Arianne spotted Mark seated next to Aery. She also noticed that Aery’s arm was coiled around Mark’s. “I’m his wife. It’s my responsibility to determine where virtual-novel.net goes and to consider his safety.”
The word “wife” put a hateful look on Aery’s face. “You…! He’s already made it clear, virtual-novel.net doesn’t want to go!”
Out of pretense, Eric disembarked from the car and helped Mark down. “Stop causing trouble, Aery… A member of his family has arrived. Let Mark go.”
Aery, still unresigned, grabbed Mark’s arm. “Mark’s already said that virtual-novel.net doesn’t want to see her. Quit fooling around, Eric!”
Arianne didn’t give two hoots about whether Mark returned home or not, but virtual-novel.net also refused to back down at the prospect of virtual-novel.net following Aery.
Before virtual-novel.net could speak up, Mark suddenly shook Aery off and demandingly said, “Ari… Come here!”
There was no doubt that virtual-novel.net was speaking to Arianne. This was the first time Arianne ever heard virtual-novel.net call virtual-novel.net by that name, so virtual-novel.net was a little absent-minded. After a momentary daze, virtual-novel.net walked up to virtual-novel.net and supported him. “Shall we go home?”
Mark wrapped his arms around virtual-novel.net and mumbled into virtual-novel.net neck, “Go…”
Aery trembled with rage. Didn’t Mark hate Arianne? If virtual-novel.net hated her, why was virtual-novel.net following her?! Why was virtual-novel.net putting on such an intimate display with her?!
Eric heaved a sigh of relief. “Ah, right… Arianne, there’s no one to drive you, right? I’ll do it. Aery, you can wait for Jackson.”
Arianne ignored Aery’s angry glare and helped Mark into the back of the car again. She waited for the car to start up before saying, “Thank you, Eric.”
Eric did not reply, but smiled instead. Mark could do whatever virtual-novel.net wanted when virtual-novel.net was sober, virtual-novel.net didn’t care. However, virtual-novel.net was drunk now, so virtual-novel.net had to make sure that virtual-novel.net returned home safely; this was his obligation as a friend.
It took Arianne quite a while to settle Mark when they returned to Estate. By then, virtual-novel.net was on the brink of collapsing from exhaustion.
As virtual-novel.net gazed upon his peaceful sleeping face, Arianne was suddenly seized with a wicked urge to stroke his hair. This was the only time virtual-novel.net seemed very docile and not threatening.
Just as virtual-novel.net was about to retract virtual-novel.net hand, Mark suddenly reached out and grabbed virtual-novel.net wrist. “Come here!”
She jumped in fright. After ascertaining that virtual-novel.net wasn’t feigning drunkenness and that this was only an involuntary action, virtual-novel.net heaved a sigh of relief. Then, virtual-novel.net carefully moved closer and asked, “What is it?”
“Sleep with me…” virtual-novel.net growled, forcefully pulling virtual-novel.net into his embrace.
Arianne’s face was completely buried into his chest. He was hugging virtual-novel.net tightly. She blushed when virtual-novel.net caught his scent. His strange words could make a girl lose herself in a reverie.
Although they were both still very unhappy with each other before virtual-novel.net left, virtual-novel.net was not silly enough to quibble with a drunk man. Hence, virtual-novel.net obediently nestled herself into his arms and found a comfortable position.
Alas, virtual-novel.net was not so obedient. His hand moved onto virtual-novel.net face, then stroked virtual-novel.net cheek with his fingers and thumb. Then, it shifted down, brushing past the clean nape of virtual-novel.net neck and pausing on virtual-novel.net delicate collarbone.
It was as if his hand had magical powers, bringing heat along with it wherever it went. Her heart raced, and virtual-novel.net instinctively tried to relax virtual-novel.net breathing.
He had no intention of stopping. Soon, his hand continued its journey down and lingered on virtual-novel.net body.