Tiffany munched on the desserts as she sang Arianne’s praises. “Ari, your desserts are just as tasty as ever. It’s great to be smart, you learn everything much faster. It didn’t take you long to learn how to make desserts back then.”Arianne smiled as she poured Tiffany a glass of warm juice. “Slow down. No one’s going to take it away from you. I’ll make some more for you to take home later.”Jackson watched from the side, helpless. “Don’t eat too much dessert, or you won’t be able to eat your meals later. Desserts will make you fat.”“Pregnant women are supposed to get fat,” Tiffany whispered, “I haven’t gotten that fat, and you already despise me? Ari doesn’t make desserts every day. Of course, I’m going to eat more of it.”Arianne noticed that Tiffany had developed a fondness for eating the fruit on top of the desserts. The fruits were simply for decorative purposes, and the strawberries and kiwis were mostly sour this season. However, Tiffany did not even blink. She was growing
Arianne flashed Tiffany a ‘grateful’ smile. What a good friend she was.When Tiffany saw the peculiar expression on Arianne’s face, she finally realized her transgression. “Video call from Mark?”“Yes.” Arianne nodded with a forced smile. “He calls at this time every day.”Mark’s expression darkened. “What does Will’s departure have to do with you? You don’t need to know about it.”Tiffany stuck out her tongue, too afraid to speak.Arianne was having a headache. “I never said it has anything to do with me. Will and Tiffie are good friends. I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with Tiffie and I talking in our free time, right? Stop picking a fight, you big baby. I’m feeding your son.”This time, Mark ended the call very quickly, probably because he was upset. Arianne ignored him. There was no need to cajole him at this stage.“I didn’t notice that you were having a video call with Mark,” Tiffany said in a cute tone, “It was an accidental slip of the tongue. I was only making conversati
Mark was not paying attention to what Arianne was saying. Instead, he looked at her ears and said, “Why aren’t you wearing the earrings?”Earrings? Arianne looked confused. “What earrings?”“The earrings I gave you before I went on my business trip,” he replied with a frown.Arianne was getting increasingly confused. She pulled out the necklace from underneath her collar. “You gave me this necklace.”Mark’s body stiffened. “Are… you sure?”Arianne nodded confidently. “Yes. Your gift was a necklace, not earrings.” She would love to know where those earrings had gone. Who did he give them to?Mark did not reply to her. He carefully went over every detail of his business trip over the past few days. The necklace was meant for a client. The client was a woman, a Singaporean woman. The earrings were for Arianne. He had actually made a mistake. Despite the vast difference of meaning behind the two gifts, he had made a mistake because the boxes looked so similar. It was all because he w
The next day, Arianne went to the office as usual. Mark was still suffering from jet lag from his business trip so he was still asleep when she left. She did not ask him for a ride.Robin pulled her aside when she arrived at the office. “A client named Jessica has specifically asked you to be her personal designer. She says that she wants a gown. She arrived first thing in the morning. Mr. Yaleman is with her now. She looks pretty important. I’ve never seen Mr. Yaleman being this careful with a client before.”Arianne grunted in reply and was just about to go to the lounge when Robin pulled her back again. “Arianne, you better watch out. That Jessica doesn’t look like someone who’s easy to deal with.”Arianne smiled. “Don’t worry. It’s not like I haven’t dealt with these people before. She can always ask for someone else if it doesn’t work out.”At the lounge, Mr. Yaleman quickly dragged Arianne over with an expression full of flattery. “Jessica, this is the fashion designer you re
She did not hold back with her words, as if conveying that Arianne had no merits apart from her beautiful looks. Arianne resented her mentally but still put a smile on her face as she said to her, “It’s up to us whether we find each other suitable or not. It isn’t as shallow as judging based on appearances, but rather, whether both parties like each other, isn’t that right? So Jessica, when will we talk about the dress?”Jessica looked at her in silence before saying, “Mrs. Tremont, I will acknowledge that your designs have managed to be published in fashion magazines and you are quite experienced in the field. However, it isn’t up to my standards. Each and every one of my personal designers are even more renown than you are. We’ll put an end to this discussion here today. Until next time.”Arianne had the urge to curse at the woman, but she held herself back as she thought of Mr. Yaleman’s incessant ranting. She was afraid that she would ruin Mark’s business since Jessica was one of
Mark answered honestly. “That’s right. It is precisely because of this that I asked to meet you tonight. I wanted to express my apology personally. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”Jessica’s love life had always been filled with a bed of roses. Faced with such a humiliation all of a sudden, she could not hold in her anger and her face turned. “Is this something that can be resolved with just an apology? Instead of realizing your mistake from the beginning, you had to wait until so many days had passed to tell me that it’s all a misunderstanding. So, I’ve misunderstood your intentions all along? I deliberately pulled my schedule ahead to arrive at the capital half a month early because I couldn’t wait to meet you. But now, I feel like a complete idiot!”Mark’s patience gradually dwindled as the situation got out of hand. He had already apologized sincerely to her, yet her reaction to his apology was less than acceptable. At that moment, Mark had already decided that their partners
Mark found it funny, as he saw Arianne pouting angrily. “You look really cute when you’re angry.”Arianne glared at him. “You think I’m cute when I’m angry? Very well, keep angering me as long as it pleases you! At the end of the day, it’s your fault for giving her the wrong gift and making her misunderstand your intentions! Of course, she would have the courage to challenge me when she thinks you prefer her over me!”Mark surprisingly took her scolding in stride. “You’re right, it’s my fault and I’ve taken care of it already. I’ll compensate for the gift next time.”Arianne snorted. “No! I don’t want your gift. I don’t wanna be scorned by those outsiders again. I can’t handle that kind of provocation! I suppose you’ve lost quite a bit, now that you’ve ended that partnership?”Mark nodded his head. “You’re right, it’s quite a loss. However, it’s nothing compared to the humiliation you had to go through. Nothing else matters other than you.”Although Arianne still had a cold expres
Arianne was startled for a while. He had forbidden her from calling him brother a long time ago. What kind of insanity was he playing at? She was too tired to think too much about the situation, so all she wanted was for him to not torture her anymore. “Bro.”Mark suddenly hugged her even tighter, causing her to suffocate a little. “What’s wrong with you? Can you be a little more gentle? You’re hugging me too tightly.”He did not reply to her, and she could not understand what was going on in his mind. However, she slept extra well that night. Perhaps her exhaustion caused her sleep condition to rise to maximum comfort levels.The next morning, when Arianne was washing her face, Mark walked to her side and brushed his teeth. The prankster within her surfaced as she thought of how he had asked her to call him big brother last night. She splashed some water on his body and said, “Good morning, bro.”Mark choked on some toothpaste and coughed for quite a while. His expression twisted.