Jett felt helpless. It was completely normal for Melanie to feel insecure, now that she no longer had Don Smith behind her. However, he was telling the truth. She just wouldn’t believe him. “Ma’am, please don’t think the worst of everyone. I may be working for Mr. Smith, but I know the difference between right and wrong. Men don’t like it when women refuse to let go. That will only annoy him. Perhaps you should focus your attention on something else.”Melanie took a deep breath. “Something else? The baby? She’s the only thing I have left. But he hasn’t even touched her since her birth. Just how cold-blooded can he be? So, he’s distant to the baby too, just because he doesn’t love me? I’m not asking for him to fall in love with me one day, but I’d be content if he could be nicer to the baby… My greatest fear is that he’ll suddenly ask for a divorce. That would be my greatest humiliation!”Jett checked his surroundings, ensured that there was no one else, then lowered his voice and sai
She shook her head. “I haven’t eaten. I was too lazy. It was raining so heavily, the delivery man would have had a hard time if I ordered takeout. Don’t worry about me. I’ve had a lot of snacks, so I’m not hungry. Go and get showered. After that, sleep early tonight.”The negative vibes all over her body made him very worried. She had a lively personality, yet she had suddenly become so quiet. That was enough to show how much courage it took for her to see Alejandro. He didn’t point it out. “Okay, I’ll get showered. Wait for me in the room.”She nodded silently, albeit absent-mindedly. Of course, she didn’t notice the implication behind his words. Usually, she would include her own two cents.Jackson found Tiffany already lying on the bed when he stepped out of the shower. She was all curled up under the covers, like a ball. It was a pitiful sight.He stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. “So, what’s the ‘agenda’ tonight, baby?”“Eek… I’m having goosebumps,” Tiffany whined
After locking the door, Robin stood under her roof and reached out her hand to see how heavy the rain was before swiftly retracting her hand again. She had forgotten to bring an umbrella with her; she had to grab a taxi by the parking lot in front of the cafe, which meant that she had to stand under the rain. There wouldn’t be that many taxis on a rainy night like this, so she was hesitating on whether to rush home under the rain. Robin wanted to go home earlier so that she could spend more time studying since her exams were approaching soon. She was worried that her family would cause a scene again if she did not manage to get certified as an accountant.Sylvain began to waver as he saw Robin struggling. He wanted to send her home but did not have the courage to face her at that moment. They had not met for so long that he wondered how she would react upon seeing him… He had already decided not to interfere in her life long ago…After a moment, Robin actually fished out a book from
Robin wanted to slap herself hard. She has never been one to stutter and could speak very clearly to anyone else, yet she could not help it whenever Sylvain was around.They passed by scenery after scenery very quickly, and the distance to Robin’s home became shorter and shorter. The couple kept quiet for a very long time. As they were approaching Robin’s neighbourhood, she quietly glanced at Sylvain a few times. He was still radiating the same brilliance he had the first time she met him.They had been very intimate with each other in the past, but now that she saw him again, she felt as though he was so close, yet so far away, and it felt weird to her.When the car stopped, Robin had a slightly disappointed look on her face as she opened the car door. “Thank you, Sylvain.”Sylvain suddenly shouted, “Wait!”Robin jumped; she looked at him with some slight anticipation. However, Sylvain only handed her an umbrella and said, “Bring this with you, as there’s still some distance be
Mark’s face turned even darker. “That’s what I want to know as well. Do you think I should cut Brian’s salary in half?”Arianne stifled a laugh. “Just ask him what’s going on tomorrow. You’re a man as well, so you should know that men would normally spend most of their time on their relationship at the beginning, so it’s normal for them to neglect their work. It’s not as though Brian has committed the same mistake several times. It isn’t a good idea for you to cut his salary right when he needs it the most. Relax, hurry up and get a nice, hot bath. I’m heading to bed first.”Mark quietly accepted her suggestion. He was not actually going to cut Brian’s salary, but the fact remained that Brian was neglecting his duties recently and Mark needed to sort it out with him.By the time Mark was done bathing, Arianne had already fallen asleep, Smore was on the bed as well in his mother’s embraces, completely cutting him off. Although there was a really big area all for himself, he was still
Brian immediately headed for the door. He was not so silly as to wait until Mark had gone downstairs and given him an earful. Arianne was literally his saviour that day. Mark noticed Brian’s absence when he went downstairs for breakfast and asked, “Where is he? He’s usually early, yet he’s still nowhere to be seen at this hour. Does he not want his job anymore?”Arianne handed Mark a bowl and said, “He was here earlier. I’ve asked him to get the car repaired. He won’t be back today, so you should just stay home and rest. I’ve lectured him for you earlier, so there’s no need for you to trouble yourself and lecture him again. Now, hurry up and eat. Take this medicine after you’re done. I’ve got some matters to take care of at the office today, so I’ll have to go out now. I should be able to come home earlier today. In the meantime, stay here and accompany Smore.”Mark looked at her with a faint smile and said, “Have you actually arranged my entire day’s schedule for me? This is a fir
Arianne contacted Naya straight away after finishing her errands in the afternoon. Unfortunately, she was told that the landlord had become rather desperate, so she had no choice but to bring her trip a day forward and fly tomorrow.She then filed for a week-long leave—one week being Mark’s upper limit on tolerating her absence. Since her flight was tomorrow before noon, she began preparing her suitcases right after managing to coax Smore into sleep.Arianne knew that this trip would be a costly one, so she took Mark's bankcard. The money Will returned to her was in it, along with the allowance Helen had given her. It was situations like these that made her private fund so useful.From his spot on their bed, Mark watched her with a scowl as she busied herself with preparations. “Aren’t you quite eager to leave,” he muttered.She kept her head low and continued packing. “Yeah. Schedule’s a bit tight. I’ve requested a one-week-leave, by the way, so expect me to come home within a wee
Smore was already wide awake. Arianne had, in a sweet gesture, placed the child next to Mark on their bed. When Mark looked, his eyes were met with Smore’s big, watery ones as he muttered, “Mwilk… Want mwilk…”Mark rubbed his face, forced himself to be awake, and carried Smore off the bed with one hand before heading down the stairs to make him some milk. Unfortunately, he had never done this before, and now, he was having trouble figuring out the amount of milk powder alone.He was just about to try filling half of the milk bottle with powder before pouring half a bottle of water when Mary quickly swooped in for the rescue. “Oh, Mr. Tremont! Let me handle this. It will take just a jiffy; you can distract Master Aristotle in the meantime. Now, if you’re in a hurry, you could always go. I’ll help Master Aristotle change first, then.”Mark still looked a little too blue. “I’m not in any hurry. I could go to my office a little while later.”Smore looked around him and started crying o