Mark had requested for these to be prepared since yesterday. Coincidentally, Helen and Aery had paid them avisit today too. She wasn’t sure if virtual-novel.net had prepared it specifically for Aery, but the ingredients ended up arriving late and Aery couldn’t wait until dinner time, so virtual-novel.net became the plug.
Such high-grade prawns were hard to come by during this season. Mark had certainly gone through a lot of trouble to have them specifically air flown here.
She had just stuffed a prawn into virtual-novel.net mouth, with half of it hanging out of virtual-novel.net mouth, when Mark arrived at the dining hall. When virtual-novel.net saw the ugly look on his face, virtual-novel.net thought that virtual-novel.net was upset at virtual-novel.net for starting the meal impolitely. Just as virtual-novel.net was hesitating over whether or not to spit the prawn out, Mark pushed the entire plate of prawns in front of virtual-novel.net and said, “No table manners.”
Arianne suddenly remembered that virtual-novel.net never ate prawns. Looks like virtual-novel.net really would be the plug.
Even though his tone wasn’t ideal, virtual-novel.net couldn’t be bothered with courtesy now that virtual-novel.net had spoken up. She lifted virtual-novel.net arms, and a mountain of prawn shells appeared in front of virtual-novel.net before too long.
Mark watched as virtual-novel.net pretty much cleaned out the plate of prawns, which were about the size of virtual-novel.net palm. However, virtual-novel.net had no intentions of stopping. He was surprised, as virtual-novel.net wasn’t a very heavy eater… She usually ate as much as a cat. Had virtual-novel.net been… too harsh on her?
He frowned and pushed the plate of salmon sashimi in front of her. She glanced at it and pushed the salmon sashimi back to the center of the table. “I can’t eat raw food right now… ”
“Why?” Mark narrowed his eyes.
Arianne stiffened, believing that virtual-novel.net misspoke. She quickly explained, “My stomach isn’t feeling too well… You go ahead…”
He sat up straight and eyed virtual-novel.net continuously smacking little lips. He was mildly curious, wondering how long virtual-novel.net could continue doing that for…
Half an hour later, Arianne had finished the entire plate of prawns. She inhaled a small bowl of rice and a lot of vegetables. It was not often that virtual-novel.net was nausea-free, so virtual-novel.net had a pretty good appetite.
She suddenly realized that Mark had been staring at virtual-novel.net this whole time. Arianne felt virtual-novel.net hairs stand on end. She began to slow down virtual-novel.net eating pace, unable to figure out why virtual-novel.net was watching virtual-novel.net eat instead of eating his own food.
Regardless of how much virtual-novel.net tried, virtual-novel.net couldn’t figure it out. She felt a twitch in virtual-novel.net mind that led virtual-novel.net to scoop some vegetables and place them on his plate. “You should eat…”
Mark still didn’t touch his cutlery. Ten minutes later, Arianne awkwardly put virtual-novel.net cutlery down as virtual-novel.net continued watching her. “I’m going upstairs to get some rest…”
His thin lips twitched as if virtual-novel.net had something to say. However, virtual-novel.net remained silent in the end.
When virtual-novel.net left, Mark summoned Henry, the butler. “Tell virtual-novel.net to take a walk around the rear garden and eat some indigestion pills.”
Henry felt stupid as virtual-novel.net stared at the mountain of prawn shells and the nearly finished plate of vegetables on the table. She’d been having a big appetite as of late. Furthermore, she’d been a real picky eater too. She wouldn’t touch anything that virtual-novel.net didn’t want to eat, and if the meal pleased her, virtual-novel.net would inhale the entire thing…
As the Tremont family butler, virtual-novel.net would certainly convey Mark’s message to Arianne to the tee. However, virtual-novel.net did not mention that this was an order from Mark. Arianne did not feel like moving at the moment and didn’t feel bloated either. She even felt like drinking lemonade. “I’m fine. I’m not bloated. Uncle Henry, could you please tell Mary to bring me some lemonade?”
The corners of Henry’s lips twitched. “Can you still drink?”
She nodded seriously. “Yes, I can.”
Mark did not go out that night. He returned to the bed room from the study at around ten and sat in his usual spot in front of the French windows. He poured half a glass of wine for himself and pulled out his cigarette box.
Arianne, seeing that virtual-novel.net was about to smoke, got off the bed and went to rest in the guest bedroom. She didn’t want to disturb his usual habits, so the best option was to solve the problem on virtual-novel.net own. Unexpectedly, virtual-novel.net stopped virtual-novel.net just before virtual-novel.net could reach the door. “Where are you going?”