Before Naya spoke, the woman smiled. “Arianne, I didn’t expect you to be working at a place like this. Mark darling doesn’t want you anymore? How delightful! Didn’t I tell you that you won’t have a happy ending.”Arianne’s expression darkened, she did not expect to see Aery here. “Aery, watch your words. I didn’t expect to see you here in this place either. You weren’t able to survive in the capital, were you? Eat if you want, scram if you’re not. I have no obligation to serve you.”This was Naya’s first time seeing Arianne’s harsh side. She felt greatly satisfied since her anger was vented. “This is our boss. We’re the employees.”Aery did not think much of Arianne just because she owned a dessert shop. “I heard the dessert shop here isn’t bad with desserts that taste like a master’s work. I was wondering who it is, but now I know it’s nothing but a gimmick after seeing the owner. Even if you’re not an employee, you’re only an owner of a dessert shop. What’s the big deal? I came here
The commotion woke Tiffany from her afternoon nap.When Tiffany came out and saw Arianne and Aery’s expressions, she knew everything had been exposed. “Ari…”Arianne’s lips moved, but no words left her mouth. Her eyes seemed as though they would bore holes into Aery who was lying on the floor. She bit her lips before mustering all her strength to kick Aery as hard as she possibly could. “Die! Why don’t you kill yourself? You’re nothing but trouble for living in this world! You killed my children, and you harmed Tiffie. I shouldn’t have put up with you for so long!”Tanya and Naya who had heard Aery’s words kicked Aery as well.Crying, Tiffany pulled Arianne who seemed to have gone berserk. “Ari, don’t be like this! It’s enough! You’re going to kill her! Jackson knows what happened to me, and he doesn’t mind. I’m living well. I can start a new life. I’m really okay. Don’t be like this for my sake…”Arianne’s tears streamed down her face. “I want to kill her…” This was the first time she
The next day, the dessert shop operated as usual under Tiffany’s request. She made everyone forget about what happened yesterday, including Arianne, but Arianne was still rather down, not as motivated in her preparation of the sweet treats as usual.Around ten in the morning, Jean charged into the shop angrily with Aery in tow. Seeing that there were still other patrons in the shop, Naya remained polite. “Is there something you need?”Jean pulled Aery who was injured all over to the front. “Did all of you hit my daughter? Assaulting her alone when in a group, I’ll call the police!”Naya frowned. “Why don’t you ask your daughter what she did?”“Do you have proof?” Aery smirked.Naya was speechless from her rage. “Stop making a fuss here!”Jean only thought about avenging his daughter as he announced to the shop’s customers, “This is a thug’s shop. My daughter came here to buy desserts yesterday and got beaten up by them. They even closed the shop to beat her up. How dare all of you patr
There was no doubt that Jean was behind this. The crux of the matter was it was done so fast. Unlike how easy it was for them to catch Regina previously, they had no evidence that this was Jean’s doing!After they calmed down, Arianne called Helen. The call rang for a while before it connected. Helen’s drowsy voice sounded from the other end of the line, “Arianne? What’s the matter? It’s so late now, did something happen?”Looking at the mess that was her shop, Arianne said, “Aery came looking for trouble in my shop, and I beat her up. She brought her father here to settle scores with me today, but I chased them away with a few words. Before Jean left, he threatened me, asking me to wait for it. Tonight... Actually, it just happened, a group of people wrecked the door and walls of my shop. Who do you think did it?”Helen woke up instantly. “What did you say?! How could Jean do that?”Arianne replied lightly, “He’s the man you chose, shouldn’t you know what he’s like? Women love bad boy
The next day, Arianne called for someone to put up a new door and windows. By afternoon, it was finally done, and they could continue with business.She knew that Helen had already spoken to Aery and Jean Kinsey. However, knowing Helen, the most she could do was completely cut ties with the father and daughter. She could not possibly limit their movements. She was not sure if Jean would continue to look for trouble with her, she had to take appropriate measures according to the situation. As long as she managed to get evidence on Jean, he would be sent to jail!Realizing that the date for her return to the capital was drawing near, Tiffany grew anxious. “Ari, how about I talk to Jackson about staying here a little longer? I’m really worried about leaving you here at a time like this”Arianne stubbornly shook her head. “I can take care of this. You should go. I owe you too much. I don’t want you to sacrifice yourself for me anymore. Listen to me this time, Tiffie. Jean and Aery aren’
Jean walked to the door and looked through the peephole. It was pitch-black outside, he could not see anything at all. It seemed like someone had covered the peephole. He began to feel nervous so he made himself sound gruff and fierce as he said, “Who is it?”A few seconds later, a male voice rang indifferently from the other side of the door. “There’s a problem with the electricity in your home. I’m here to fix it.”The lights in the condominium immediately went out, as though working in tandem with the man’s answer.Aery jumped in fright. “Dad, get them to come and fix this. Something’s wrong. It’s too dark!”Jean believed this matter was not as simple as it seemed. The lights were still on when the man knocked on the door, and they only went out after the man spoke. He did not let down his guard. “The electrical boxes are outside, right next to you. You’ll have to get a key from security downstairs. It’s locked so I can’t help you!”“I have the keys,” the man outside replied, “
Henry was unmoved. “Mr. Tremont has made it very clear, both of you will have to go. Mr. Kinsey, your only crime is hiring thugs to vandalize personal property and issuing threats. Your sentence will probably be quite light. However, your daughter deliberately rammed her car into someone else’s car, causing the victim to miscarry and unable to have children so I’m not too certain about her. Will your daughter give up the people who helped her cover up? Well, that all depends on her.”Jean widened his eyes. “Didn’t Mark cover up for her as well?”Henry furrowed his brows. “Mr. Tremont is a kind man. His kindness simply stems from the fact that your daughter is slightly related to Mrs. Tremont. Mr. Tremont is a victim after all. Your five minutes are up. Would you like to go to the police station or shall we settle this here?”Aery was completely terrified at this point. Without any hesitation, she screamed, “The police! Let’s surrender ourselves to the police!” She would much rather
Arianne glanced at the passed-out Tiffany, smiled, and nodded. Once she turned around, her tears that she had been holding back for a long time finally streamed down her face.She did not call for a cab and decided to walk home along the empty streets. Every step felt fleeting to her. Her past experiences began to flash in her mind. The highs and the lows of her life felt like a blur to her. Perhaps, she would be able to forget them all soon, forget all her experiences and all those people… Suddenly, she heard footsteps closing in on her and trembled. She was too afraid to turn back and look so she quickened her pace. Unfortunately, her alcohol-muddled brain and limbs refused to cooperate so she stumbled a few times. Only a small sliver of sobriety warned her of the dangers of walking alone at night. She arrived home with great difficulty and broke out into cold sweat. Her hands were shaking when she pulled out her key to unlock the door, refusing to comply with the instructions f