Speechless, Arianne turned to go to the bedroom in a fit of anger. She wanted to close the door but virtual-novel.net was worried about virtual-novel.net not getting any air conditioning.
Soon enough, Brian sent them their dinner. A quick look at the packaging told them their dinner was from White Waters Bay Restaurant. After Brian left, Mark called out toward the bedroom, “Dinner’s here.”
Arianne did not reply, pretending that virtual-novel.net did not hear him.
Although virtual-novel.net only had a towel on, Mark felt hot. The frustration was grating on his nerves. “Are you eating or not? I’ll throw it if you aren’t!”
Arianne remained silent. She couldn’t help but feel that virtual-novel.net was here just to make virtual-novel.net mad. They were just not meant to get along!
Mark got up to go to the bedroom and carried virtual-novel.net to the couch in the living room in a swift move. “I don’t have a good temper. Have your dinner!”
Arianne opened the takeout silently and ate it. The bedroom’s air conditioning could not cover the entire living room, so virtual-novel.net soon felt hot. She did not really have an appetite either and was unable to finish virtual-novel.net dinner, even though it was only a small plate.
Mark had it worse than her. “How long are you planning to stay in this horrible place?”
Arianne replied faintly, “I don’t plan to move. It’s a decent place to live in.”
Mark breathed in deeply, his tone turning distant. “Will isn’t coming back, so stay here for the rest of your life if you can!”
Looking at him, Arianne bit virtual-novel.net lips before speaking coldly after a while, “Can you not drag Will into everything? It’s because…” She did not finish virtual-novel.net sentence, nor did virtual-novel.net want to. He had his assumptions, but virtual-novel.net did not have it in virtual-novel.net to explain.
It was yet another unresolved argument that they had. Although Mark did not stand up to leave, they were not talking to each other either.
It was incredibly hot at night. Mark finally gave up and moved from the couch to the bed. While virtual-novel.net was at it, virtual-novel.net moved Rice Ball and its bed together to the door of the bedroom.
Fully aware that virtual-novel.net had entered, Arianne did not make any response. It was not until his body got close to hers that virtual-novel.net shifted aside.
“There must be something wrong with my brain for me to stay here and put up with you!” Mark sounded like virtual-novel.net was grumbling with a cold tone but there was no bite in it.
“Then leave…” virtual-novel.net retorted softly.
How could Mark put up with this? He got up immediately to call Brian so that the latter could send virtual-novel.net a change of attire as virtual-novel.net could not leave wrapped in a towel. Arianne knew that virtual-novel.net was serious and snatched his phone, hiding it under virtual-novel.net body.
“How much are you paying Brian a month to disturb virtual-novel.net so late at night? You’re making virtual-novel.net stay on call for twenty-four hours. If I had someone so harsh like you as my boss, I would’ve quit a long time ago!”
Mark searched for his phone under the blanket with a dark look. When virtual-novel.net came into contact with Arianne’s supple skin, there was a subtle change in his expression before virtual-novel.net drew back his hand at once. “What do you want?”
Arianne was stunned. It did not sound like something Mark would say. “It’s not what I want I’m pregnant, and I need to rest. Don’t disturb me. Leave quietly in the morning if you want to… ”
Pressing his lips together, Mark stared at virtual-novel.net icily. His exasperation caused his chest to heave heavily. This was not something virtual-novel.net could accept. Letting it get to his head, Mark bent down and stretched his hand under virtual-novel.net body again. He had never felt so peeved all his life!
Unintentionally, the distance between them reduced to only a thin sheet separating their bodies. Arianne could smell the fresh fragrance of the body wash on Mark and automatically imagined his chiseled body. He had been walking around her, wrapped only in a towel for the past two days. It was inevitable that virtual-novel.net saw his semi-naked body. Her cheeks flushed red and virtual-novel.net became restless. “Get up… I’ll give it to you…”
Ignoring her, Mark scooped virtual-novel.net up with one hand while virtual-novel.net continued to look for his phone with another. Arianne’s tiny frame felt even more fragile under virtual-novel.net and virtual-novel.net could only let virtual-novel.net do what virtual-novel.net wanted. When Mark found his phone, virtual-novel.net did not get up instantly. The soft and smooth touch in his arms felt tangible, and virtual-novel.net did not want to let go for virtual-novel.net at all… The atmosphere somehow turned intimate.
The air was so quiet that they could hear each other’s breathing. Each time their heart beat, they got closer to each other. Arianne dared not even exhale a little louder. She knew that virtual-novel.net had been too ‘cocky’ tonight and should not have challenged virtual-novel.net to the point of being angry.
Just as virtual-novel.net was about to say something to soothe the atmosphere, Mark’s kiss suddenly landed on the side of virtual-novel.net face and moved to virtual-novel.net neck. Ticklish, Arianne subconsciously ducked virtual-novel.net head but it felt like virtual-novel.net was snuggling up to Mark, like virtual-novel.net had given a silent consent to his action.
Arianne felt that virtual-novel.net should reject virtual-novel.net but virtual-novel.net was unable to open virtual-novel.net mouth regardless. When Mark’s kiss traveled to virtual-novel.net lips and their faces were aligned, virtual-novel.net actually closed virtual-novel.net eyes! This meant that virtual-novel.net was basically giving up virtual-novel.net fight!
Arianne only knew that virtual-novel.net heart was beating fast and virtual-novel.net mind was a tangled mess. She had completely lost virtual-novel.net ability to think. It felt bizarre!
Mark did not kiss deeply. He stopped for a few seconds on virtual-novel.net lips and left “Remember to resist the next time, and don’t provoke me.” He then laid down with his back facing virtual-novel.net after that.
Composing herself, Arianne could still feel virtual-novel.net heart thumping. Was this what people called having butterflies?! She felt like slapping herself. What butterflies? Could it be possible that virtual-novel.net liked him? Yet, why did virtual-novel.net not recognize herself anymore when virtual-novel.net looked into his eyes? Her brain had stopped functioning too…