It was really bothersome!
Arianne regretted it after sending the text. Was virtual-novel.net close enough to Mark that they could discuss such a topic? They looked like they were getting along, but they had yet to reach that stage!
Just as virtual-novel.net put virtual-novel.net phone down and was about to head for lunch, virtual-novel.net phone suddenly rang. She thought it was Mark but discovered it was Will when virtual-novel.net picked up virtual-novel.net phone. She did not hesitate to accept the call. Will would not look for virtual-novel.net for nothing.
Will’s blurry voice came from the other end of the line. “Ari… I don’t feel so well. I’m in room 205 at the Summer Hotel. It’s near your office. Can you come over for a bit?”
Before virtual-novel.net could reply, the line was cut. Arianne was puzzled, but virtual-novel.net did not put much thought into it. Since it was lunchtime, virtual-novel.net had time to go out for a while.
While virtual-novel.net was on virtual-novel.net way, virtual-novel.net could not help but feel suspicious. It was only virtual-novel.net second day of work in the new company. How did Will know virtual-novel.net was here? Summer Hotel was very far from Glide and was close to virtual-novel.net new company. Regardless, virtual-novel.net would find out after seeing Will. She would not ask much. It was not strange that Will paid attention to virtual-novel.net even though virtual-novel.net thought it was unnecessary.
When Arianne arrived at room 205, virtual-novel.net was about to knock when virtual-novel.net discovered the door was ajar. Thinking that Will had intentionally left it open for her, virtual-novel.net entered without any hesitation. As soon as virtual-novel.net entered, a black shadow loomed over virtual-novel.net before virtual-novel.net mouth and nose were covered. Her neck was choked by a strong arm. She did not even have time to struggle before a smell wafted into virtual-novel.net nose, and virtual-novel.net fell unconscious immediately.
***
Arianne did not know how much time had passed. She woke up to the sounds of people talking around her. She felt weak all over as virtual-novel.net struggled to open virtual-novel.net eyes. When virtual-novel.net vision finally cleared, virtual-novel.net saw Mark and Aery standing in front of the bed while virtual-novel.net and Will, both naked, were lying on said bed!
Will was still unconscious.
Arianne did not know what happened. After connecting the dots, virtual-novel.net did not think Will was the culprit. Someone else had framed them!
Aery was incessantly snapping pictures of them with virtual-novel.net phone gleefully, however, virtual-novel.net wore a regretful and sad expression. “Mark darling is so nice to you. I didn’t expect you to do something like this!”
Arianne did not dare to look at Mark. He probably wanted to kill virtual-novel.net now. She really wanted to know how Mark and Aery had come together to catch virtual-novel.net and Will ‘red-handed’. She suspected Aery was the mastermind behind this. “You… Aery… You framed me!”
Aery clung to Mark. “I framed you? Forget it. You and Will were already like that when I got here. I just didn’t want Mark to continue being lied to. I want virtual-novel.net to see who you truly are, that’s why I called him. As for how I know about this, I have a mysterious person to thank for this. I was rather surprised when I saw you and Will doing filthy things in Summer Hotel. I really didn’t expect you to seek your own end so quickly!”
Arianne pushed herself up and covered herself with the blanket, afraid of exposing virtual-novel.net body.
Mark, who had been silent all along, finally said, “Why are you covering yourself? You weren’t ashamed when you did it. Arianne, you disgust me!”
Arianne froze for a moment before virtual-novel.net mustered up the courage to meet Mark’s eyes. She wanted to see his expression. It was one of hate and repulsion. In the past ten years, virtual-novel.net had never seen virtual-novel.net wearing such expressions no matter how much virtual-novel.net had hated her. “It’s not like that… Listen to me… It’s really not like that!”
Mark bent down to pick virtual-novel.net scattered clothes off the floor with two fingers and threw them in virtual-novel.net face with an expression of revolt. “Stop being an embarrassment.” Then, virtual-novel.net left the room with Aery following after him.