A Ruling Passion – Chapter 0180

Seeing that Arianne was keeping quiet, Mary said with a smile. “Ah, you’re still young. You’ve been staying by sir’s side since you’re a little girl. You’re just like a carefully cared for rose that hasn’t seen much of the outside world. Once you go out into the world and see enough people and men, you’ll understand this. Sir might not be the nicest to women, but he’s certainly not mean to them. I can see there’s something going on with Aery and sir, but if Aery had met with an accident, I don’t think he would’ve rushed to the hospital and stayed the night.”

Arianne did not want to speak about this so she quickly changed the topic. “Mary, did you arrange for someone to take care of Rice Ball on my behalf? It was raining so heavily last night, and the wind was so strong. It must have been terrified, being left in the backyard.”

Mary slapped her leg. “Aiyah, I forgot! I was so worried about you all night and didn’t get a good sleep. I had a nagging feeling that I’ve forgotten something. If you didn’t remind me, I would’ve forgotten all about it. Look at me, I’m so old now that even my memory is slipping. How could I forget about Rice Ball? I’ll call home and speak to Henry!”

Arianne was anxious upon hearing this. The weather had been awful. Leaving Rice Ball in the yard under such conditions made him no different from a stray. Mary called the Tremont Estate and put the call on speaker so Arianne could listen in as well.

The call rang for a long time but no one picked up. When they thought no one heard the call, it was suddenly connected.