Jackson grabbed her wrists. His eyes were filled with exhaustion. “I only went drinking with Mark. I didn’t do anything else, that’s the truth. Forget it, I’ll be honest with you. This isn’t the life I want. I only planned on having you in my life, not my mother living with us or a kid. I can’t accept having two additional people in the house all of a sudden. It’s so noisy every day. It doesn’t feel merry to me, it’s uncomfortable. It’s torture. Every time the baby cries at night, I’ll wake up and can’t go back to sleep. I’m close to dying from exhaustion.”Tiffany stared at him, taken aback. “If you love me, you should love everything else about me. That’s our baby, not some ba*tard I had with someone else. You’re his biological father! One more thing, that’s your mother. Why are you so uncomfortable? It’s not like you didn’t agree to have the baby. What are you talking about?”Bolstered by liquid courage, Jackson took a deep breath and gave voice to his feelings. “Yes, I didn’t dis
Jackson was helpless. “I don’t think you’ve read the doctor’s recommendation after you’ve been discharged. You need to wait for two months. Just give me a moment, I’ll come to bed after my shower. Go to bed first, it’s late. You won’t have any milk if you stay up too late. You don’t have much to begin with.Tiffany watched him walk into the shower skeptically. She thought she would be fine in a month. However, the breast milk production issue was strange. Arianne was so frail, and yet, she was able to feed Aristotle. She was much healthier than Arianne, but she had to supplement her baby with milk formula. Regardless of the nutrients she had taken, it was futile....The next day, Tiffany brought the subject up to Summer while Jackson had gone to the office. “Mom, you can bring the baby home with you. I’d like to go back to work. I’m getting bored. We’ll have dinner at your place after work to visit the baby before coming home. We’ll take the baby out for some fun during the weekend
Tiffany nodded and released Summer. Actually, she really could not bear to part with Plato. The thought of it made her anxious. Most women would put their babies at the center of their universe after having a baby. However, she could not ignore Jackson who was clearly distressed.Two hours later, Atticus arrived in a car. Tiffany watched her son taken away from her with tears streaming down her face. As the saying went, ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ This was probably the case.Her home suddenly felt empty. She could not stay at home any longer and called Arianne. She found out Arianne was sketching outside and immediately drove over to meet her. She needed to rant and would die if she continued to hold it in.She arrived at a park with a lake where Arianne was. Her eyes brimmed with tears when they met up. “Ari, Jackson’s mom is raising my baby.”Arianne took out her earphones and asked, “What’s going on? This is so sudden. I thought you were going to personally take care of
Seeing this, Jett turned the car around.After a while, Alejandro said, “Send the picture to Arianne and Tiffany.”Jett nodded. “By the way, Don Smith has asked you to visit Mrs. Smith in Ayashe soon. When do you plan on going? I’ll book your flight tickets.”Alejandro furrowed his brows. “If Melanie wants to see me, she can personally come and see me. Didn’t she return to Ayashe because she thinks I’m an eyesore? Ignore that old bat. Let him do whatever he wants. If he’s so eager to maintain relations between our families, he should do it himself.”...Meanwhile, Arianne and Tiffany had gone to a restaurant.Tiffany’s phone rang just as they placed their orders. She happily checked her phone, thinking that it was from Jackson. To her surprise, it was a picture from an anonymous number. The picture showed a booth in a bar with romantic and dim lighting. A woman dressed in a bunny costume sat next to Jackson. The pair could be seen sitting together, smiling, and drinking. Upon see
Tiffany took a few deep breaths before she finally regained her composure. “Alright, we’ll go after this. As it happened, I came in my car today. You can help me observe his expressions since I’m not too good at it. Help me out if you see him panicking or getting defensive!”Arianne broke out in sweat. She could not imagine what would happen if they seriously got into a fight. It was highly likely they would not be able to deal with Jackson if he decided to fight them.After they finished eating, Tiffany hurriedly took Arianne to Jackson’s company and ran straight to his office.Arianne grabbed Tiffany and made her sit down. She insisted that Tiffany remain calm and emphasized how Tiffany should not jump to conclusions just because of one picture. However, it seemed like her words had fallen on deaf ears.While they waited, Arianne took her phone out. Her phone had been on silent earlier and she had her headphones on while she was working so she did not notice that an anonymous num
When Arianne rose to her feet and walked away, Tiffany followed suit. “Jackson West, you better watch yourself. If I catch you drinking outside again, I’ll rip your head off! Come home earlier for dinner tonight. I’ll be there as soon as I’m done with this!”Jackson broke out in cold sweat. He nodded vehemently in response. After the two ladies left, he did not waste any time and took out his phone to inform Mark about the matter.Compared to Tiffany, Arianne was in a different league when she was angry. Tiffany would only whine and throw a few light punches. Moreover, it was easy to coax her. Arianne was completely different.When the call connected, Jackson revealed everything to Mark. “Arianne found out we had drinks with Janice last night. I’m pretty sure she’s on her way to you now. You better take care of yourself. This is all I can do to help you now. I’m not sure who sent both of them the picture of us at the bar, but I’ll find out. Tread carefully!”On the other end of the
Arianne walked toward Janice’s desk and rapped her knuckles on the table. “You’re dismissed.”Janice lifted her head and looked at Arianne in confusion. “Excuse me? What did you say, Mrs. Tremont?”Arianne repeated herself. “I said, you’re dismissed. You’re fired so there’s no need for you to return.”Janice’s face paled immediately as a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. “Why?!”Arianne cocked an eyebrow and said, “Are you sure you want me to reveal the reason in front of so many people? I suggest you leave without asking too many questions to preserve your dignity. I’m telling you this as a courtesy since we’re both women.”Janice gritted her teeth. “I refuse to leave. You don’t even work here so you have no right to fire me even if you’re the CEO’s wife. You don’t have to hold back, you can just tell me the reason you’re firing me. I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”No right to fire her? Janice’s words thoroughly angered Arianne. “Is that so? You think I have no right to
The call finally connected after it rang for about ten seconds. Mark’s voice rang from the other end of the line. “I’m busy at the moment, Ari. I’ll call you back when I’m done.”Arianne said tonelessly, “No need, I only have one question for you. I’m currently in your company, and I’m about to fire Janice. She’s dissatisfied and says I have no right to do so. I need your opinion on this.”After a moment of silence, Mark replied, “There’s no need for me to interfere with such trivial matters. You’re free to make decisions in the company.”After the call was disconnected, a wide grin appeared on Arianne’s face. She watched as anger and despair flitted across Janice’s pale face. She did not feel any sympathy for Janice at all. Janice was not a simple girl, and she was well aware of that. The earlier she could get rid of Janice, the easier she would sleep. She hated how Smore liked to be around Janice and hated how Janice continuously interfered with Mark and her life, coincidentally o