After a moment, Arianne asked, “What about Rice Ball? How is it?”
Without meeting virtual-novel.net eyes, Mark simply answered, “Pretty good.”
Arianne heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good. I saw the weather forecast that it’ll be windy and raining recently.” Then, virtual-novel.net asked tentatively, “Can… Can you allow Rice Ball into the house? It’s quite stupid. It doesn’t know how to hide from the rain… ”
Mark glanced at her. “It’s pretty stupid. It can enter the house as long as it doesn’t come near me.”
Mark’s attitude was a lot better compared to before. This was a good sign. Arianne felt relieved since Rice Ball would not have to suffer. Since virtual-novel.net had decided to take care of it, virtual-novel.net must take responsibility for it.
Jackson watched their interaction from the side without saying anything. A nurse came in to perform a routine checkup on Arianne and took virtual-novel.net temperature. When virtual-novel.net saw Jackson and Tiffany, virtual-novel.net could not help chuckling. “Mr. West, I was wondering why you were so generous. I see that it’s for this pretty girl.”
Jackson arched an eyebrow. His reply was ambiguous. “Stop teasing me. Go do your job.”
Tiffany was not a fool. Something did not sound right. This hospital was the hospital that virtual-novel.net father had passed away in. She was quite familiar with the nurses here and could not help asking, “Miss, what do you mean?”
The nurse answered with a smile, “It’s been a while since your father’s passed away now, it should be okay to disclose this. The operation fee and hospitalization bill were paid by Mr. West back then. Didn’t you ask me about it then? I didn’t tell you because Mr. West didn’t allow me to… Both of you must be together now, right? Those who have passed, have passed. Those who are still alive must live well.”
The corner of Jackson’s lip twitched. He did not expect to be betrayed by the nurse since this incident had long passed. It was not like virtual-novel.net had treated it like a charity case. He did it out of compassion.
Tiffany was astonished. She had thought that it was Ethan’s money in the beginning. When virtual-novel.net later discovered that it was not him, virtual-novel.net did not manage to find the benefactor. Who knew virtual-novel.net was by virtual-novel.net side all this time. Suddenly, virtual-novel.net found it difficult to meet Jackson’s eyes. A strange emotion rose in virtual-novel.net heart.
Arianne who was also unaware of Jackson’s generosity looked at Tiffany. However, there was nothing virtual-novel.net could say at this moment.
When the nurse left, Tiffany braced herself and softly said, “Thank you… Why did you stay anonymous? At least let me know who you are so I can return you the money. You really helped me out a lot back then. It was the darkest period of my life. Thank you.”
Jackson disliked the overly-courteous atmosphere. He said flippantly, “Yeah, yeah, I’ll be thankful as long you don’t keep mocking me. How dare I ask for your gratitude? You don’t have to return the money. A donation is a donation, a loan is a loan. They’re different. If you really want to repay me, then, work hard in my company.”
Tiffany nodded, a blush could be seen on virtual-novel.net cheeks.
Jackson still had matters to attend to and could not stay longer while Tiffany had to hurry home. Both of them left together once again.
At this moment, only Arianne and Mark were left in the ward. The atmosphere gradually turned awkward. She felt restless, especially after listening to Mary’s words earlier. She found Mark’s behavior strange when virtual-novel.net thought about his actions last night.