What did he mean by “I know what to do”? Arianne had a sneaking suspicion that he was “starting his engine”, but the stern look on his face told her that that was not the case… As a result, she was beginning to suspect that something had gone wrong with her mind.He fell asleep as soon as he lay down; perhaps he was over exhausted.Arianne carefully lay on the bedside after her shower. She couldn’t sleep but was too afraid of moving too much. That feeling was really unbearable.Suddenly, Mark’s phone rang. As it happens, it was left on the bedside cabinet next to her. She got up and stole a glance. The lit phone screen showed one part of a message: ‘Mark, darling, are you asleep? I was wrong, I miss you. Can you come…’The next part of the message wasn’t shown, but she could guess what it contained—Aery wanted to see him!If she had to make a distinction, her hatred towards Mark was considered helpless and weak. However, her hatred towards Aery and Helen was as overwhelming as the
Arianne’s body promptly stiffened. These kinds of things scared her even more. “I can sleep. It’s just that I slept too much in the daytime. Go to sleep, I won’t bother you anymore…”Mark didn’t reply, and his hand didn’t continue wreaking havoc. She heaved a sigh of relief and stared emptily up at the black ceiling. Unbeknownst to her, his eyes were open as well and his gaze was sober and calm, unlike a few moments ago when he had just woken up…Early morning, the very next day.Arianne woke up from a nightmare and was sweating all over. The heater in the room was too warm, and she wasn’t used to it. She got up and turned down the heater. The skies were only just brightening outside, but Mark was still asleep… She sat on the sofa across the room from the bed, unlocked her phone, and read the news. Tiffany’s family’s factory had collapsed last night. The news was flooded with reports of the capital’s third best jewellery processing plant’s bankruptcy. They had even published the e
Mark seemed pretty free in the afternoon, so he didn’t go out, but sat on the sofa, working on his laptop.Arianne yawned incessantly. She couldn’t help but try to find a topic to talk about so that she could stay awake. Somehow, she ended up slipping into the matter that Charles had previously talked about. “Do you really have a younger brother?”Mark’s hand stiffened. His expression turned gloomy. “Do you think that’s possible? If that were true, he would have come knocking on the door for a share of the family fortune long ago.”Realizing that she had put her foot in her mouth, she was now too afraid to say anything more. Drowsiness was slowly taking over when her phone suddenly received a message: ‘I’m in Jolague City.’Jolague City was the city that she and Mark were currently visiting. Who sent that message? How did they know that she was here?Her heart raced. After lining up all possibilities, she came up with a bold guess. The person behind that number was Will...She gl
“He’s pretty nice. At least, no one can spot his flaws.” Arianne lowered her gaze to her fingers when she said that.“True… Everyone thinks he’s nice, but I hope he genuinely treats you well too.” The inexplicable sadness in Will’s words made Arianne hang her head even lower.She could feel the heaviness of this topic and she just had to change the subject. “Do you already know what happened to Tiffie’s family? There’s nothing I can do…”Will nodded. “Yeah, I do. I can’t do anything either. The amount is simply too huge. All their family’s properties will be seized within half a month to repay the debt. Taking out bank loans and other things, the only debt left is… what they owe Mark Tremont. My estimation is that there’s still at least a million dollars’ worth of debt that they won’t be able to pay. It all depends on how Mark Tremont will handle it. Based on his personality, I don’t think he will resort to violence. But even if they are going to slowly pay it off, it’s going to be
The intention behind her teasing words couldn’t be more obvious.A look of irritation appeared in Mark’s eyes instead. He stood up and walked to the window. “You may leave now.”Aery was taken aback but was unwilling to give up. “What? Mark dear… I rushed here last night and only met you today. Aww, how can you send me away so soon?”“Don’t make me say it twice.” He didn’t look at the woman on the bed. The irritation in his eyes gradually turned into anger.Aery had no choice but to get up and leave.She cursed under breath a thousand times when she thought of the text message that Mark had received. Although she didn’t know the content of the message, it was very obvious that it was the root cause. Which stupid person ruined her great moment?!The next day at noon, Mark invited Charles Moran to have lunch at the same restaurant they dined in previously.When Charles arrived and realized that Arianne was nowhere in sight, he asked Mark with a smile, “Where’s Arianne?”Mark conc
The patient’s family member handed over an old and dirty-looking thermos that only god knew how long they’d used it for. “Here, you can have this.”Tiffany, disgusted, didn’t accept it. “Since you have your own thermos, couldn’t you go refill it yourself? Are you that stupid?”When the other family members of the patient heard the insult, all of them stood up fiercely. “Who are you calling stupid?! It’s just a thermos. So what if we broke it? We’ll just replace it for you. Do you have to keep harping on it?!”Having lived the life of a rich wife for her entire life, Lillian Lane had never encountered people like them. She quickly walked up and pushed Tiffany behind her. “It’s okay, Tiffie. Just go and buy a new one. Don’t make so much noise and disturb your father’s rest.”Tiffany shot a glare at the other family, then stormed off and slammed the door behind her. She looked like she had the words ‘fuck off’ written all over her face right now. Whoever got in her way would be an unl
Jackson West smiled wryly. “No, I know his daughter though.”The nurse instantly felt as though her future husband had been snatched by someone else. In her voice was a hint of disappointment that she couldn’t hide. “Uh… alright, I’ll settle that for you.”At the Tremont Estate, Arianne gathered all the money she had and put her paintings on sale on the Internet. Unfortunately, selling paintings wasn’t a form of stable income, so she suddenly regretted that she had resigned so hastily back then. She had not expected such misfortune to befall on the Lane family. Without a stable income, it was difficult for her to even make a small contribution.She transferred whatever money she had to Tiffany first. Afraid that Tiffany would refuse her good will, she even sent a reminder to her—‘We can overcome this ordeal together. You’re not alone in this, there’s still me and Will. Don’t be stubborn at a time like this.’When Tiffany received the money and text, she finally broke down in tears.
Thinking up to this point, she went to the end of the corridor and called Ethan. The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up. Ethan answered indifferently. “What’s up?”Tiffany didn’t really care about his attitude anymore. She could accept someone who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. “Thank you.”Ethan was glued to his computer screen and didn’t really pay any attention to her words. “For what?”Her lips curled into a smile. “Stop pretending. It was you who donated money to my dad, right? Why did you choose to remain anonymous? I’m sorry for making you feel lonely lately. There’s just so much going on with my family now. Don’t be mad at me. I’ll find you when I’m free.”Ethan frowned. He wanted to deny it but didn’t say the words that reached his lips. His attention was on his computer, and he didn’t feel like explaining himself. “I’m busy, I’ll hang up now.”......It was after midnight by the time Mark returned to Tremont Estate, and Arianne was alrea