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 virtual-novel.net 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 virtual-novel.net 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 u p 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 virtual-novel.net either, virtual-novel.net found a random cafe to spend virtual-novel.net time. She gradually relaxed as virtual-novel.net sipped on the cup of latte virtual-novel.net ordered while watching the busy traffic outside the window.
All of a sudden, virtual-novel.net noticed a dirty stray cat passing by the window outside. Although it was dirty, Arianne could tell that it had a white coat. The cat looked at virtual-novel.net curiously with its aqua-colored eyes, as though it had just discovered something novel.
The corners of virtual-novel.net mouth lifted involuntarily as virtual-novel.net pressed virtual-novel.net hand against the glass window. She didn’t expect the stray cat to lift its paw and press it against the window too. With their hands separated by a layer of glass, it was at that moment Arianne made the decision to adopt it.
When virtual-novel.net brought the stray cat back to Tremont Estate after taking it to a pet salon for a groom, Mary paled with shock. “Ari, from where did you pick this cat up from? I think sir is allergic to cats, he’s never allowed any pets at home…”
Allergic? Pets not allowed? All the more reason for virtual-novel.net to keep it!
“Mary, I am the mistress of this house, right? So this is also my house. Do I need to seek approval from anyone to do anything in my own house? If virtual-novel.net doesn’t like it, then that’s his business. There’s nothing wrong with doing whatever I please. I can always sleep in a different room and keep the cat in my own room so that it won’t bother him.”
Arianne brought the cat upstairs with a smile after saying that. She hesitated for a moment in front of the bedroom door, then decided to keep the cat in virtual-novel.net studio room. She decided against bringing it into Mark’s bedroom because virtual-novel.net knew the severity of an allergy. Mark could die if virtual-novel.net was severely allergic to cats.
Her action was perceived as courting death itself in Mary’s eyes. Mary couldn’t understand why Arianne had suddenly become this ‘fearless’ after having been so cautious all the time in the past. It was obvious that virtual-novel.net was rebelling against Mark!
For the sake of preventing Mark from discovering the existence of that cat, Mary ordered everyone in the Tremont Estate to not say a word about it. She even secretly locked the studio without Arianne knowing.
The thing virtual-novel.net was worried about happened. Mark was unexpectedly home tonight. Mary nervously warned Arianne. “Ari, you mustn’t let sir know that you have picked up a cat. Since he’s usually not at home, we’ll keep it a secret for as long as we can…”
Arianne looked indifferent. “Why do we have to hide it? It’s not something to be ashamed of. I can’t hide it from virtual-novel.net if virtual-novel.net wants to know, just like how virtual-novel.net knows where I go, what I do, and who I meet. He might already know that I’ve brought a cat home.”
Mary sighed impatiently, then hurried downstairs to prepare dinner.
Arianne stopped hiding from Mark and followed Mary downstairs. Although virtual-novel.net was still as upset… no, even more upset now to see him, virtual-novel.net didn’t plan on hiding from virtual-novel.net anymore. After all, there was no point in living like a rat.
She glanced toward the living room and saw Mark sitting on the sofa, then approached him. “Why are you looking for me? Did Aery tell you that I wanted to kill virtual-novel.net today?”
Mark lifted his gaze to look at virtual-novel.net and furrowed his eyebrows. “Did you not see the news?”
Arianne took out virtual-novel.net phone and saw that one of the trending news was titled: ‘Mrs. Arianne Tremont openly admitted at virtual-novel.net workplace that the father of the child virtual-novel.net had miscarried in the car accident a few days ago wasn’t Mr. Mark Tremont.’