Looking at virtual-novel.net determined front while carrying Rice Ball, Mark felt a mix of emotions. It seemed that virtual-novel.net was the only one virtual-novel.net was heartless to. She could even treasure a cat so much…
Arianne dared not get into his car, knowing that virtual-novel.net was a germaphobe and worrying that Rice Ball’s fur would shed in the car. “You didn’t actually have to rush here… Today’s drip is done, it’s just that I can’t feed it the medication alone at home… It has to come back tomorrow for drip still.”
Mark hopped out of the car and grabbed the pet carrier that housed Rice Ball before tossing it into the vehicle. “I don’t have time for your nonsense. Get in.”
Arianne was surprised, worried that something would happen to Rice Ball from the rough handling but dared not argue with him. The weather was hot and dry, inevitably making one lose its cool quickly. A person like virtual-novel.net would be riled up easily.
Back to the apartment, Mark took off his suit jacket and tossed it on the couch right a virtual-novel.net stepped inside before virtual-novel.net rolled up his sleeves. “Come on.”
Not daring to be slow, Arianne took Rice Ball’s medication out. “Uh… Either I grab Rice Ball’s legs and you feed it the medicine, or we swap…”
Mark glanced at the lifeless cat and chose to swap. When virtual-novel.net came into contact with the cat, it was as if Rice Ball realized what was about to happen, for it sprang up and scurried under the couch.
Arianne placated it patiently, but Rice Ball was not having it. Since virtual-novel.net was pregnant, virtual-novel.net dared not squat down for too long and could only assuage the cat as virtual-novel.net bent down, holding onto the couch. Mark was standing diagonally to virtual-novel.net and could see virtual-novel.net gaping neckline when Arianne bent low. A thought flashed across his mind, they seemed to have grown some more…
Once Mark thought about others seeing what virtual-novel.net did as virtual-novel.net bent down, virtual-novel.net was vexed. “Can you take note of what you’re wearing?”
Confused about what virtual-novel.net was referring to, Arianne turned back to look at him. “What?”
Mark wordlessly gestured for virtual-novel.net to step away and moved the coach. When Rice Ball was exposed, virtual-novel.net swiftly carried it up.
Arianne was still mulling over his words just now and subconsciously looked at virtual-novel.net collar, blushing at once…
The process of feeding a cat its medication was torturing. Rice Ball cried and shrieked ceaselessly like they were feeding it poison. Both Arianne and Mark were covered in sweat from the labor. Knowing how particular Mark was with his environment, Arianne felt bad. “Uh… I don’t usually stay in the living room, so it’s unnecessary to spend for an AC. If you’re warm, you can go to the bedroom for the air conditioning.”
Mark put Rice Ball down and went to the bedroom without a word. The moment the cool breeze was released, virtual-novel.net exhaled a long sigh as well. The hot weather was murderous.
After settling Rice Ball’s needs, Arianne made virtual-novel.net a cup of black tea. “It’s not hot anymore.”
Mark glimpsed at her. “You’re pregnant, you can’t have black tea.”
Subconsciously, virtual-novel.net answered, “I didn’t.”
“Then why do you have it here?” virtual-novel.net asked.
Arianne clamped virtual-novel.net mouth shut. She had just bought the tea because virtual-novel.net saw it when virtual-novel.net was shopping. She did not have the time to drink it and it had been kept there since. She had only opened it after virtual-novel.net came. Mark’s sudden question made Arianne question herself as well. If virtual-novel.net was not drinking it, why did virtual-novel.net keep it?
The topic came to an end at their silence. Arianne realized that Mark was still here after virtual-novel.net shower. It was late and virtual-novel.net had driven to pick virtual-novel.net up from the vet clinic. If virtual-novel.net had to drive home again in the middle of the night, it would not seem right. He was sober right now without a drop of alcohol; what happened last night should not be repeated. Arianne braved herself and said, “Uh… go shower. You can stay for the night. It’s so late and pretty hot too.”
Mark looked at virtual-novel.net and narrowed his eyes. “Do you know what it means for a woman to tell a man this?”
Arianne’s heart rate picked up as virtual-novel.net went to the water dispenser and downed a glass of cold water in panic. “You’ve stayed so late to help me. It’s inappropriate to chase you out. I don’t mean anything else.”
Not replying to her, Mark went to the bathroom for his shower.
Listening to the flowing water, Arianne could not find virtual-novel.net peace. She had retained virtual-novel.net for the night, as virtual-novel.net felt bad, but because of what virtual-novel.net said, virtual-novel.net could not help virtual-novel.net thoughts from going rampant…
When virtual-novel.net was done showering, Arianne pretended to be asleep, but virtual-novel.net perked up virtual-novel.net ears to pay attention to Mark’s movements. He had moved around the bedroom and headed out. Curious, Arianne got up to check. It came as a surprise when virtual-novel.net saw that Mark had volunteered to sleep on the couch. What astonished virtual-novel.net even more was that Rice Ball and its bed were moved to the side of the couch as well. He was going to sleep with an eye kept on Rice Ball…
“The purpose of me sleeping on the couch is for you to have a good rest, not for you to worry about nothing. It’s just a cat, I can handle it.” Mark stayed still on the couch after speaking and adjusting himself on the couch.
Arianne felt a flurry of emotions. If virtual-novel.net had not helped to check on Rice Ball, virtual-novel.net would have to wake up several times through the night to see how the cat was doing. This was what the vet had told virtual-novel.net to do anyway. He despised furry animals so much, how could virtual-novel.net know about it?
Out of the blue, virtual-novel.net was reminded of what virtual-novel.net had said the other day.
“I loved you, but that’s in the past now.”
Until now, Arianne still could not bring herself to believe what virtual-novel.net had said. She had always thought that virtual-novel.net was disdainful about the word ‘love’. Indeed, virtual-novel.net did not know virtual-novel.net well enough. Despite spending so many years together, virtual-novel.net did not know virtual-novel.net in the slightest. What virtual-novel.net had thought virtual-novel.net knew about virtual-novel.net was only virtual-novel.net one-sided confidence. Just like virtual-novel.net thought that virtual-novel.net must not know how to take care of small animals when virtual-novel.net hated them and was extremely intolerant of them; it was the complete opposite.
It seemed that virtual-novel.net had unknowingly let down the man who all the women could not bear to see this way. She had been disappointing virtual-novel.net all along…