Brian was disconcerted. “Yes, sir. Sit tight. I’ll send you over now.”Driving all the way to Arianne’s apartment, Brian helped Mark, who was drunk, upstairs and arrived at Arianne’s unit. Brian dared not knock too hard as he called out softly, “Madam, sir is here…”There was no sound on the other end. Mark rapped hard at the door suddenly. “Open the door!”Brian jumped and quickly caged him to stop him from the reckless behavior. Arianne was pregnant. She could not take a scare like this in the middle of the night. If anything happened because of this, it would be too late to regret it!Arianne, who was woken up from the knocks, checked carefully from the peephole. She breathed in relief when she saw that it was Brian and Mark; she opened the door. Before she spoke, Mark pounced at her and hugged her tightly, mumbling something that she was unable to make out.“I’ll be leaving first. Sir is all yours,” Brian said when he saw that.Arianne was not even able to react before Brian closed
Arianne gave up on struggling. No matter how much she struggled, Mark would still insist on having his way…Mark’s movements were as terrifying as the deafening thunder, finally ending amidst her sobs.The rain stopped at some point through the night, the sun that rose with the lingering rain droplets the next day feeling very warm. Arianne was scared for the whole night, barely catching any sleep. She made certain that her baby was fine, but she still held a grudge against him.She did not keep quiet while she washed up. The fatigue and morning sickness sapped all of her remaining energy, so much so that she did not have it in her to bend down and pick up a fallen cup from the floor. She had not been showing any signs of morning sickness before but look at her now, after Mark came. She thought that he must have affected her…Finally, Mark woke up due to Arianne’s clamoring. Looking at the foreign environment, he lapsed into a momentary daze. Snippets of last night replayed in his mind
Arianne asked casually, “Who sent them?”The girl answered whatever she was asked, “He said he’s Brian.”Brian? Arianne felt a tiny headache. Mark’s attitude when he spoke to her was not the nicest. She did not expect him to ask Brian to send her breakfast. If he had not asked for it, Brian would not dare to have done it. She really did not know what he was thinking.The weather was hot nowadays and the food items could only last the day. She would not be able to finish it. Considering for a moment, she said, “I’ll take some. Distribute the rest among yourselves. I won’t be able to finish them.”The front desk girl did as she was told happily and saved the best for Eric specifically. When Eric saw the label on the box, he clicked his tongue. “Looks like they’re making up. Look at this, sending food to the office…”“Mr. Nathaniel, what are you saying?” The front desk girl was puzzled.Eric shook his head. “Nothing, move along now.”When she finished work that day, Arianne did not have T
Looking at her determined front while carrying Rice Ball, Mark felt a mix of emotions. It seemed that he was the only one she was heartless to. She could even treasure a cat so much…Arianne dared not get into his car, knowing that he was a germaphobe and worrying that Rice Ball’s fur would shed in the car. “You didn’t actually have to rush here… Today’s drip is done, it’s just that I can’t feed it the medication alone at home… It has to come back tomorrow for drip still.”Mark hopped out of the car and grabbed the pet carrier that housed Rice Ball before tossing it into the vehicle. “I don’t have time for your nonsense. Get in.”Arianne was surprised, worried that something would happen to Rice Ball from the rough handling but dared not argue with him. The weather was hot and dry, inevitably making one lose its cool quickly. A person like him would be riled up easily.Back to the apartment, Mark took off his suit jacket and tossed it on the couch right as he stepped inside before he r
Arianne did not close the bedroom door when she slept. This way, the air conditioning in the bedroom could more or less lower the temperature in the living room. Otherwise, Mark would not be able to sleep.The fatigue these two days caused Arianne to sleep soundly until the next morning. If she weren’t woken up from nature’s call, she wouldn’t have even bothered to leave her bed. Walking to the bathroom drowsily, she was stunned when she entered. Mark was using the toilet! And he did not even close the door! Although he stood with his back facing her, Arianne could hear him clearly.She closed her eyes instinctively and turned around. “Can you close the door when you use the toilet?”“Can’t, it’s too hot.” Mark was nonchalant, having a temper from his lack of sleep.Would the heat in the bathroom kill him in the time taken to pee? Arianne was speechless. At the same time, she prayed for him to be faster. With the baby in her womb, she could not hold it in for too long… Before she was p
Arianne gave Tiffany a pinch to signal her to stop blabbering. The latter shut her mouth reluctantly but observed Mark’s expression.Mark’s gaze remained on the monitor all this while even when he said, “Sure. The car is yours then, I’m not used to that model.”Tiffany did not expect to pick up a bonanza. “For real? But I don’t really need a car. It’s so new, and I’ve only driven it for a few days. If you’re really giving it to me, can I sell it? I’m super poor, poor people aren’t worthy to have a car…”Since Mark had said that he was giving away the car, he did not mind what would happen to it. “It’s up to you.”Tiffany replied in understanding, “Then I’ll make a move first. My mom’s still waiting for me to serve her. Leave together, you two. Ari still has a little one inside her. Make sure she eats on time; that’s two being hungry if she starves! Oh yeah, her checkup is coming up, go with her too!”Arianne did not expect Tiffany to ‘sell’ her off like that. Mark was still working and
Fine? Arianne was disturbed. Although she knew that Mark had gone back on his word after promising her that he would not contact Aery, it was better not to think about some things. She was not in the place to say anything. Even if it was not her intention, she had still lain on the same bed with Will and was caught in that spot by Mark. There was nothing she could do.Mark was irritated by the heatwave going on outside. “You didn’t hear it wrong. I’m not saying it because of anyone. Don’t look for me in the company. I’ve told you that we’re not contacting each other anymore. Did you think that I was just joking?”Aery had thought that she had won. He did say not to contact him anymore, but he obviously did not hate her presence after what happened with Arianne and Will. They had been fine. Shouldn’t what he’d said previously be ignored? She was unwilling to face this reality. “Mark, dear… don’t be like this! I’ll be good. I won’t pester you when you aren’t looking for me…”Mark said no
Speechless, Arianne turned to go to the bedroom in a fit of anger. She wanted to close the door but she was worried about him not getting any air conditioning.Soon enough, Brian sent them their dinner. A quick look at the packaging told them their dinner was from White Waters Bay Restaurant. After Brian left, Mark called out toward the bedroom, “Dinner’s here.”Arianne did not reply, pretending that she did not hear him.Although he only had a towel on, Mark felt hot. The frustration was grating on his nerves. “Are you eating or not? I’ll throw it if you aren’t!”Arianne remained silent. She couldn’t help but feel that he was here just to make her mad. They were just not meant to get along!Mark got up to go to the bedroom and carried her to the couch in the living room in a swift move. “I don’t have a good temper. Have your dinner!”Arianne opened the takeout silently and ate it. The bedroom’s air conditioning could not cover the entire living room, so she soon felt hot. She did not