She blushed. “This wasn’t a euphemism. Empty your dirty mind… What’s a big guy like you avoiding carrying a baby? You’ve been carrying him every day, hypocrite. That’s enough now, time for bed. I have to breastfeed in the middle of the night. I think it’s time to wean him off his nighttime feed. It’s too tedious.”“If it’s tedious, don’t go to work,” Mark grumbled. “Put all of your attention on Smore. Isn’t the baby more important? I told you not to push yourself, and now we have to reduce the baby’s food. That doesn’t make sense, does it?”Arianne saw right through it. Every time she complained, he would make use of it and try to stop her from going to work. “No weaning. Okay? I can do it. Stop scolding me.”He didn’t reply. He held her wounded hand and carefully examined it. His mind was distracted unconsciously, as he had wandered back to the past. Her hands would always suffer from chilblain in the past, and she had been plagued with all kinds of diseases. She had always been dr
“It’s not like that. I did overtime until 11:00 p.m. last night to finish this. I really did do it nicely. I put it on the mannequin, checked everything, and made sure that it was fine before I left,” the intern replied, choking with sobs. “Someone took the mannequin and used it this morning. The sample was taken down and reduced to this. I really don’t know what happened!”None of the staff members who had crowded around to watch dared to speak. Arianne looked at the intern. Her intuition told her that she wasn’t lying, which meant that someone had pulled a cruel prank. She reached out and patted the intern on the shoulder. “It’s fine, It’s not your fault. I left in a hurry yesterday, so it’s my fault. Mr. Yaleman, maybe we should let this go. I still need some help with this sample. I’ve hurt my finger.”Mr. Yaleman shot the intern with a fierce glare when he heard this. “You’re lucky. You’d better get your shit right for Arianne. Make one more mistake, and you’re gone!”Arianne w
They returned after lunch, and Arianne went back to her own desk to take a short nap. There was nothing much to do this afternoon, so she was considering visiting Helen. However, she was reluctant to run into Aery again. She was conflicted.Suddenly, she heard a noise in front of her. She opened her eyes to find that Robin had given her a glass of hot water. She smiled. “Thank you, I can do this on my own next time. You don’t have to go through the trouble.”Robin nodded shyly and went back to her office desk. “Hey Robin, managed to claw your way into some VIP?” Someone taunted. “You don’t have to pay us any attention now, do you? She’s Mrs. Tremont, who knows how long she’ll stay here? Maybe she’ll go back and live out her days as a rich man’s wife tomorrow. What will you do then?”“Can’t you be nice?” Robin replied with a lowered voice. “I’m just here to learn, not to play nursemaid with you. You haven’t taught me a thing aside from ordering me around. I’ve been in this company
Helen nodded, expressing the gravity of the situation. “I used to think… that you were only being courteous. So… I avoided bothering you too much. My little sickness isn’t much of a problem. You don’t have to visit me so often. I’ll visit you in the next few days and see how much Smore has grown.”So that explained it. Helen believed that she was simply being courteous to her. That’s why she had avoided visiting her so often. Arianne now understood. “I don’t like indulging in courtesy, and I dislike hypocrisy. You should rest. I’ll be on my way now.”Helen escorted her to the door, personally. “Be careful.”The gentleness on Helen’s face remained as she watched her leave. Years of hurt and pain were finally over.Aery suddenly strode forward. “Mom, I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. Could we have a meal with Arianne and my brother-in-law? I haven’t met my nephew yet…”Helen’s expression immediately turned cold. “There’s no need for that. The very thought of your brother-in-law be
She bit her lips and giggled. “If you say so. I won’t object. That Janice Bell, is she still in the company?”Mark squinted his eyes, bent down, and inched closer toward her. He placed his hands on the front of her body, as if ready to push her down at any moment. “She’s probably still around… Have you been thinking about her?”She raised an eyebrow. “I was just asking. Aren’t you overthinking? Go and get your work done. We’ll go home together when you’re finished.”He didn’t release her and continued his oppressive stance instead. He even moved closer toward her. They were now so close that they could feel each other’s breaths. He could see her delicate cheeks oh-so-clearly. They were so fair that he could see the green veins beneath her skin. When she lifted her chin, his gaze trailed downward—it was her smooth neck that released a delightful fragrance, drawing him into a continued reverie.Upon realizing that their situation had gotten too flirtatious, Arianne’s cheeks heated up
Arianne was stunned. So it was alright for him to bring another lady with him since he had informed earlier? Although the objective was clear, who could guarantee that nothing would happen? Who was to say that he wouldn’t have too much to drink or have too much fun, and something happened because of it? No matter how she thought about it, she still felt uneasy.“Tiffany can’t go because she’s pregnant, but I can. I’m not afraid of danger. Even if Alejandro is Ethan, he didn’t harm me when I had met him privately, right? I should help Tiffany keep an eye on Jackson. I’m worried that Jackson wouldn’t be able to control himself…”Mark rubbed his chin with one hand and laughed. “It’s obvious that you yourself are worried, yet you used your best friend as an excuse, saying you intend to stalk her husband. To be honest, I can’t let you come with me. I won’t let you take even the slightest risk. Listen to me, you sit here and wait while I get to work.”Arianne could tell that there was no
The water from the showerhead continuously fell onto them—her drenched clothes had also been cleanly removed. She couldn’t open her eyes for a while since water had gotten into them. At that moment, the embarrassment she felt was no longer important. She only wanted to grab a towel and wipe off the water in her eyes since she felt insecure without her sight.She reached out her hand to get a towel based on her memory, but Mark had grabbed her hand before she could get it. She did not dare to push him away since the floor was slippery and begged him due to the insecurity. “I’ve got water in my eyes, hand me the towel, please… I can’t see…”He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, “You can hold onto me if you’re scared, I’m here…”She knew that he was doing it on purpose and replied to him with a slightly urgent tone, “Stop fooling around. I’m feeling very uncomfortable, hurry up and hand me a towel!”Very soon, a towel had been placed on her hands. She heaved a sigh of relief a
Arianne found it both frustrating and funny. She had been wondering what had happened between her and Smore—so Mark had been the problem all along. She seemed to recall that she had not fed Smore his milk last night. Mark had secretly used the reserved milk to feed Smore, right? How did he not find it tedious! Smore had been brainwashed by his father’s nonsense!She furiously stormed into the room. Smore was shocked by the sudden loud noise. His eyes stared at her innocently, his lips curved. Arianne did not have the time to care for Smore and immediately rushed up and grabbed a pillow before slamming it onto Mark. “How could you! I knew I shouldn’t have left Smore with you for the night! I had never known you to be so cunning?!” she said.Mark saw that he had been exposed and said with a straight face, “I’m just worried that he’s too attached to you, and you’d be exhausted because of it. My methods may not have been right, but at least the result’s the same, right? Look, I’m putting