Nina curled her lips and stared at Arianne intently. “A woman’s intuition.”Arianne smiled and said nothing. It was true that she found Nina to be very irritating. Not because she wanted to fight with Nina over something, but that she had to constantly be wary of any woman who appeared around Mark and make sure they wouldn’t pose a threat to her again.Not long after that, Mark called her from upstairs. “I’m done showering.”Arianne went upstairs and left Rice Ball behind in the living room.She closed the door tightly when she returned to the bedroom and didn’t bother to beat around the bush. “Will and Wendy have broken off their engagement. Not only that, Will also got into a car accident.”Mark was wrapped in a bathrobe as he dried his dripping hair. A look of annoyance flashed across his eyes. “Is that so? I don’t have the time to follow the news. Seems like you found out about it before me. Are you only this proactive because it’s Will who had the accident?”Arianne neither
Arianne gritted her teeth and stood up as she looked at Nina. “Well, you can always leave! I am the mistress of this house. I don’t need anyone’s permission to keep a pet, let alone a guest like you. It was my cat’s fault for scratching you, but it would never randomly scratch anyone. I apologize to you on its behalf and will pay for your injection. Fair enough?”Nina sullenly covered the scratches on her hand and went upstairs. She proceeded to slam the door so hard that it was clearly audible downstairs.Mark entered Nina’s room, perhaps after hearing the incident. Arianne had no idea what they talked about, but Nina came downstairs not long after with her luggage while talking on her phone.From her tone, she sounded like she was talking to Charles Moran on the phone.Mark snatched the phone from her hand. “Uncle Moran, things aren’t that serious. Ari was just in a bad mood from her miscarriage. Nina just got scratched by the cat in my house. I’ll bring her for an injection late
Arianne kept quiet as her eyes reddened. Words could not describe her feelings right now. Even when she was almost certain it was Mark who had plotted against Will, she had rather denied it than hate him. She felt disappointed.The cat had triggered their fight. Arianne was aware she was behaving like a child who was throwing a tantrum. Before they were married, she had played the role of a child while Mark played the role of a strict parent.“Mary, forget it. Take her back to the bedroom. If she refuses to go, send someone to take the cat and throw it out,” Mark said indifferently before he returned to the dining table.Mary half-forcefully dragged Arianne back to the bedroom. Then, she advised her earnestly. “Ari, why do you have to speak to sir in that manner when he finally changed his attitude toward you? He has improved a lot, why do you have to go and ruin it? Can’t both of you just speak nicely to each other? I know you’re upset because Rice Ball is your precious cat, and yo
Neither Mark nor Nina returned to Tremont Estate that night. Even so, Arianne went to bed as usual.By midnight, Mary finally could not stand it and went into Arianne’s bedroom to wake her up. “You still have the mood to sleep? Is Aery Kinsey not enough that you’re going to push your man into another woman’s arms? Sir and Nina haven’t returned. Aren’t you the slightest bit worried?”Arianne said indifferently, “Do you think I can control his actions?”Mary handed Arianne’s phone to her. “Here, call him! If sir doesn’t come back, even if you’re able to sleep, I won’t be able to sleep! I’ll tell you this; as long as your Mrs. Tremont, you have to win his heart! This is for your own good, do you understand?”Arianne stared at the phone silently for a moment before she finally made the call.Unexpectedly, the call was instantly picked up. Mark’s voice sounded hoarse, but he did not sound angry. “Hello?”Arianne calmed herself and asked, “What time are you coming home?”“I thought yo
The cloud of daze that hung above Arianne dispersed immediately when she heard the sound of the pages of a book being turned. “I can’t go out. You know my situation. You go ahead and send my regards.”Tiffany sounded a little dejected. “Alright then… I’ll ask him what’s going on when we meet. How can there be an accident out of the blue? If it’s really the Galenas, I won’t forgive them!”Arianne’s conscience clawed at her, she was feeling guilty on Mark’s behalf. “Sure… Off you go… I haven’t even gotten up from bed. I’m hanging up.” After she hung up, she stayed in bed a little longer before finally going into the bathroom to freshen up.Since she had spent most of her time in bed recently, she discovered her hair had grown longer. It got tangled when she was sleeping last night, and no matter what she did, she could not comb the knots out. Just when she found a pair of scissors and was about to snip it off, a pair of fair hands stopped her.“Give me the hairbrush.”Bewildered, Arianne
Tiffany scoffed. “Your mom and that bitch, Aery. It’s good being rich nowadays. Aery ran her car into you and caused your miscarriage, and yet, here she is, out and about. I thought she would end up in jail for years! Nauseating! They must have spent a lot to bail her out. How could Mark endure this?”Arianne inhaled deeply, not daring to reveal the truth despite her conscience. “She’s my younger sister. We share the same mother. Since mom gave birth to me, I’ll just consider this as repaying her. What were they doing in the hospital anyway?”Tiffany thought about it for a moment before she replied, “It seemed like your mom went there for a health check. She’s got a great life, much better than yours. Her health is good. She doesn’t have many issues despite her age. I heard the doctor said her physical state is even comparable to young girls since she has taken very good care of herself. Tsk, tsk, you better worry about yourself instead.”There was a buzz in Arianne’s head. “Are you su
Soon after, Mark entered the room. “What happened?”Arianne looked at him with red-rimmed eyes. “Are you with Aery Kinsey because you like her or because you want to seek revenge from me? Hmm? I admit defeat, okay? How much do you hate me to go to this extent? Marrying me then getting together with my half-sister. Not only did you tolerate her killing our child, but you covered for her and helped the Kinseys after the incident. If you really like her, why won’t you let me go? If it’s just for revenge, I surrender. I’m not a worthy opponent. I’ll use my entire lifetime to repay what I owe you. Don’t disgust me with those people anymore!” She took a deep breath before she continued on her tirade, “No matter how abominable I am in your eyes, I’ve already become such a pathetic person! Even I despise myself. My mom… My biological mother colluded with you and covered for Aery Kinsey. My mom told me she had cancer and forced me to plead with you to help the Kinseys. I actually believed her.
When they hung up, Arianne felt inexplicably gratified. It was strange, but nonetheless, she could get used to this feeling. For once, she actually felt the pleasure of revenge. She could understand why Mark liked tormenting her. Did he feel like she did when he watched her being tormented and miserable?“What are you thinking about? Are you hungry? Wanna go down and have something?” Mark did not know what was going through her head but his sudden amiability caught her off guard. “A little but I don’t want to eat downstairs. Have Mary send it to the room…”Mark did not force her to go down. “Go back to bed then.”Lunch was sent to Arianne in the room by Mark, and Rice Ball followed at a leisurely pace as though it was the master of the place.Arianne could see that Mark was afraid of cats. Once Rice Ball touched him, he would freeze up. While she was eating, she asked, “You aren’t allergic to cats so this means you’re afraid of them, right?”“Eat.” He refused to answer her question, b