Eric was intrigued when he noticed that Mark was catching up to him. Both of them started racing against each other until they parted ways at an intersection. Even then, Mark didn’t slow down. Arianne’s heart beat crazily as she clung to her seatbelt for dear life. “What are you doing? I’m scared…! The road is pretty dark and slippery, can you slow down?”Mark slammed on the brakes just as the car reached the luxury residential area. There weren’t many cars on this road at this hour and no cops would issue any tickets here. Arianne patted her chest for a long while to calm herself down. “Why did you decide to come pick me up? I can come back by myself…”“Come back by yourself? Do you mean getting Eric to send you home, instead?” There was jealousy in his tone.“I usually take a cab home by myself. Eric only gives me a ride on the days I work overtime. What’s wrong with that? You can just tell me directly if I’ve upset you in any way. Don’t use such an extreme method to frighten me.
Nina saw her rushing down the stairs with a flushed face and teased her with a smirk, “Seems like Mark was too excited… It hasn’t even been that long since you were discharged…”Arianne was so embarrassed that she wanted to die. “What are you talking about…? That’s not it… I’m exhausted. I’m just going to take a shower and sleep.”Mary glared at Nina. “Don’t poke your nose into other people’s business, young lady! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Mind your own business!”Nina disagreed with her. “We’re all adults here, what are you worried about? Given the sexual tension between them earlier, I thought they were going to do something. Seems like I got excited over nothing. Both of them usually just look so ‘sex depraved’. Aren’t you curious too on how their relationship will develop?”“It’s not like you don’t know that madam is in poor health. Sir is understanding toward her. You’re the only one making wild guesses here. I think you’re too bored out of your mind,” Mary brushed her o
“You say that nothing happened between us, but why were you sleeping in the same bed as me? Please use your brain even when you’re lying. I’m an adult and I can take responsibility for my own actions, but I just can’t stand looking at guys like you who wouldn’t take responsibility for yours!” Tiffany was extremely vexed. No matter how she looked at these details, it didn't seem like nothing had happened.“Excuse me? You were the one who didn’t want to go home or give me your home address. I had no choice but to bring you back here since I couldn’t send you home. I don’t have a bed prepared in the other rooms. This is the only room where we can sleep in this house and I’m not going to sleep on the sofa. Besides, I was dead exhausted from taking care of you the whole night. Where else would I sleep if not on the bed?” Jackson poked his head out of the bathroom while brushing his teeth as he complained to Tiffany about her over the top behavior.Regardless of whether Jackson was telling
It was almost lunch time when Jackson called the department of design. The supervisor shouted at the top of her lungs, “Tiffany Lane, Mr. West is looking for you! Hurry to his office!”Tiffany’s brain nearly exploded at the mention of Jackson’s name. “Got it!”On her way to the office, she kept thinking about what Jackson would do to her in the office. Could it be that he wanted to continue where they left off from last night? Otherwise, why would he suddenly look for her?She took her time walking to his office, then lifted her hand to knock on the door. She had already made up her mind. If Jackson was going to ask her for a favor, she would never agree. This wasn’t something a human with conscience could do...“Come in,” Jackson’s voice came from inside.Tiffany calmed herself down and pushed open the door. She kept a distance between them and stood at the door. “What’s the matter?”Jackson picked a document up without even lifting his head. “Send this to Glide. Since Arianne i
Tiffany was a little skeptical. “Really? Then why didn’t I feel anything?”Arianne was stunned for a good while before coming back to her senses. “You mean… you’re a…? Weren’t you dating Ethan for a long time and even occasionally stayed with him? Why are you asking me this kind of question? Shouldn’t you know this better than I do?”Tiffany’s eyes dimmed a little at the mention of Ethan. “Ethan and I… never got to that stage. He wanted to wait until we got married, but who knew… Hehe… He never even thought of marrying me in the first place. Now that I think about it, he’s a decent guy. At least he didn’t completely wreck me when he was using me.”From her statement, Arianne picked out a clue. “Since you’ve never done it with Ethan, then why are you suddenly asking me about it? Tiffie, tell me the truth.”Tiffany got so nervous that she emptied half a glass of water in one breath. “Stop asking me that, Ari. I can’t tell you… I’m alright. It was just a random question. Look at me, I
In a flash, the office turned into a mess, with blood staining the floor. Having never witnessed scenes like this, Arianne’s legs shook. She forced herself to pull the fighting men apart when she saw Eric being at a disadvantage. “Stop fighting! You’ll only hurt yourself like this! Can’t you guys talk about the issue instead?”Eric restrained himself from making too big a movement when he saw Arianne coming to them, but it gave the other party the chance to beat him up. With a hard punch, Eric fell to the floor. Screaming, Arianne grabbed a small cactus pot on the office table and smashed it on the man’s head. “Stop it!”Her slam knocked the man unconscious. It made her shudder, and she didn’t even notice that her palm was pricked by the cactus.Eric staggered up and guarded her behind him. “Call the police…”Arianne shook her head. “We can’t call the police… We’ve done this to him. We won’t get away if we call the police…”Eric was speechless. “He’s the one who came to my company look
Mark did not say anything, but seeing the insistence in his eyes, Arianne did not push it.On the way to the hospital, she could not help asking, “How many brothers are there in Eric’s family? Why have they gotten to this stage?”Mark tugged at his tie. “One elder sister and two elder brothers. He’s a late comer to the family… from his father’s third wife. He has a different mother from his elder siblings. It’s complicated. His old man doesn’t really regard him highly. It’s honestly not Eric’s fault. If it were me, I would have done much worse than he had.”Arianne also thought that things would not stop here if it were Mark.Arriving at the hospital, the doctor picked out the pricks in Arianne’s palm. When she saw her bloodied palm, she realized how hard she must have gone just now. After having her palm treated and bandaged, Mark wore a frown while looking at her hand. “Don’t go back to the office later. I’ll send you home.”Arianne was reluctant. “I’m fine. I still have unfinished t
Jackson clicked his tongue. “Your face is ruined. He’s too harsh.”Not used to a table full of men and not being able to chat along as the only woman, Arianne took a few bites and stood up. “I’m full. You guys enjoy the meal.”Mark nodded. She went to sit down on the couch at the living room while Rice Ball snuggled into her embrace naturally.Jackson was slightly surprised by the scene. “That cat is pretty fat…”Mark sighed without saying anything, but Jackson caught the oddity. “Tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect this. You were the most afraid of furry animals in the past and now you have one at home. Looks like someone’s influence on you is quite strong, eh?”Still not saying anything, Mark glared at him but with upturned lips. His gaze involuntarily fleeted to the living room.When they were done with the meal, it was nearly ten at night. Jackson and Eric were tipsy when they left, and Mark was in a no better state. This was Arianne’s first time feeling that the huge Tremont Estate felt som