Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Ruling Passion: Mr Tremont's Priceless Little Bride: Kabanata 1271 - Kabanata 1280

Tiffany called her around noon. “Ari, Will still needs a bit more cash on his end. Are you going to sell the house? It’s fine if you can’t. I think we should be careful with this. What if Mark finds out? You’re not the only one who’s scared. So am I.”Arianne sighed. “I’ll do it. I can sell it, as long as he gets past this obstacle. Mark paid a lot of money for me to renovate Wynn Mansion. Now, I’ve used the money that Helen gave me to help Will. I can’t let Mark find out about this. I’ll look at the house this afternoon and get an agent to sell it, then have it sold as soon as possible. Did you say anything to Will?”“No,” Tiffany answered. “But he’s getting suspicious. He has asked me where I got the money from, so I lied and said that I asked Jackson. He asked to thank Jackson, and I was so scared. I somehow managed to trick him. He has gathered quite a lot on his end too, so I think we’ll get over this once you’ve sold that house. Don’t worry. I won’t let Jackson find out about t

Mark didn’t respond. He remained standing in his spot for a while, then turned around and left.Soon after, his car drove away from Tremont Estate. He was gone and probably wouldn’t be coming back tonight.Arianne couldn’t sleep. She got up and gave Tiffany a call. “How did Mark find out about my loan to Will?”Tiffany was shocked. “He knows? I didn’t say anything! I’ll turn into a dog if I’m lying! Well… Jackson is aware of this, but he’s only aware that I loaned Will the money. He also knows that Will’s company is in financial trouble. I didn’t say anything, you’ve gotta believe me. I don’t know how Mark found out about this!”That explained it. If Jackson knew, Mark could easily piece everything else together.“Forget it,” she replied weakly. “He knows. I’ll just have to face facts… He has just gone out. I’m pretty sure he’s not coming home tonight. He’ll probably ask Jackson to go drinking with him. Tell Jackson to keep an eye on him and don’t let him drink too much. It’s bad

Jackson was so close to letting loose a flurry of his worst swears. Arianne was fast approaching, for Christ’s sake! What would happen if she took in the full glory of this debacle?!Janice feigned struggling to free herself, but it only looked more like she was courting more of it. “Oh, Mr. Tremont! You’re drunk, aren’t you? Have you gotten into another tiff with your wife again?”Just mentioning Arianne turned Mark’s frustration up to eleven. “Urgh, can we not mention her? What, you think I don’t know how far you’ve gone to get near me? Oh, so you’re doing all this just because you wanna ‘repay’ me? Gimme a break. Just because I don’t wanna be a lady’s man doesn’t mean I don’t know what you women are like. I mean, if I’m being honest, you’re not exactly the bottom choice, either. I mean, your presence would piss her off, but other than that, you’re… alright…”Of course, Janice was well aware that Mark had zero genuine feelings for her—the drunken man saw her as a prop to get back

Jackson exhausted all of his strength to lug that mess of a man back to White Water Bay Villa. Right off the bat, Tiffany caught the commotion and clambered down the stairs before exclaiming, “Holy crap, how did he end up here? Where’s Ari? What, she gave up?”Jackson slumped onto the couch and replied between heavy pants, “Urgh, don’t mention it! I’m out of ideas and I don’t know what to do, man, so let’s just… do whatever we can for now. Help me clean up a room for Mark for the night, mmkay?”Tiffany was just about to go when Mark suddenly slurred groggily, “How could you be so heartless, Arianne? How?”His voice was soft, but Tiffany caught it, and immediately, a glare befell her. “What did he say? ‘Heartless?’ Wow, gotta’ love how some people have such low self-awareness that they could point fingers at others!”Jackson’s head was throbbing at the advent of more chaos. “No, no, no! You stop right now and don’t add fuel to the fire, please! Who the hell would argue with a wasted

He walked away before she could say another word. This time, he drove his car away straight away. Was living under the same roof with her so unbearable for him?She didn’t think that loaning Will money would have caused such heavy consequences. She didn’t regret giving Will the loan, but she regretted opting against trusting Mark and not talking to him about it beforehand. Her initial plan was to avoid conflict, but it blew up in her face in the end.After a long pause, Mary pushed the door open and entered the study, holding Aristotle. She found Arianne, still standing in her spot, with tears in her eyes and knew that the matter wouldn’t be settled so easily this time. “Ari… Why did Mr. Tremont leave again?”Arianne laughed amidst her tears. “He said that he’s fed up, fed up… Hehe… All I did was give Will a lone without telling him. I was afraid that it’d bother him. I don’t know what he’s thinking, I really don’t… Wasn’t he holding some other woman in a bar, looking for fun too? I