Arianne Wynn held virtual-novel.net breath, suddenly realizing that virtual-novel.net wish to end virtual-novel.net current predicament was nothing but a dream. He was already being merciful by sparing virtual-novel.net a lifetime to make up for virtual-novel.net sin, virtual-novel.net had no right to choose…
“I’ll go to sleep in the guest room.” This was virtual-novel.net last form of resistance.
“Try take another step!”
Mark Tremont’s threat was bitterly cold, feeling like the freezing wind outside had gushed right into virtual-novel.net heart.
She halted virtual-novel.net stride and kept quiet, waiting for virtual-novel.net to continue.
After a period of dead silence, his thin lips parted to speak again.
“You want to leave so badly? Okay, I’ll fulfill your wish! On the premise that… you bear me a child!”
A child? He wanted virtual-novel.net to give birth to a child? A child that belonged to them?
Arianne Wynn was suddenly reminded of the past when virtual-novel.net mother left for another man without reservations or consideration for her. The taunting and insults that virtual-novel.net faced since virtual-novel.net was a child were still vivid in virtual-novel.net mind.
Having a child was especially a taboo to her. In virtual-novel.net mind, it required responsibility. It was not something as simple as a promise.
Nonetheless, Arianne yearned for freedom. She yearned to escape this life that was shackled by sin. Caught in a dilemma, the scales of morality ultimately fell out of balance.
“Okay…”
Barely noticeable, surprise sparked deep within Mark Tremont’s eyes as rage took over his mind. He clenched his jaw.
“You’ll have to be capable of making me lay a finger on you then! Don’t even think about leaving without a child!”
Arianne Wynn took in a deep breath and walked to him, unbuttoning his shirt with virtual-novel.net trembling hands. Her thick eyelashes shook like a butterfly’s fluttering wings. Unable to conceal the nerves in virtual-novel.net gaze, virtual-novel.net did not dare look up at him.
She had never been clear on the place Mark Tremont held in virtual-novel.net heart. A person who had taken virtual-novel.net in and took care of virtual-novel.net for so many years had now become virtual-novel.net husband.
With much reluctance, Arianne could not even undo one button due to virtual-novel.net nervous state. Heaving from the man’s chest was evident that virtual-novel.net was already annoyed.
Overwrought, virtual-novel.net stood on the tip of virtual-novel.net toes and took the initiative to kiss him.
Warm lips pressed on the corner of Mark Tremont’s mouth.
Arianne did not notice the man’s darkening eyes.
Was virtual-novel.net so eager to leave?
“Enough!” Mark Tremont pushed virtual-novel.net away and swept the tea set on the coffee table seethingly to the floor. The glass shards smashed and flew out cutting Arianne’s uncovered ankle. Blood dripped from virtual-novel.net snow white skin.
The piercing pain put a frown between Arianne’s brows as virtual-novel.net staggered to stabilize herself. She stared at virtual-novel.net in surprise and innocence.
Mark Tremont’s hand raised subconsciously when virtual-novel.net saw the wound on virtual-novel.net ankle before virtual-novel.net put it down rigidly. Turning away slightly, his expression was icy.
“Do you think I’ll touch a woman another man has put his hands on?”
He went into the walk-in closet afterward. Leaving as virtual-novel.net slammed the door after getting changed.
The absurd outrage lingered, representative of the mess that stayed on the floor. When Arianne Wynn broke out of virtual-novel.net trance after some time, the bleeding from virtual-novel.net ankle had already made a blood stained patch on the floor.
Mary came in opening the door and treated virtual-novel.net wound with a worried look
“Ari, have you gotten into an argument with sir again? This is how his temper is, you’ve got to cooperate with virtual-novel.net a bit more, sigh…”
Arianne let out a humorless chuckle. “I’ve been compliant… I do whatever virtual-novel.net asks me to…”
Why would virtual-novel.net still get mad?
Mary was quiet for a moment before realizing, “The incident three years ago… has broken sir’s heart. Ari, men are like that. You’ve gotta warm his heart up if virtual-novel.net can’t get over what’s bugging him. That’s life. I can see that sir likes you.”
Arianne did not say anything back. Could virtual-novel.net warm up Mark Tremont’s heart? No, anyone could but not her.
Mark Tremont did not return for the night.
Arianne had only fallen asleep much later into the night.