The men from the mental hospital arrived at 10 AM. Shelly was already agitated before they arrived, then struggled with all her might. In the end, they had to inject her with a sedative to calm her down. The scenery shocked Smore speechless, and his face went pale. Arianne went up and consoled him for a very long time before he felt a little better.When Shelly was taken away, Mary was obviously happy. “Finally, now that she’s been taken away, peace will finally return to the Tremont Estate. How dare she say that you’re the one who caused all this trouble. I think she’s the one who’s the troublemaker, as she’s been causing all sorts of ruckus the moment she laid foot here. I used to think that she had a strange character, but now I realize that she was mentally ill, so serious to the point that she requires treatment. I think that you’re not the only one who's the victim here. Alejandro is as well.”Arianne found it strange and asked, “Why do you say so? She doesn’t know that Aleja
After understanding what had happened, they found that there was a crack in one of the walls at the mental hospital that was being renovated recently. However, due to the continuous heavy rain, it was hard for renovation works to proceed as planned. Hence, due to the renovation being on hold, there was a gap in the wall. The security in the mental hospital towards each patient was very strict, so no one would ever have thought that someone would manage to escape the facility, let alone a cripple. Shelly neither returned to the Tremont Estate after escaping, nor did she look for Mark. He was worried that something bad would happen to her due to the recent bad weather and the fact that she was a penniless patient with no means of contacting others. How was she possibly supposed to continue her daily life? Mark had brought along some men with him to find Shelly but to no avail. It was as though she had disappeared into thin air. The longer she was missing, the more Mark blamed himse
The bitterness in Arianne’s heart grew deeper and felt worse. She fought hard to stifle her tears because she did not want to cry in front of Smore, who was staring at her. Mark looked at her when he was finally done with his phone call. “You look terrible.”Arianne ignored him. She had not been able to sleep the entire night and even cried non-stop. Plus, she had not washed herself before coming downstairs this morning. Therefore, she should very much be looking untidy. Was looking terrible enough to describe the state she was in?On the other hand, Mark did not even mention what had happened yesterday and pretended as though nothing had happened. He headed upstairs by himself after he was done having breakfast. He was not planning on going to the office, since it was a weekend that day. It was very likely that Mark would be heading out soon to continue his search for Shelly.After having continuous rain, a wave of freezing cold weather followed as snowflakes could be seen mixed
How could Mark possibly bring himself to believe her words? Mark only wanted to fill up the void of insecurity that was quickly enveloping him.After a long while, the storm finally stopped.Arianne put on her nightgown and tidied up her closet. She easily found the beige coat that she had spent a long time trying to find just before. It was hard for an agitated person to stay focused; something that was obviously so close to her had suddenly seemed to disappear from her sights.She held up her coat and threw it at Mark. “I told you that I was just trying to find my coat. There you go, do you see it?”Mark laid sideways in bed and lazily glanced at the coat. “Did you have to take so long just to find a coat? Did you have to rummage around so much? It was just in plain sight; who’re you trying to bluff? I admit that I was in a bad mood yesterday, as too much has happened recently and it’s really hard for me to keep a straight face as though nothing has happened. I’m sorry.”Arianne
Arianne half-jokingly said, “I sold off most of your cars when the company was in peril before. I suppose you still can’t drop that, can you? Are you trying to use your son’s birthday present as an excuse to fill up your garage again? How old do you think Smore is? He’s just about to turn three years old on his next birthday—what could he possibly understand? Even if you bought it, wouldn’t it be you who’s the one driving? You should stop buying so many cars and keeping them as an exhibition, wasting your resources. We’ll be fine as long as we have sufficient cars.”Mark’s lips curled into a smile. “Yes, my wifey’s right. Let’s not buy it then. Smore, it’s not that papa doesn’t love you, but your mama’s the one who’s being strict.”When she heard the word “wifey”, Arianne’s hair stood upright, although her heart was elated at the same time. It was a rare sight for him to be such a smooth talker. Everyone had been feeling stressed with everything that had happened recently; it was rar
Mark’s facial expression slightly changed. “Are you saying that Aunt Shelly’s the one who ambushed Alejandro? Stop joking, you already know that Aunt Shelly isn’t that fit to begin with, and even if she had the use of all her limbs, it’s more likely that Alejandro would’ve successfully retaliated and she wouldn’t have been able to escape unharmed.”Arianne did not dare to dive deeper into the topic. “I didn’t mean it like that. It was just a random thought that came to mind… It’s quite late now, so let’s get some sleep and continue our search tomorrow. I’m sure we’ll get some leads soon.”When the lights were out, the entire house was enshrouded in darkness. Mark laid sideways as he faced Arianne. She could neither see his facial expression through the darkness, nor did she know how he was riddled with insomnia the entire night.Could it be true that Aunt Shelly had faked losing the use of her leg just to bluff him? Could it be that her leg wasn’t crippled at all? Why would she go t
The doctor gulped a few times, probably because he was overly nervous. Based on his obvious reaction, Mark knew that he had guessed correctly.The doctor finally broke after being threatened by Mark’s stare—no one would ever dare to offend a person of such importance like Mark. “Yes, she asked me to do everything! Her leg was truly injured, but it wasn’t to the point where she would be crippled. She has already regained her mobility and can move around like any normal person after recovering over this period of time. However, she needed to avoid any strenuous activities for her to be able to fully recover. She begged me so hard. She said… your wife was trying to chase her away and she had to lie in order to be able to continue to stay at your house, at her safe haven. I couldn’t bear not to help after seeing how pitiful she was…”Mark’s mental barrier immediately crumbled. So, it was true… Aunt Shelly had been lying to him all along. She had orchestrated the entire incident and even
Mark’s throat slightly moved as he gulped. He found it quite hard to bring the words to his mouth. “Her leg isn’t crippled. In fact, she has probably mostly recovered after such a long period of time. Hence, it shouldn’t be an issue for her to move around freely. She’s been lying to me all along.”Alejandro was not surprised by the fact. He had been receiving news about what Shelly had caused at home. “I see… Then, I’m pretty sure she’s the culprit. She must’ve known who I truly am, which would explain her ambush. She already managed to escape from the mental hospital, so if she really wanted to hide, it’d definitely be hard for you to find her. Plus, she hasn’t got any money or identification with her, yet she’s able to survive outside for so many days; she’s truly amazing. However, we have no idea if anyone else other than me has been hurt when she’s had one of her mental attacks. Now that I think of it, it’s quite scary to be targeted by someone who’s mentally ill.”Mark found Ale