Mark rubbed his messy hair as he stood up and kicked one of the supports on his bed. It was time to get a bigger bed…Mark was still upstairs by the time Arianne finished her breakfast, so she caught her own taxi to the office. She figured it would be better for them not to confront each other for the time being, but she was still terrified that Mark would throw a set of divorce papers at her sooner or later. Arianne decided that no matter how hard Mark pleaded with her to get a divorce, she would never agree to it. After all, Mark was the one who had forced her to get married to him in the first place.What Arianne did not know was that Mark was also hiding from her. After confirming that Arianne had left, Mark went downstairs and teased Smore, “Are you full?”Smore smiled happily at him, which improved Mark’s mood. “What’s so funny?”Smore pulled a straight face as he mimicked his dad falling off of bed. “Thud.” Smore even mimicked how his dad had covered his head and groaned i
Arianne bit her lip. “You’re not trying to forget about the past, you’ve merely given up. Just give me some of the specialties you have here. I haven’t been able to have lunch this afternoon since no one’s here to help me after you’ve left and I’ve got to do everything on my own. Come over and sit with me, we’ll chat since there’s not that many people in here. I need… someone to talk to as well.”Robin nodded her head and walked into the kitchen, coming out momentarily and sitting opposite Arianne. “You don’t look so good Arianne. Has something happened? I hope you won’t blame me for disappearing suddenly. I don’t blame you for anything that has happened in the past, I only blame myself…”Arianne shook her head and smiled, “I don’t blame you. As for my problems, it’s difficult for me to explain it to you clearly and I feel tired every time I think of it. There’s even a possibility that Mark will force me to get a divorce…”Robin was shocked, asking, “Divoce? Why? Weren’t the two o
Mary thought for a moment before replying, “Nothing much. He left around 9am this morning. He was playing around with Smore before he left. Nothing seemed unusual.”Arianne was still worried, so she went to her room and rummaged through everything, but the divorce papers were nowhere to be seen. Arianne did not give up, continuing to search in the study, but she still couldn’t find anything. It seemed that Mark was actually full of empty threats and had no intention of getting a divorce. Otherwise, based on his character, the papers would’ve been completed and handed over to her to sign long ago.Arianne suddenly realized that something was not right. Something seemed to have changed in her bedroom. She went back to take a good look and found that the bed had been changed. It was much bigger than before, even the headrest having been changed. Had Mark gotten into a temper after falling down from the bed that morning? Did he think that the existing bed was not big enough?However,
Mark didn’t answer. Instead, he walked ahead, sat down, opened his lunch box, and began eating.In less than two minutes, the sound of a delivery man suddenly rang out from outside the office. “Sir, I have your take out. Are you Mr. Tremont? I need some verification…”Mark became upset. He had asked Davy to order takeout for him but had completely forgotten about it…Arianne took a long breath. “I wouldn’t have brought this over if I had known you had ordered takeout.”Davy was forced to take the blame. His voice rang crystal clear from outside the door. “That’s my takeout! I haven’t eaten yet, and I’m starving! I put in the wrong personal details. I’m so used to ordering food for Mr. Tremont, I forgot to change it!” He was obviously saying this for Arianne’s benefit.Arianne wasn’t fooled. “Eat whatever you like. Have your takeout if you don’t want this. It’s not like I made the food. The chef at home made it.”“Am I not eating now?” Mark indifferently replied. “How could
“But what if she didn’t want to trouble poor old Henry and took a cab today instead?” Davy asked, voicing his skepticism.Mark was taken aback. He had considered running after her but felt that the relationship between him and Arianne wasn’t completely at peace. So he decided against any further consideration. “No, she would have definitely asked Henry to drive.”Meanwhile, Arianne hailed a cab and went back to Tremont Estate. She was too exhausted to move, probably because the past few days had sapped all of the energy out of her. She hadn’t been able to sleep well either. She was very out of sorts.Mary filled a small tub of hot water for her, instructing her, “Soak your feet, you’ll feel much better. Mr. Tremont didn’t take you home? You should have asked Henry to drive you then.”Arianne was upset but forced a smile onto her face. “It’s fine, I’m not that fragile. It didn’t hurt to take a cab. Mark is busy and I don’t need him to drive. Henry’s back has been aching lately. Is
She turned her face to the side and opened her eyes. “Didn’t someone relieve me of my obligations? Sorry, I can’t bear having you touch me again every time I think of another woman tainting you. It’s a totally different matter. It was my mistake for loaning Will the money behind your back. Your scandalous relationship with Janice is your mistake. I don’t think my mistake grants you permission to sin wantonly.”His body stiffened in the darkness. “Who told you that I had a scandalous relationship with her? As for whether anyone has relieved you of your obligations, give it a try and you’ll find out.”A slight pain made her frown before she could react to his words. She let out a gentle groan.He had proved it very well. There was no ambiguity. His movements told her that there was no other woman!She watched as he focused all of his energy on “clarifying” himself and tried to shift his concentration. She didn’t want to lose face and admit that she was at her limit. “Why did you… b
She changed her clothes all at once to satisfy his standards, trying to avoid him forcing her into changing her clothes again. She wore office attire this time. The only problem was that it was very hot…She did not plan on going to the office today, so going out to sketch in office wear was very uncomfortable, yet she was forced to pander to his demands. The thought of this made her very upset.As she walked out, Mark asked in a seemingly casual manner, “Do you want me to drive you?”He used to just drive her to work straight away, why would he ask her this question? She really wanted to tell him that she had arms and legs and would rather walk than take his car. She didn’t need him to drive her. “No need, I’m not going to the office today. I’ll be sketching outside.”He didn’t say anything more and told Brian to drive away.She stared at the car as it drove off and stomped her feet in frustration. Was it that hard to get past this issue? In the past, no matter how bad their fi
She didn’t expect Will to pay her back so quickly. She paused and said, “Sure. I’ll send the details over to you later. Actually… I didn’t have that much money to give… Mark helped.”Will fell silent for a few seconds. He seemed to be smiling, but his tone sounded bitter. “Then… Please thank him for me. He’s very good to you. I can rest easy as I have nothing to regret. He’s even willing to help me out, just because he loves you. I’ve underestimated his feelings for you.”Arianne wasn’t sure of what to say, so she replied to him with an “mm” and ended the call. Then, she sent Mark’s bank details over to Will. She wasn’t doing this to get into Mark’s good graces. This was how it should have been in the first place. It was her fault from the very beginning. She, too, had underestimated Mark’s love for her.Sylvain’s figure entered her sights, just as she entered a daze. “What a coincidence, I always bump into you here.”“You’re slipping out of the office during working hours. Shoul