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
She grumbled, “Who’s going to be your partner for the day? Can you tell me? Since she’s going to be your partner, you will definitely have to have some form of body contact, holding onto your arm, to say the least… So I should have the right to ask, right?”Mark helplessly said, “Isn’t it manners to hold onto our arms? Relax, I will do my best to avoid any form of body contact. I’m not sure who my partner is since I’ve left it to Jackson to arrange. My guess is that she’s probably a university student hoping to earn some cash as part-time, so it should be a simple case of trading. There’s really nothing for me to tell you because I don’t know her. Jackson has always been the one who is most familiar with women.”Arianne snorted without saying anything else.Mark had dropped her off at their house door before driving off. The time was a little past three, and she was thinking if she should give Tiffany a call when Mary suddenly showed up to welcome her. “Madam, your mother is here. S
Arianne asked, “Did she actually mention it?”Helen did not conceal the truth and said, “Yes, that’s why I’m reminding you. Whatever it is, she’s my daughter. But she’s got nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to go soft on her.”To be honest, Arianne liked Helen’s character, not everyone was able to break down all aspects of a situation as clearly as she did. Helen had many merits that not many people would have apart from being a strong, independent, and beautiful woman, and those outstanding traits had made her very attractive. Otherwise, her father would not have been infatuated by her.At Mark’s side, it was past six in the evening. Mark arrived at the luxurious ball event, which was a front for a big party organized by familiar faces, the only difference was that everyone was dressed gentlemanly and more elegantly. Of course, the elegance was just on the surface, as there were a lot of dark shenanigans at play there. Mark had never liked to attend events like these. The m
After receiving the private room number? Jackson eagerly abandoned Janice and rushed right over. At the same time, he informed Mark via text message.Alejandro had been recuperating at home due to his leg wound, so he had no chance to approach him. This time, he wasn’t going to let him slip away!He pushed the door open, and the room went silent. Aside from Alejandro and a fat, oily man, there were two bodyguards and a few scantily-clad women. Jackson eyed Alejandro. “Tell everyone to leave, or else.”Alejandro stared at him calmly. He waved his hand, and the bodyguards and women got up and left. The fat old man tactfully left when he saw this as well.“Your information network is efficient. You’ve been waiting for me, haven’t you? Is Tiffany aware that you’ve brought a date?” Alejandro poured himself a glass of wine, completely calm.Jackson balled his hands into fists. “You knew that I’d find you here, so why come? Lynn didn’t fall to her death because she lost her footing. You
“Your precious woman was once hopelessly in love with me for three years,” Alejandro replied calmly. “I had her too. Before you did. Once upon a time, I was the only one in her eyes. But now, you’re the only one in her eyes. I just couldn’t accept it. I was young and foolish, and revenge was the only thing I could think about. I didn’t really pay attention to the woman who shared my bed. Blame it on regret. There’s nothing wrong in wanting to make up for it, right?”The words “woman who shared my bed” brought Jackson’s ire once again. Wasn’t he straight-up telling him that someone else had slept with his wife before? It would have been fine if the matter hadn’t been brought up, but it was sickening to hear it. “Make up for it? Hah! Do you think you deserve that? She and I might never have gotten involved if you hadn’t destroyed her family and killed her father. To her, it would be best if you never showed your face in front of her again. And yet you’re naive enough to think of making
Alejandro pulled out an empty wine glass and poured a glass for Mark. “Have a seat.”Mark glanced at Jackson and walked over to take a seat with an expressionless look on his face. “Mark, he’s Ethan. He’s confessed. He killed Lynn too,” Jackso said.Alejandro couldn’t be bothered to explain too much. Besides, it didn’t matter if he killed Lynn or if Don Smith did it. It wasn’t a big difference. “Are you two here on a crusade against me?”“You’re extremely lucky, Ethan,” Mark calmly said. “You’re quite bold too. Since you’re alive, you should tuck your tail away and stay off the grid. Why are you back? Would you like to die again? Or did you think that I’d be helpless against you, now that you have the Smiths as insurance?”Alejandro snorted. “I’ve never thought of it that way. However, Alejandro’s identity has made everything much easier for me and prevented you two from doing whatever you want to me. Isn’t that right? I didn’t come back for you, Mark. It would have been fine if I
Mark could see through Alejandro’s determination. His heart sank. “I can’t possibly stay away. Jackson is my best friend. I won’t stand idly by when it involves him. Since that’s the case, don’t blame me. I will defeat you with Arianne’s approval.”The party wasn’t over, but Jackson and Mark left anyway. They gave Janice and the other woman some money, then told them to take a cab home on their own.It wasn’t a completely fruitless endeavor this time. At least, they had managed to confirm that Alejandro was Ethan. Unfortunately, Alejandro had been well-prepared, so they had failed to obtain any substantial evidence to publicize his identity and send him to jail. This was going to be a long battle, and it was only just beginning.Jackson was at the height of his temper. “What the hell does he want? Does he want to take my woman away from me? Forget it!”Mark sighed. “He won’t do anything until Tiffany gives birth. You should calm down for now. It’s getting late. You should go home.