Mark took a big puff of his cigarette before putting it out immediately. “It’s… it’s okay Make me tea, make it richer…” Could someone tell virtual-novel.net why the odd taste was still lingering in his mouth? Even the cigarettes could not get rid of the taste. Hopefully, the tea would be able to wash it away.
After Arianne skipped upstairs and handed the black tea to Mark, virtual-novel.net blew on it carelessly before drinking a big gulp. It was not a wise move. He would never forget how the combination of the tea and the odd taste in his mouth tasted like. He did not have dinner that night since virtual-novel.net had to go to the toilet for a total of 18 times. He could not endure it and finally went to the hospital early the next morning.
Arianne who had been busy the entire afternoon slept soundly, unaware of the torture Mark went through. She only noticed that virtual-novel.net got out of bed frequently throughout the night. When virtual-novel.net did not see virtual-novel.net the next morning during breakfast, virtual-novel.net thought virtual-novel.net had gone to the office.
However, Mary chastised her, “Sir has been hospitalized because of you. Henry and my stomachs are made of iron so we’re fine. We’ll have to test your food for poison next time. Please don’t do such harmful things to sir again!”
A question mark popped up in Arianne’s mind. “I was just wondering why virtual-novel.net kept waking up last night… Is it that serious? Aren’t you guys fine? I’ll go check on virtual-novel.net later.”
Mary thrust a bun to virtual-novel.net and pushed virtual-novel.net out the door. “Henry’s waiting for you outside. Go now! All you think about is eating, how can you still have the mood to eat?”
As Arianne walked out, munching virtual-novel.net bun, virtual-novel.net thought to herself it could not be that severe. After all, virtual-novel.net had tried what virtual-novel.net had made, and virtual-novel.net was fine. How bad could it be for Mark?
However, as soon as virtual-novel.net arrived at the hospital and saw Mark, virtual-novel.net realized Mary had not been exaggerating. It had been a long time since virtual-novel.net had seen virtual-novel.net looking like that. It had only been a night, but virtual-novel.net looked worse for wear. There was a drip needle inserted into the back of his hand, the bruising looked stark against his fair skin. What exactly did virtual-novel.net go through?
“I’m sorry… I didn’t do it on purpose…” Arianne gripped the hem of virtual-novel.net clothes and stared at virtual-novel.net feet like a child who had done something wrong.
Mark sighed. “Promise me, don’t open up a dessert shop. No, don’t start any business related to food. I’ll support you in anything else you do, I’m fine…”
Arianne did not believe that virtual-novel.net was fine. Even speaking looked like it exhausted him. Nevertheless, virtual-novel.net had always been stubborn, virtual-novel.net was not the kind to give up easily. “I’ve just started learning. I’ll do my best. I’ll master it, believe me.”
Mark’s heart lurched. “Leave… I’ll be alright after the drip and will be heading to the office after that. Go attend to whatever you have to.”
Seeing that virtual-novel.net did not have to stay the night, Arianne did not insist to stay. She went back to the Tremont Estate and continued making desserts…
Each time virtual-novel.net completed something and felt good about it, virtual-novel.net would snap a photo and send it to Mark. Desserts had to look delicious in order to tempt people into eating them. The taste was, naturally, important as well. Customers would only return if the desserts tasted good.
Each time virtual-novel.net sent a photo, virtual-novel.net would receive Mark’s loving and patient reply. “Please stop making desserts. Move on to something else!”
Arianne ignored his request. She was determined. As the day progressed, virtual-novel.net had piled up two big plates of desserts at home. Not daring to give it to Mark, Arianne gave them to the Tremonts’ helpers other than eating them herself. She was a designer so the appearance of virtual-novel.net desserts was marvelous. It was just the taste that was a problem. From horrible to barely edible, virtual-novel.net did not make further improvement.
At night, Mark confirmed with Henry that there were no more dishes from hell at home before virtual-novel.net returned home.
Perhaps, Arianne was exhausted, but virtual-novel.net was no longer making desserts. Instead, virtual-novel.net was studying diligently.
Mark did not know where virtual-novel.net got virtual-novel.net motivation from, but virtual-novel.net was clearly not suited to making desserts.
During dinner, Mark received a text from Eric. He opened it and frowned as soon as virtual-novel.net read the text. He rose to his feet and walked to the side to call the man. “What’s the situation? Why is someone making a fuss out of this?”
There was a tinge of gloating in Eric’s voice. “Jackson’s little boat finally tipped over after so many years of being a womanizer. Now the whole world knows that he’s one. I don’t see any effect on a rich heir like virtual-novel.net other than his reputation being damaged. I really wonder if the media is too free nowadays. But he’s not a young boy in his twenties anymore. Ask virtual-novel.net to take care lest his wood shrivels early…”
Mark was not as carefree as Eric. This matter was not a coincidence. The content of the news had photos of Jackson having fun in clubs. Jackson was the only man in the booth with a group of scantily clad women. He had seen Jackson this way many times in the past. The womanizer image would not affect virtual-novel.net much.
Business-wise, Jackson had never offended anyone. This did not pose much harm to his businesses. It made one doubt the motive of the culprit.
When Mark returned to the table after ending the call, Arianne asked, “Did something happen?”