Mary had a surprised look on her face. “Did she? I have no idea. All I know is that sir suddenly returned home in the afternoon and then brought her out. I didn’t hear anything about her falling down. Doesn’t she know how to call out for help when she falls? There’s so many people at home, and none of them are deaf. Despite my age, I’ve still got perfect hearing, and I’m very sure that she did not call out for help. I would not have known if you hadn’t told me about it.”Realizing that Mary was telling the truth, Arianne became speechless. What kind of scheme was Shelly up to this time? It was obvious that she had not called for help, but in front of Mark, she pretended as though everyone had ignored her. Based on Arianne’s understanding of Mary’s character, there was no way she would ignore Shelly if she fell unless she was truly unaware of the incident.Arianne did not make a fuss about the matter with Mark. If Shelly truly had something to do with the incident at the showroom, Ari
Mark did not say anything, his expression unreadable due to the darkness. There was no moon that night, so the atmosphere was enshrouded with darkness and nothing could be seen.After two seconds, Mark released Arianne’s wrist. However, he immediately picked up Arianne’s slender body and got down to business, with her all the while shrieking. Thunder began to strike all of a sudden, but it was not enough to cover up the sounds inside their room. The thunder strikes were soon replaced by rain and the commotion in the house died out as well. All that was left were the sounds of two slightly breathless people and the rain.Arianne waited for Mark to fall asleep before going to the bathroom. She looked at the mirror, and seeing her slightly tired face, she helplessly sighed.Suddenly, she could hear her phone softly ringing and reflexively darted out of the bathroom. Sure enough, her phone was ringing, and she immediately turned it to silent. She looked at Mark, but he only turned aro
Arianne curled under her blanket when she could no longer resist the cold. The blanket was very warm thanks to Mark’s high body temperature. She immediately felt bliss when she tucked herself in.Arianne’s movements awoke Mark from his sleep. He half-opened his eyes and looked at her before easily pulling himself into her arms. “Why’re you up so early?”Arianne did not even manage to get some sleep. How could she fall asleep?She quietly tucked herself in his arms, not knowing what to say.He suddenly kissed her cheek. “I don’t think I was that rough last night, was I? Are you angry about that? So angry that you couldn’t even sleep last night? I wasn’t really suspecting you of anything last night; I was just in a bad mood. It’s my fault, so please don’t be angry, alright?”Arianne quietly looked at him. “It’s not because of that… Are you awake? I’ve got something to tell you, but you need to be mentally prepared for it.”Mark slowly sat upright to show that he was thoroughly awak
When Arianne brought Smore downstairs to have their breakfast, Mary curiously asked, “What’s happening upstairs so early in the morning? Is that “pain in the ass” causing a scene again? We really can’t catch a break. How is sir able to be so patient when he’s always been the impatient one in the past? I believe he has endured quite a lot since the past few days.”Arianne forced a wry smile. “It’s fine. You should get back to your work. I’ll be fine feeding Smore myself. You don’t have to bother with whatever’s happening upstairs. We’ll have peace in the house very soon.”The commotion upstairs had not ended even by the time Arianne and Smore were done with their breakfast.Mark was so angry that his whole body was trembling. “Why did you do that?! I’ve always respected you and trust you, yet look at what you’ve done! You’ve isolated my woman and also caused such an incident to happen. Why did you even return here in the first place? Were you trying to make everyone’s lives miserable
The men from the mental hospital arrived at 10 AM. Shelly was already agitated before they arrived, then struggled with all her might. In the end, they had to inject her with a sedative to calm her down. The scenery shocked Smore speechless, and his face went pale. Arianne went up and consoled him for a very long time before he felt a little better.When Shelly was taken away, Mary was obviously happy. “Finally, now that she’s been taken away, peace will finally return to the Tremont Estate. How dare she say that you’re the one who caused all this trouble. I think she’s the one who’s the troublemaker, as she’s been causing all sorts of ruckus the moment she laid foot here. I used to think that she had a strange character, but now I realize that she was mentally ill, so serious to the point that she requires treatment. I think that you’re not the only one who's the victim here. Alejandro is as well.”Arianne found it strange and asked, “Why do you say so? She doesn’t know that Aleja
After understanding what had happened, they found that there was a crack in one of the walls at the mental hospital that was being renovated recently. However, due to the continuous heavy rain, it was hard for renovation works to proceed as planned. Hence, due to the renovation being on hold, there was a gap in the wall. The security in the mental hospital towards each patient was very strict, so no one would ever have thought that someone would manage to escape the facility, let alone a cripple. Shelly neither returned to the Tremont Estate after escaping, nor did she look for Mark. He was worried that something bad would happen to her due to the recent bad weather and the fact that she was a penniless patient with no means of contacting others. How was she possibly supposed to continue her daily life? Mark had brought along some men with him to find Shelly but to no avail. It was as though she had disappeared into thin air. The longer she was missing, the more Mark blamed himse
The bitterness in Arianne’s heart grew deeper and felt worse. She fought hard to stifle her tears because she did not want to cry in front of Smore, who was staring at her. Mark looked at her when he was finally done with his phone call. “You look terrible.”Arianne ignored him. She had not been able to sleep the entire night and even cried non-stop. Plus, she had not washed herself before coming downstairs this morning. Therefore, she should very much be looking untidy. Was looking terrible enough to describe the state she was in?On the other hand, Mark did not even mention what had happened yesterday and pretended as though nothing had happened. He headed upstairs by himself after he was done having breakfast. He was not planning on going to the office, since it was a weekend that day. It was very likely that Mark would be heading out soon to continue his search for Shelly.After having continuous rain, a wave of freezing cold weather followed as snowflakes could be seen mixed
How could Mark possibly bring himself to believe her words? Mark only wanted to fill up the void of insecurity that was quickly enveloping him.After a long while, the storm finally stopped.Arianne put on her nightgown and tidied up her closet. She easily found the beige coat that she had spent a long time trying to find just before. It was hard for an agitated person to stay focused; something that was obviously so close to her had suddenly seemed to disappear from her sights.She held up her coat and threw it at Mark. “I told you that I was just trying to find my coat. There you go, do you see it?”Mark laid sideways in bed and lazily glanced at the coat. “Did you have to take so long just to find a coat? Did you have to rummage around so much? It was just in plain sight; who’re you trying to bluff? I admit that I was in a bad mood yesterday, as too much has happened recently and it’s really hard for me to keep a straight face as though nothing has happened. I’m sorry.”Arianne