Mary paused, then suggested, “You can call him and ask if he will come back for dinner or something. Husband and wife should communicate more, you can’t go on living your own lives like this. I know both of you got married in the first place for a reason… To be honest, based on sir’s personality, the fact that he can forget about the past and still marry you means that he really loves you. You can’t act so indifferent toward him. You know how he is, so why can’t you just listen to him? As long as two people can live together in harmony, does it matter who is the one that lowers their head?”Arianne felt as though she had just heard the most absurd advice. “Are you kidding me, Mary? He loves me? I was only eight when I entered the Tremont family, and he was already eighteen. He probably already had girlfriends back then. I was still a child. How could he have possibly fallen in love with me? We only got married due to the incident from three years ago… It isn’t even an exaggeration to
A sudden thought hit Mary. “Ari, when was the last time you had your period?”Arianne thought for a moment. “I’ve been resting irregularly, so my cycle is off. It's almost a month late, but I’m getting symptoms recently, so it should be here soon. I think I’ll be fine after a visit to the doctor when I’m free to get some pills to regulate it.”Mary tried probing. “Do you think you’re pregnant?”Arianne’s countenance changed as she quickly denied it. “Impossible!” Aside from her first time with Mark, she had only done it with him once since then. So she felt that the odds were unlikely.Seeing how confidently she had denied the possibility, Mary grew concerned even more. “Then there must be a problem. Don’t wait until you’re free. You should hurry and get it checked out at the hospital.”Arianne just quickly assured Mary. She had been thinking of going to the hospital a few days ago, but she had given all her money to Tiffany. It was embarrassing that she didn’t even have any money
Mark Tremont took a card out of his wallet and tossed it onto the coffee table. He then ignored her presence and picked up a magazine to read.Arianne took the card, thanked him, then turned around and went upstairs. She specifically informed Mary that she wasn’t going to eat dinner. For now, all she wanted to do was sleep. Her eyelids felt extremely heavy, as though someone was pulling them shut.By the time food was served onto the table, Mark was a little unhappy to find that Arianne was nowhere in sight. “Where is she?”“She’s not feeling well and informed me that she won’t be having dinner. Sir, madam has been feeling nauseous lately. And… her… period is late. I have urged her to go for a checkup at the hospital,” Mary replied.Mark’s pupils suddenly dilated. “What did you say?”Mary thought back on her own words. After ascertaining that she hadn’t said anything wrong, she continued speaking without any worries. “That’s what’s going on. Why don’t you accompany her to the hosp
After coming out of the consultation room, Arianne tried to escape. “I think I’m fine now, Brian. Let’s go back now.”Brian thought she was just afraid of getting poked by a needle so he comforted her. “It’s going to be fine. It’s just a blood test. It’ll be over before you know it.”Arianne was rendered speechless. They walked into the phlebotomy department. She stared at the nurse and watched as she inserted the needle into her vein. About two test tubes full of her bright red blood were then collected.Brian couldn’t help but mumble to himself. It didn’t seem like Arianne was scared… but why was she acting all fidgety then?The blood test result came out very quickly. Arianne couldn’t make heads or tails of the small numbers on the paper. When they returned to the consultation room with the slip, Brian’s phone suddenly rang. “Madam, I’ll go answer the call first.”The doctor took a look at the slip and announced the result to her. “You’re pregnant.”In that instant, Arianne fe
Eric was in disbelief. “What is there to think about? If you come back, I’ll forget about your resignation in the first place and consider this break as a paid leave. How about that? Let me make it clear to you first, I am not keeping an eye on you for Mark. I simply need a highly talented designer like yourself working under me.”Truth be told, Arianne was slightly conflicted. To be able to receive a salary over the period when she didn’t work was definitely an attractive offer. However, she couldn’t shake off the feeling that Eric was hiding something else from her.She was clearly aware of her own capabilities. Eric definitely didn’t lack employees like her. “Tell me the truth… Are you doing this because you have another ulterior motive?”Eric was stunned by her question. “What motive can I possibly have? I’ve been friends with Mark for decades, it’s not like I’m going to flirt with his wife. I’m just inviting you back on board since you can’t seem to find another job elsewhere.
Perhaps Tiffany was just busy, so Arianne didn’t think much of it.It was then that Butler Henry’s voice was suddenly heard coming from downstairs. Mark had returned...He didn’t seem like he was planning to go anywhere tonight. He took a shower and changed his clothes as soon as he came back. Neither of them spoke at the table over dinner. The atmosphere was rather tense.Mary served the last dish and soup. “Madam, since you’ve been feeling unwell lately, I had the kitchen make some nutritious soup for you. Although a bit fishy, it’s good for your stomach. Please bear it and have some, even just a little.”Worried about getting nauseous again, Arianne quickly covered her nose. “I don’t want it… Mary, I told you not to prepare anything with a fishy smell. I can’t take it.”Mary put a small bowl of the soup in front of her. “Just cover your nose and drink it. It’ll be fine. I spent the entire afternoon preparing this soup.”Not wanting Mary’s effort to go to waste, Arianne had no
John Lane died on the operating table. She thought she could at least take a breath of relief after having enough money to perform the operation. As long as he could live, every cloud had a silver lining. She didn’t expect this bad news to follow without giving her a chance to gasp for breath.A few moments later, Lillian came out with red eyes. “Tiffie… Go and see your dad one last time…”Tiffany shook her head weakly. “I don’t want to… Mom, I’ll get his funeral settled early morning tomorrow. You can go back and rest.”Lillian didn’t move but cried even more sadly on the spot. Her frail body shook like a leaf, and she looked like she was going to collapse the very next moment.The thought of going back to a ghastly and crowded rental house that looked like it was in the ghetto scared her. As a wife from a once wealthy family, she had never gone through this kind of ordeal. After staying like that for a while, Tiffany stood up. Her legs were tingling from numbness. “Mom, I’ll se
Summer West coughed, then leaned back into her seat weakly. “No need, let’s go.”As the car quickly disappeared into the rain, Jackson felt a bit glum. He had lost count on how many times his mother had abandoned him like this, regardless of the situation he was in. He even once suspected if he was really her biological son...“My condolences, the deceased may be gone but you should carry on living well. Why do this to yourself?” Jackson failed to completely hide his dismay of being left behind while consoling Tiffany.“Mr. West, I take it that no one has ever died in your family.” Tiffany rolled her eyes at him, then went straight into the rain.Jackson breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Tiffany had recovered from the sassy remarks she threw at him.No wanting to return with all the negative emotions, Tiffany made her way to Ethan’s place. What she needed now was comfort. The comfort… of her lover.When she opened the door and went in, Ethan was taking a shower. She sneezed