There was a slightly bleak wind blowing that night, making the surrounding temperature just right during that season.As Arianne leisurely strolled through the busy streets, she looked at the shops within her vicinity. The street she was walking on was very prosperous and bustling; every item they were selling was luxurious. ‘I used to pass by here everyday previously, but I never stopped or had the chance to shop around here. I’ve told Mary that I’ll be back a bit later and won’t be eating at home, so I could take this chance to shop around leisurely, since there’s no hurry for me to go home.‘Smore is getting older and naughtier now, making a mess of the house, with his toys lying around everywhere everyday. Although Mary cleans up after him countless times, I still have to clean up when I get home after work as well. However, things should get better soon after Smore starts to attend kindergarten during the summer. Wow, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Now that I
‘Mark bought me chocolate? Is there poison in it? I don’t know why, but I get the chills whenever a cold person like him goes all sweet on me.’Smore had a serious expression on his face and said, “Daddy said that he bought it for you. He refused to let me eat, but I insisted, so he only gave me one piece. Stingy daddy! I’m holding in my saliva to control myself from eating it!”Arianne could not help but laugh. ‘This chocolate is definitely custom made, the price is probably enough for me and Tiffany to get something nice to eat together.’ Arianne was not a person who liked chocolate because it was too sweet for her, but she would want to try it if it was given by Mark.Mark could already hear the sounds of laughter before he even walked up to the door. He quickly walked forwards and asked while he was changing his shoes, “What are you guys laughing about? You actually didn’t wait for me and came upstairs by yourself first. I was your private chauffeur, you know? How could you do t
Arianne covered half of her face as she mumbled, “My tooth hurts…”Mark got closer to her. “Open your mouth and let me see.”Arianne obediently tried her best to open up her mouth. After looking at it for a while, Mark said, “We’ll go to the dentist tomorrow, you’ve got a rotten tooth. This couldn’t have happened because of a piece of chocolate, could it?”Arianne was in so much pain that it showed on her face, but she could not help but laugh. “Why have I never noticed that you have the talent of being a dentist? I’ve always had toothache issues, but I was always too lazy to bother. I suppose I haven’t got the luxury of enjoying sweet stuff, not when I’m having issues from just one piece of chocolate.”Mark got out of bed to look for some painkillers for her. “Take some medicine and get some sleep. I’ll take you to the dentist when you wake up tomorrow. You had pretty nice teeth when you were young. Your teeth looked like white snow when you smiled.”Arianne deliberately smiled t
Mark adamantly grabbed her by her wrist. “You’re already a mother, yet you’re still so cowardly. It’s just a trip to the dentist, nothing else, so don’t try to run away. Are you as busy as I am? Even a busy person like me is willing to spend some time to accompany you to the dentist, yet you still dare to run away? Even after so many years, you haven’t changed a bit. You were always like that when you had to visit the doctors’ when you were young, but you’ve never been to the dentist before. What now? Do you even have a phobia towards that? Hurry up, it’s almost your turn. I’ve asked Brian to line up and get you a slot early this morning.”The moment he said that, the nurse called out Arianne’s name. Arianne surrendered to her fate and entered the dentist’s ward stubbornly. The dentist was a woman in her 30s. Although she was wearing a mask, she still had a gentle look on her face. Otherwise, Arianne would definitely have been so terrified that she would have run away on the spot.
When they arrived at the entrance of the elevator, Mark suddenly pushed Arianne against the wall with both his hands beside her, trapping her in between the wall and himself. Mark stared at Arianne straight in the eyes. “Have you and Sylvain always been on such good terms? I allowed you to get close to him so that you could pick up some skills, not so you could have a lover’s argument, especially during working hours.”Arianne firmly denied it and said, “Who’s had a lover’s quarrel? How am I supposed to explain things to Robin if she heard what you just said? We were just fooling around, isn’t that what friends do? Are you jealous?”Mark slightly turned his head to scan his surroundings. When he saw that no one was around, he lowered his head to kiss Arianne’s lips.Arianne’s first reaction was to push him away. ‘I’m still recovering from my trip to the dentist, so wouldn’t kissing make it even worse? Furthermore, we’re at the office’s elevator entrance; somebody could show up anyti
Tiffany was like a happy child, burying her face with food and eating very quickly. By the time she was full, Arianne had only just taken a few bites. Tiffany then put down her cutlery. “I’m full already, Jackson. You should eat some yourself instead of feeding me. Not only are you like this at home, but you’re like this when we’re outside as well. Others might misunderstand and think that I’m torturing you.”Jackson slowly removed his disposable gloves and laughed as he said, “What do you mean by torture? This is entertainment, but it’s too bad that you will never get to understand the joy from this entertainment. There’ll never come a day when I need you to take care of me.”Arianne suddenly realized that Jackson was slightly dazzling in her eyes. ‘Who wouldn’t fall in love with a man like him? Not only can he manage business on the outside and cook at home, but he’s even able to pamper his wife until she is over the moon. Not only that, he’s handsome as well. Tiffany must have sav
Tiffany was laughing so hard that she almost slid from her chair. “Haha… I bet you never saw this coming. Do you feel anxious, Mark? It’s good that you’re feeling anxious. Let’s see if you still dare to make Arianne unhappy. You’ve never courted her properly in the past, but it’s not too late for you to court her all over again now. In fact, I really do want to see how you court girls. No matter how cool a man is, he still has to bow his head down in front of the woman he loves, he still has to… Like how you are now… Haha… This is so funny!”Arianne brought over some food and placed it on Mark’s plate. “All right, I know you aren’t actually angry. I was joking as well just now. How could I possibly bear to give you Smore? Come on, let’s eat.”Mark was slightly cajoled before he took up his cutleries and began to eat again, deliberately ignoring what Arianne said. Jackson saw an opportunity and butted in. “Mark, since when did you become like a sunflower? You brightened up as soon as
Jackson bobbed his chin slightly to mean “okay”.Watching Mark vanish into the distance, Tiffany could not help but grumble under her breath, “His goddamned aunt again? For Christ’s sake! Honey, you have the patience of a goddess to tolerate this bullsh*t to this extent!”Arianne flashed her a faint, slight smile. “Trust me, it’s alright this time. He always does what he promises me, and honestly? If I had no problem enduring this for so long, enduring this a little bit more is nothing.”…As soon as Mark returned to the Tremont Estate, he sprung up the stairs to where Shelly was.Henry was in the middle of wrapping the woman’s hand with bandages. He had been the one to call Mark about what happened—apparently, in a desperate bid to avoid being institutionalized, Shelly had slit her wrist when none of the retinue was watching.Although her gash had been properly addressed and was now wrapped snugly by rounds and rounds of bandage, there was still a bit of blood staining the outer