. You don’t have to burden yourself over it. I know that you didn’t do it on purpose. As for my relationship with Tiffie… You really don’t have to concern yourself over that either. The outcome of it is between the two of us. You don’t have to get into such a tangled mess. Let me give you a piece of advice — a good friend will always stand on their friend’s side. You have to be on her side, no matter how nasty she’s been. Your friendship will certainly crumble if you stand on my side. Do you feel better after letting it all out? I’ll take you home then.”Tanya nodded, got up, and said, “But… I don’t want to be on the bad side. I’ve seen how good you are to her, so I know what’s right and what’s wrong. I can’t close my eyes to it. I do feel much better after talking to you. Thank you.”Jackson smiled nonchalantly. “Let’s go then.”Tanya carefully peered at Jackson’s side profile in the car.
Mark felt irritation. “Oh, so you treat us like we’re Uber, huh? Alright, fine then. My God, can you just look at how much the child’s suffering? He looks absolutely pathetic! Gah, is that mucus dripping into his mouth? Someone wipe that away now, urghhh…”Seeing the disgust in his face genuinely irritated Arianne. “Are you — are you repulsed by your own son?! Mark frickin’ Tremont, did you just suggest wiping his snot as something too dirty for your royal hands?”For some reason that only Mark knew, he was downright averse to the idea of cleaning his son’s mucus, as though the very act really was the most dreadful thing he ever had the misfortune of being asked to do.Once in the car, Mark automatically took the passenger seat and left the backseat for Arianne and Mary. Arianne, meanwhile, gave out masks to Mary and Brian, as she wanted to reduce the number of people her son could infect. To have the entire Tremont estate be struck by the same malady at the same time was to spell chao
The first thing Mark did after his meeting was to call Arianne. “How is it? All is fine, isn’t it? No cause for concerns?”Arianne had just about finished her business at the pediatric department, so she had the mood to poke fun. “Hmm, are you asking about your son or me?”Mark’s lips quivered. “I’m asking about both. Don’t try to bait me.”Arianne espied Smore slumbering gently in Mary’s arms and replied, “It was nothing big. There’s no fever; he’s just suffering from a very mild case of cold, a runny nose, and coughs. The doctor said he’s too young for medication, so it’s down to making sure he’s all warmed up and drinking plenty of warm water. That’s the same order for me, too. I’m gonna breastfeed him, so I can’t take pills. So, yep, please have Brian send us home.”Mark glanced at his wristwatch. “I’ll come personally. I have the time, anyway.”He drove and fetched the group back to the Tremont Estate. Once they arrived home, Mary immediately brought the child into the nursery roo
Mentioning Granny caused all of the warmth in her skin to dissipate. Nonetheless, Arianne nodded and answered, “Alright.”Meanwhile, getting herself drenched in the downpour last night had caused Tanya to come down with a horrible cold. Today, on top of a barrage of sneezes, she developed signs of a mild fever, too.Tiffany could not bear to see her like this, so she bought Tanya some cold medicines. “Where did you go late last night, huh? That’s the first time I’ve ever seen you return home later than I do, and then you were all wet and dripping! It must feel like sh*t, doesn’t it? Seriously, Tan. If it’s awful, you can take leave and rest at home.”“I’m not like you, Tiffany,” Tanya murmured. “I can’t keep myself afloat if I don’t work.”Tiffany pursed her lips. “What’s that supposed to mean? I need to work to keep myself afloat too! My mom never gives me a single penny. Hell, I’m the one who sends money home to her!… Okay, fine. If you wanna continue working, power to you. But you n
“Aww, I guess I got it wrong, then. But, really, an accusation like that? You didn’t cross me or anything, and I’ve never looked for a fight. You’re a little too easily triggered,” Tiffany intoned, shrugging. “Anyway, aren’t you here because you were looking for Eric? Well, what’s keeping you? Get moving. We can’t be caught dead doing frivolous things during work, you know.”Vicky started toward Eric’s office furiously, her high heels stabbing the floor on every step. She slammed the door shut so hard, Eric jerked and asked, “What’s with you? Someone crapped in your popcorn?”She stomped her foot. “That Tiffany! A-And Tanya! They ganged up and shouted at me with this diatribe! What for? It’s not like I’ve triggered them or anything. Uuuurgggggh! Seriously, babe, you keep them around and give them jobs in your company and pay their wages, and this is how they repay you? Treating your girlfriend with that sort of nasty attitude? It’s like they don’t even realize that I’m their future Lad
Vicky recognized an impasse. She also knew that nothing good was going to come out of her tantrum if she kept it up — at some point, she would have to stop.“Alright, alright. I get it. I’m leaving. Don’t stress yourself so much, alright?” she relented.En route, she passed by the shared office area and scowled at Tanya, though curiously leaving Tiffany out of her malice. The reason was simple; Vicky found Tanya the more obnoxious one of the pair because she was the woman that was once under her man’s care. Tanya had stayed in Eric’s place before Vicky met him in real life. It was the sort of thing that would have crystallized into a grudge in anyone, yet Vicky was forced to feign nonchalance despite her genuine opinion.Tanya waited until Vicky left the company before entering Eric’s office. “Mr. Nathanial? Um, Tiffany got into a minor tiff with your girlfriend earlier, so I guess she came in and complained to you about it?” she said. “Please don’t be mad at Tiffany. She says what is