Aery pouted at her. “I didn’t say anything, you said all that yourself… After all, that scandal from three years ago over an indecent photo of you and Will, shouldn’t you be avoiding him now, especially when you are already married to Mark dear? The child that you lost… was it really Mark’s? Can you be honest with me?”While saying all this, Aery was still blinking her huge and innocent-looking eyes. She was making it seem like she was unintentionally shooting her mouth off inappropriately in the public.Arianne’s response was surprisingly calm. “No, it’s not his. Are you satisfied? Now, can you take your things away and piss off?”Her statement instantly sent everyone into an uproar. No one expected that she would openly admit in public that she had cheated on Mark Tremont!Eric was shocked too. “Arianne, you can’t just spout nonsense! Don’t be angry, we’ll talk after work. Carry on with your work first. Aery, aren’t you going to find Mark? I’ll send you there!”Arianne accepted
Instead of returning to Tremont Estate after exiting the office, Arianne sent Will a text. ‘Are you alright? I’m sorry that you were implicated in the accident when I was the target.’Will directly called her on the phone. “I’m fine. It’s just a scratch. But… are you okay now? What do you mean by you were the target?”Arianne didn’t want to impose those disgusting affairs on the others, so she didn’t tell Will anything. “I’m doing pretty well over here, so let’s not talk about that anymore. I’m glad you’re alright. I’ll hang up now.”Without giving Will a chance to say something else, Arianne quickly ended the call.Since Tiffany was at work and Arianne didn’t want to bother her either, she found a random cafe to spend her time. She gradually relaxed as she sipped on the cup of latte she ordered while watching the busy traffic outside the window.All of a sudden, she noticed a dirty stray cat passing by the window outside. Although it was dirty, Arianne could tell that it had a wh
The news was tantamount to saying that she had cheated on Mark Tremont without stating the obvious in the title.After reading the news, Arianne calmly put the phone back into her pocket. “Well, I’ve seen it now. Then?”Mark’s face fell and he looked like he was about to devour someone alive. “Then?” He repeated her question in an extremely cold tone.Arianne shrugged back at him. “What? You asked me to read the news and I did. So? Didn’t you say that the child isn’t yours? Now the whole world knows it’s not yours. Isn’t that great? At least now you don’t have to play the daddy.”Mary happened to overhear Arianne’s words when she carried a plate of dish to the living room. She was so shocked that the plate slipped from her grip and abruptly shattered on the ground with a loud noise. Mark jumped up from his seat and grabbed Arianne by her shoulders. “Say that again!”Arianne looked at the man right in front of her with unprecedented indifference in her eyes. She had no doubt that M
Arianne continued eating without looking at him. “It’s not a ‘thing’. Rice Ball is my pet.”“I don’t care what it is! Get rid of it. I don’t want to see it again by next morning. If you won’t dispose of it yourself, then I’ll have someone do it for you.” Mark left no room for negotiation.“You hate Rice Ball more than you hate me. Then why didn’t you get rid of me earlier instead of keeping me around to be an eyesore to you? I’m not going to get rid of Rice Ball. In return, I’ll allow you to fool around out there. I’m sure Aery isn’t the only woman you keep around. What’s wrong with me keeping just a cat?” She provoked him fearlessly.“ARIANNE WYNN!” Mark blew his top again as he stood up and slammed the table.Arianne ignored his outburst. She slowly chewed the food in her mouth then spoke after swallowing it. “Don’t shout. I’m not deaf. Since you don’t like coming home anyway, I’m sure there’s plenty of room in this huge house to keep a cat.”The servants in Tremont Estate were
Before he could speak, Jackson clicked his tongue. “I will find a way to settle the incident about you getting ‘cuckolded’. I wouldn’t want your partners to feel sorry for you every time they sign a contract with you. Our Mark Tremont’s reputation is important!”Mark shot a glare at him. “Shut up!”Jackson responded with a teasing smile instead. “I think… you shouldn’t piss her off. She used to be like a little bunny that you could rib and roll around. I didn’t expect her to be this scary once she finally snapped.”Mark waved his hand dismissively. “Alright, get out of my room now.”Jackson burst into laughter. “Hahaha… okay, okay. Seems like our Mark Tremont is going to sleep in the office tonight. How pitiful. I shall take my leave now and run into the arms of a beauty.”The next day, Ellie Amore walked in as soon as Mark came out after tidying himself up in the office lounge. “Mr. Tremont, Mr. Sivan is here.”He straightened his tie with a frown. “Show him in.”Ellie nodded t
As if sensing her emotions, Rice Ball stretched out its paw and rubbed Arianne's back. She put the cat down then walked to the window. She called Mark on her phone but quickly hung up a second before the call went through.There was no point calling and questioning Mark right now. Whether this was personal or not, she had no reason to question him about anything related to business.She called Will instead. “Your company was acquired by Mark? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? You called me before because of this, right? At that time, you must have been very depressed…”In an indifferent tone, Will said, “The weak are prey to the strong. The Sivan family is inferior to the Tremont family. The buyout isn’t a surprise. I should be thankful that he didn’t go all out but instead allowed me to continue managing the company. The only difference is that I’ll be working for him. One day, I will take back whatever belongs to the Sivan family. Don’t worry about it, Ari. It’s really alright.”Ar
Arianne couldn’t eat anymore, so she picked up the plate of salmon and went upstairs.Rice Ball seemed to be very fond of salmon. After cleaning the plate in just a flash, the white ball of fluff started rubbing itself against her leg.Kneeling down to stroke Rice Ball’s soft fur, Arianne felt her mood significantly lift. “Little Rice Ball, you were a stray cat before, but why are you this chubby?”A cold snort came from outside the studio. Arianne snapped her head around and caught a glimpse of Mark’s figure passing by followed by the sound of his study room’s door being shut.She didn’t take him seriously and even secretly rolled her eyes. Sometimes, even animals were more humane than humans. At least watching Rice Ball made her happy.After Arianne was done playing with the cat, she went back to the bedroom and slept. Since it was too boring at home, she decided to return to work at her office tomorrow.It was midnight when Mark felt a little tired from sitting in front of his
Arianne was too lazy to be bothered about Mark. She pulled the blanket over her head and proceeded to sleep. All of a sudden, she felt a dip in the bed. Was Mark going to sleep in this room tonight? If she wasn’t mistaken, he came out with only a towel just now.She got up awkwardly and found another quilt. Just like that, the two of them slept the night away on the same bed but under different blankets.The next morning when Arianne got up, Mark was still asleep. His blanket had slipped down to his chest, and she stared at his sexy collarbone with guilt. Although it wasn’t her first time seeing it, looking at it early in the morning still made her blush a deep shade of red.Recalling how he treated Rice Ball last night, Arianne wickedly pulled Mark’s blanket over his head. To further secure it, she even threw her blanket over him so that he could taste the feeling of waking up from suffocation!Having done all that, she happily went downstairs for breakfast and instructed Mary to