“Please don’t call Sylvain!” Ursula begged. “I don’t want him to see me like this. You went out for lunch with him previously, I know you’re close. That’s why I made a bad move. Rules are rules, but we have to consider human interest as well, don’t we? I can’t possibly pay Tremont Enterprises’ exorbitant penalty fee. I’ll try my best to reimburse you. Let me take him with me, okay? I’ll be honest... My husband’s going to divorce me if Sylvain doesn’t leave with me. I won’t get a thing, I’ll have to leave without a single cent. After holding up that family for so many years, I’d get nothing in the end. I can’t even imagine it. Please, help me. It’s not like Tremont Enterprises needs the money.”Arianne felt slightly guilty when she saw Ursula in this state. Perhaps, she should not have suggested lying about the penalty? After all, the penalty was not that much. Sylvain was more than capable of paying it off. Tremont Enterprises would never make anyone sign a contract with sky-high pena
Ursula gritted her teeth as she stared at Arianne; she was so angry that she could not even say anything. As she walked to the door, Ursula stopped in her tracks again and said, “I refuse to believe that I can’t bring my own son with me!”Arianne coldly laughed inside her heart. “Of course, you can take him away quite easily, but first, why don’t you just pay up? If you aren’t even willing to pay up, how do you expect for things to go your way so easily?”Arianne was still around when Mark returned from his meeting. He saw that Ursula had already left and asked, “Is it done? What did she say?”Arianne angrily said, “What else could she have said? The discussion headed in a bad direction regardless, and it was easier to just retaliate against her. Ursula gets more bold the more I try to show her courtesy. Sylvain didn’t want to leave, so I told him to use the penalty from the breach of our contract as an excuse. Also, I told him to say that he had to sign the employment contract with
Arianne’s ears shot up. “What? You’re actually married? You’re joking, right? How did things escalate so quickly?”Brian was embarrassed. “Well… it’s true. I met a girl and we both saw eye-to-eye and got married without any objections. She doesn’t want anything except for a diamond ring. We’re living together quite well. She even has her own job and still helps do the chores at home after she gets home from work. This is exactly the kind of life I want to have, helping her out while she makes dinner. Everything seems to be going well at the moment. If I knew this would happen, I would never have gone for the blind date in the first place. In that case, I would be able to avoid causing such a huge mess. In the end, it was merely because my fated one had not arrived yet. Now, I feel great because I don’t have to worry about my marriage anymore.”Arianne admired Brian from the bottom of her heart. “Not bad, I’m glad to see that you’re doing well. I was actually worried that your ex-girl
Arianne suddenly went speechless as she recalled her personal experience. How could she possibly dare to rebel when she was in her teens? However, seeing as to how Smore was being showered with love by Mark, the latter probably wouldn’t treat his son the same as how he treated Arianne in her teens, would he?The next day, Mark immediately summoned Sylvain to his office the moment he arrived.Obviously, Arianne had told Sylvain everything that had happened the day before and knew that he was surely going to be scolded pretty badly. Mark was always very strict when it came to business-related matters.Sylvain knew what was coming and steeled himself. He did not dare to sit even after Mark had told him to but stood upright and said, “Mr. Tremont, I know I’ve caused you trouble because of what my mom did. I’m sorry.”Mark picked up his cup of tea, which Davy made for him, and took a sip. “Relax, I didn’t call you in here to scold you. I just want to know what you think. Have you ever t
Sylvain frowned. “In your eyes, do you really think that your own country can’t compare to the country you’re married to? I truly don’t find the overseas to be all that great.”Ursula laughed. “I didn’t mean it like that. Are you trying to say that I’m disloyal to my own country? It’s merely because I’ve grown accustomed to the overseas lifestyle. Syl, have you called me out to tell me that you’ve changed your mind? Will you be leaving with me?”Sylvain pursed his lips and mustered up the courage to say, “I’m sorry, mom, but I really can’t go with you. I like it here, and I have a job that I’m passionate about and a person whom I want to spend the rest of my life with. Could you please consider my situation once in a while? I won’t blame you anymore for abandoning me and marrying someone else without even contacting me all these years, since that was your choice. All I ask is that you don’t use me as one of your leverages in your marriage. Whether or not you’re able to maintain your
Robin shyly glanced at Sylvain. “I still dare not tell my parents about our marriage. I suppose I’ll need to face the music anyhow tonight. However, I won’t be as timid as I was previously and will bravely face it. I was the one who made this decision, and this is my life. Therefore, the result is all my problem. It doesn’t matter if my mom is unhappy about this; it’s already decided.”Arianne nodded her head in agreement. “That’s true, it would have been better if you thought so earlier. Are you going to obey your mom’s wishes and stay in accounting? Have you ever thought of coming back to Tremont Enterprise and working together with Sylvain as a designer again? You’ve already chosen the man you love; you should be choosing the job you’re passionate about as well.”Robin hesitated slightly. “Tremont Enterprise has such high standards that I can’t hope to reach, so I should just remain as an accountant. However, I do want to be together with Sylvain. I could just work in another depa
Arianne was speechless. Arianne helped cover Aristotle’s tracks by disposing of the shirt before Mark was finished with work so Mark would not yell at him when he saw it. Mark was already in a bad mood after his documents were destroyed, it would not take much for him to lose his temper. Mark had a lot of clothes so he probably would not notice. It was soon proven that Arianne had been too optimistic. Aristotle had access to the shirt he had doodled on because Mark had laid it on the bed beforehand because he was planning to wear it tomorrow.As soon as Mark returned to the room, the first thing he asked was about his shirt. “Where’s my shirt? I plan to wear it tomorrow.”Arianne wanted to insist that she had not seen it but chickened out in the end. She mustered up her courage and said, “Smore doodled all over it. We couldn’t get the stains out so we threw it away. He’s your son, don’t be angry. You have money, we can always get a new one.”Mark rubbed his brows. “I… honestly g
Robin raised her hands and covered her ears. She could not stand her mother’s shrewish shrieks.She was not the only one, the neighbors could not stand it either. Their neighbors opened the doors, curious and angry from being started awake by the commotion. “What the heck is going on? Can’t you let us sleep? It’s the middle of the night!”Mrs. Cox was an educated woman so she had a good grasp of basic decorum. She immediately apologized and pulled Robin into the house. “Are you out of your mind? Are you? How can you be so reckless with something like this? You’ll regret this one day!”“Mom, I found him on my own. This decision was mine to make,” Robin said resolutely, “I don’t care if we get along in the future or not. You’re not the one to blame here. I’ll accept the consequences, if any. I love him, mom. Just accept him. Put your prejudice aside for now. We have plenty of days ahead of us, he’ll prove it to you and so will I.”Mrs. Cox was clearly at the peak of her rage. She ref