Arianne’s mind was whirling with possibilities of Mark’s current situation as the elevator climbed upstairs. Perhaps he would refuse to see her later. She wasn’t prepared for any of this.The elevator arrived at the 46th floor. Once the elevator went off with a “ding,” the doors opened.She took a deep breath, puffed out her chest, and walked out. She tried to avoid looking dispirited as much as possible.Davy was still at work. He panicked when he saw her. “Mrs. Tremont, what are you doing here? Mr. Tremont is…”Arianne paused in her footsteps. “Do I have to change my shoes?”Davy shook his head. “No, no, no. No need. Go right in, you can just go right in!”Something felt strange to her, but she couldn’t be bothered to over analyze. She pushed the door open. Aside from the air-conditioning, there was a strong smell of alcohol in the air. Mark never drank at work…Her breath caught in her throat when she saw Mark on the couch with Janice. Based on Janice’s work clothes, she was
Janice shot her a glare and followed her out of the elevator. She waited for the elevator doors to close then hissed, “Do you know why Mr. Tremont adopted you? Because his mother killed your father. That’s all. He was just kind enough to prevent you from becoming a beggar on the street. He has been taking care of you for so many years, so he doesn’t owe you a thing now. I’m sure you’re not aware of this, are you?”Arianne’s pupils dilated. She whirled around and grabbed Janice by the collar. “What did you say? Who told you that?”Janice panicked at first then remembered that there was no one around, so she pushed Arianne away. “You didn’t know? Mr. Tremont mentioned this to Jackson at the bar last night, and I accidentally overheard. I’ve heard that your father caused that plane crash because he was piloting the Tremonts’ private plane while drunk. Now, it seems that there was a secret behind it all. You know the truth now. Are you still going to be with the son of the murderer of yo
Mark finally showed signs of emotion. He tightened his grip around his alcohol glass and flung it onto the ground, smashing it into smithereens. “Stop talking!”Arianne was slightly afraid of this side of him. However, she stayed in her place and delivered the apology that she had previously prepared. “I’m sorry… It was my fault this time. I should have trusted you and discussed it with you first. Mary was right, we’re husband and wife. I shouldn’t do everything on my own. I should consider your feelings too.”Mark got up and walked towards her, reaching out and grabbing her chin. “Why does your apology feel like such a hard-earned commodity, Arianne? You must be thinking that things between us would be bad for Smore. You don’t have to apologize for Smore’s sake, or the fact that I’m not behind your father’s death. Yielding and apologizing isn’t your style. Knowing you, this looks a little too forced. You should continue being yourself in the most unrestrained manner. No need to care
Mark walked towards his office desk, leaned against the side of the table, and lit a cigarette. “Saying that will only make me continue basking in the fantasy of you having a slight hint of feelings for me. I don’t want to be paralyzed by you any longer, and I hate deceiving myself. Will Sivan doesn’t have any feelings for his wife. If you go to him now, he’ll take you away without hesitation. I’m sorry for making you wait so long for this day. Leave the baby with me. I’m afraid that Tremont Estate would become so unbearably quiet that I’d never want to go home if you take him away…”“You ba*tard!” Arianne glared at him with tears in her eyes. “Why the hell are you saying these things? You ripped me and Will apart, you made every effort to imprison me with you, and when I accept my current life, you want to throw me away. Who do you think you are? Your revolting tyranny is useless on me. Why should I listen to you? Do you see me as a bi*ch you’ve raised too? That I’m at your every bec
She had gone through all sorts of part time jobs and had met all sorts of men. From her point of view, all men were the same—horny perverts. Mark was no different.If she could score Mark Tremont, she would be set for the rest of her life. She wouldn’t need to deal with all kinds of men. She could spend as much money as she wanted and wouldn’t be as stupid as Arianne, going out to work for no reason and acting like some sort of independent woman. That was just asking for trouble.Mark greenlighting her return to the company generated a lot of whispers. Naturally, she felt absolutely complacent. Wasn’t Arianne acting all high and mighty when she dismissed her? Who knew how she felt after Mark’s proverbial smack in the face?As she pushed the door open, she unbuttoned two buttons on the front of her shirt. She believed that she had the assets, a time-tested value to flaunt in front of every man.“Mr. Tremont… Is your wife gone?” She walked towards Mark in a sickeningly sweet fashion
The biggest mistake she made was to play her little tricks with Arianne. It was just as Mark had said—she was just his pawn, a pawn whose sole purpose was to test Arianne’s emotions. This was the only reason why Janice was allowed to return to the Tremont Enterprise.After a long while, Janice finally spoke. “Mr. Tremont… please don’t tell anyone else about my matters. The moment anyone else finds out, I’m finished. I’ll apologise to Mrs. Tremont and leave the Tremont Enterprise immediately!”Mark did not bother to even glance at Janice. “Save your apology and disappear from my sights. I’m sure Arianne wouldn’t want to see you anyway.”Janice left so nervously, she almost slipped, her heel on her high heels broke off and she looked embarrassing.Davy did not dare utter a word. All he could do was silently watch everything as it happened. Davy finally understood that no matter how bad Mark treated Arianne, it was all just on the surface. He was actually more caring towards her than
Mark rubbed his messy hair as he stood up and kicked one of the supports on his bed. It was time to get a bigger bed…Mark was still upstairs by the time Arianne finished her breakfast, so she caught her own taxi to the office. She figured it would be better for them not to confront each other for the time being, but she was still terrified that Mark would throw a set of divorce papers at her sooner or later. Arianne decided that no matter how hard Mark pleaded with her to get a divorce, she would never agree to it. After all, Mark was the one who had forced her to get married to him in the first place.What Arianne did not know was that Mark was also hiding from her. After confirming that Arianne had left, Mark went downstairs and teased Smore, “Are you full?”Smore smiled happily at him, which improved Mark’s mood. “What’s so funny?”Smore pulled a straight face as he mimicked his dad falling off of bed. “Thud.” Smore even mimicked how his dad had covered his head and groaned i
Arianne bit her lip. “You’re not trying to forget about the past, you’ve merely given up. Just give me some of the specialties you have here. I haven’t been able to have lunch this afternoon since no one’s here to help me after you’ve left and I’ve got to do everything on my own. Come over and sit with me, we’ll chat since there’s not that many people in here. I need… someone to talk to as well.”Robin nodded her head and walked into the kitchen, coming out momentarily and sitting opposite Arianne. “You don’t look so good Arianne. Has something happened? I hope you won’t blame me for disappearing suddenly. I don’t blame you for anything that has happened in the past, I only blame myself…”Arianne shook her head and smiled, “I don’t blame you. As for my problems, it’s difficult for me to explain it to you clearly and I feel tired every time I think of it. There’s even a possibility that Mark will force me to get a divorce…”Robin was shocked, asking, “Divoce? Why? Weren’t the two o