Suddenly, Robin walked over. “Arianne, I’ve settled your sketches. Do you need me to come up with a sample this afternoon? Mr. Yaleman needs it in the afternoon, the day after tomorrow.”Arianne quickly turned off her phone and tucked her hair behind her ears awkwardly. “Uh… Sure. Thank you. You can start on the sample in the afternoon. This one’s a little complicated, so you’ll need some time. Do it early so you won’t have to do overtime.”Robin’s keen eyes spotted the ring on her finger. “Wow, Arianne, your ring is beautiful. The diamond is huge. It must have been expensive. I didn’t see you wearing it this morning. Your husband must have given it to you during lunch, right? Mr. Tremont is so romantic.”Arianne smiled. “Go on, go to the workshop, and start on the sample. You’ll have to support me.”She felt very uneasy the entire afternoon due to Mark’s message. Her mind would always wander off into strange territories. This was her first time going to a hotel with him, and she f
Arianne’s heart exploded from cuteness. She finally understood why Mark wanted a daughter. The joy of having a daughter was completely different from having a son.“Pumpkin, where did you go? Come back to daddy.”Arianne stiffened. She turned to the side and found Will Sivan’s astonished gaze. Everything had changed in time, but they still looked the same, save for a sense of maturity throughout the years.She jumped in fright when she heard his voice. She thought that his voice sounded more like a stranger’s. She never expected such a coincidence…“When… did you come back?” She got up and asked calmly after a short pause.Will took a deep breath, strode forward, and picked up the little girl. “I just arrived a few days ago. I’m here to visit relatives. I’m not staying long. What a coincidence… I never thought that I’d run into you here. Are you here to shop for baby things? I came back in a rush, so I couldn’t contact you or Tiffie…”Will knew that she had a baby, and she knew t
The woman stayed in her spot, holding the baby. She was feeling slightly humiliated but mostly helpless. She knew that she could never replace Arianne in Will’s heart in this lifetime, not even when she and Will had already had a baby. This was a tragic fact.Arianne let out a long sigh of relief after leaving the shopping mall. The cold winds refreshed her emotions. It was almost time, and Mark would be reaching soon.She sent him a message to tell him that she was at the shopping mall entrance. His car soon arrived on the street across the road from her. She opened the car door and got into the car. The warm air in the car cut off the chill from outside. She smoothed her hair, which had been messed up because of the wind. “Where are we going for dinner?”Mark didn’t reply, so she turned around and looked at him. “What’s wrong?”He stared at the rearview mirror with an expressionless face. “When did Will Sivan come back?”She was taken aback, then realized that Will was at a dist
Arianne felt a kind of emptiness deep down. Their relationship may look like it’s going strong on the surface, but in reality, it was still fragile. Based on everything that had happened today, it was clear.She fell fast asleep before Mark emerged from the bathroom, probably because it was easier to fall asleep in the dark.After an unknown amount of time, she felt something move next to her. She opened her eyes, just a little bit, and found Mark looking through her phone. She pretended not to know, hoping that this would bring him some form of assurance. He was probably trying to confirm if she had saved Will’s contact details. Luckily, she hadn’t…Arianne woke up before sunrise the next day because she had gone to bed early. Mark was still fast asleep. She silently got up and took a shower. She longed for Aristotle. This was her first time spending the night away from home since Aristotle’s birth.She stepped out of the bathroom, absent-mindedly after her shower. She jumped with
Mark walked closer toward her again, reached out, and pinched Aristotle’s ear. “I wanted to create a perfect and romantic atmosphere too, but your body was very honest. You refused to show any reaction at all, no matter how much I tried to entice you. What does that mean? It means that you weren’t in the mood for our date at all.”Arianne was indignant from his false accusation. “It’s because you had such a sullen face for the entire night. I panicked. How could I possibly have the mood for anything else? You made it look like I was actually in the wrong. You’re unreasonable and petty! I wasn’t sickened with you when I came back from seeing Aery, was I? So you’re upset, just because I accidentally ran into Will?”Aristotle pulled Mark’s hand away in protest, and Mark did not continue their conversation. “Come downstairs for breakfast when you’re done with feeding him. I’ll take you to the office later.”On the way to the office, Tiffany sent Arianne an ill-timed message: ‘How was la
Jackson was inwardly skeptical. He did not think there could be a purely platonic relationship between a man and a woman. Although he knew that Arianne was the one that Will liked, Tiffany was quite friendly with Will as well. Was it possible that Tiffany had like Will at one point? Otherwise, why would she request for leave to meet Will the moment she found Will had returned? In the past, Tiffany would not acquiesce to his request when he begged her to take leave. With these thoughts in mind, he was even more certain of his decision. “Either I go with you or you don’t go at all.”Tiffany’s temper exploded. “Fine, I won’t go! I’ll tell your mum that you won’t let your pregnant wife take leave. We’ll see if she gives you an earful or not!”Jackson paid no heed to Tiffany’s threats. He did not expect her to complain to Summer.As soon as Tiffany walked out, Summer had instantly called Jackson to lecture him. He felt his temper begin to rise as he said, “Don’t listen to her, mom. She’s
Lillian fell silent when she realized the atmosphere had turned heavy.Tiffany feigned ignorance and said, “It’s just a plant… You’re free to take care of it if you want to. If it’s too much of a bother, you can just throw it away. I don’t have the time to bother with it.”Jackson muttered, “You can keep it if you want to. After all, it’s a gift from someone…”Tiffany looked at Lillian pointedly.Lillian only shrugged helplessly. How was she to know the plant was a forbidden topic? She was only striking up a conversation.At this moment, Tiffany’s phone suddenly rang. The number was not saved on her phone, but it looked familiar to her. She casually answered the call. “Hello?”Tanya’s voice rang from the other end of the line. “Tiffany! Help me… Help me…”Tiffany rose to her feet immediately. “What happened?”Tiffany had deleted Tanya’s number a long time ago. Therefore, Tanya’s name did not show up when she called. Tanya sounded like she was in great pain, and Tiffany could no
The situation was dire and there was no time to think about the propriety between men and women. Jackson carried Tanya in his arms and rushed downstairs.During the journey to the hospital, Tiffany held Tanya’s hands, rubbing them to keep them warm. “Tanya, Tanya, can you hear me?” No matter how many times she called out, Tanya did not respond or react at all. It was as though Tanya had slipped into a coma.At the hospital, Tanya was rushed to the emergency ward. When the doctor asked who Tanya's family was, Tiffany and Jackson looked at each other; neither of them was Tanya’s family. Jett was Tanya’s only family member....Tanya was successfully treated. Both she and her child were safe. She only suffered a slight injury on her ankle and fainted. It was fortunate she managed to reach Tiffany before she fainted.Soon after, Tanya was transferred to a normal ward and was put on a drip. When she finally regained consciousness, the first thing she did was to touch her belly. She sig