A Ruling Passion – Chapter 1637

Henry returned home shortly after.

Mary took out the items that had been bought for Henry. “Henry, Ari has bought these for you. That overcoat is especially nice, I helped pick it myself. You should try it on later.”

Arianne felt slightly troubled since Mary was the one who bought it instead of her. Arianne would be placed in a difficult spot if she did not bring any present for Shelly. However, even if she did, Shelly might complain and even criticize the present that had been given. Hence, Arianne thought she might as well not get her anything since she did not need to gain Shelly’s favoritism. Mary only did that to spite Shelly, but she neglected the fact that it would make it difficult for Arianne to escape the inevitable later on.

Henry shot a glance at Arianne and noticed that her face had paled. He knew that he should reject the gifts if he did not want Arianne to offend Shelly. However, instead of rejecting it, he smiled happily and said, “In that case, thank you very much, Ari. I realized that you look much better ever since you moved out of the Tremont Estate.”

Henry was indirectly saying that Arianne did not need to give Shelly any gifts since she and Mark were already divorced and she had already moved out. In a way, Arianne and Shelly could not be considered to be completely unrelated since they both still had a grudge against each other.