Mark glanced at Tanya’s grandfather and had an inkling of what happened. He curled his lips into a faint smile when virtual-novel.net thought of Arianne’s ‘wildness’. He was surprised by this new facet of his woman. She was like a… tiny wild cat?
Naya pushed the medicine box over to Mark. “Mr. Tremont, Ari is hurt as well. Please take care of it for her. ”
Mark used an alcohol cotton swab to disinfect Arianne’s wound.
Arianne felt a piercing pain on virtual-novel.net wound but was too shy to give voice to virtual-novel.net pain. Mark’s handsome face was magnified before virtual-novel.net eyes. His aura was stronger with his close proximity as virtual-novel.net dabbed the cotton swab on virtual-novel.net cheeks. His expression was solemn and focused. She did not know the thoughts that ran through his mind and wondered if virtual-novel.net was humiliated by virtual-novel.net actions.
“Ari, don’t you think your rebellious stage arrived a little too late?”
He was blaming her, right? Annoyed, Arianne avoided his hand. “I’m not being rebellious. I tried negotiating with that woman, but virtual-novel.net refused to resolve it amicably. There’s nothing I can do. Based on virtual-novel.net appearance, you can tell she’s rich. If I lodge a report to the police, she’d get a slap on the wrist at the most. Then, Old Anderson would have gotten beaten up for nothing. I just can’t take it. You’re an honorable man so you won’t stoop so low to do this kind of thing. However, I’m just an ordinary person. I don’t see anything wrong with what I’d done.”
Mark narrowed his eyes and held virtual-novel.net chin in his hand. “Don’t move. You’ll look less pretty with a scar. What do you mean there’s nothing you can do? Your man pretty much has the capital under his thumb. I didn’t say you’re wrong. Next time, leave these kinds of things to me.”
Arianne blushed.
Naya smiled meaningfully. “Ari, your husband is so good to you.”
Arianne felt embarrassed so virtual-novel.net remained silent.
After the dust had settled, Tiffany finally arrived. “Is everything okay?”
Tanya who felt guilty said, “I’m sorry, Tiffany, for causing you trouble.”
When Tiffany saw they had found Old Anderson again, virtual-novel.net sighed in relief. “It’s fine as long as he’s alright. How did both Ari and the old man end up with injuries?”
Naya gave Tiffany a brief summary of what happened.
Upon hearing that, Tiffany was even angrier than Arianne. “Where is she? Where’s that woman? Ask virtual-novel.net to come here, and I’ll give virtual-novel.net a proper beating. How dare virtual-novel.net cause trouble on my property? Who does virtual-novel.net think virtual-novel.net is?”
“Seriously…” Naya said helplessly, “Thank goodness you weren’t here to deal with this. It’s fine now. They aren’t badly wounded. It’s a false alarm.”
Tiffany simply could not stand it. She said in an attempt to instigate Mark, “Someone hit your woman. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?”
Mark reached up and straightened his tie before virtual-novel.net calmly said, “Who says I’m not doing anything? I have virtual-novel.net in the palm of my hand. You don’t expect me to handle this during the party, do you?”
An ominous feeling rose in Arianne’s heart. She vaguely knew about how Mark dealt with things. That woman would be in trouble soon.
***
After the party, Mark had the bodyguards take the woman into a lounge. Naturally, Jackson would not miss out on joining in the fun. Even the sickly Eric had come.
The man in front of virtual-novel.net could not be trifled with.
Chloe turned pale from fright. “I didn’t mean it… Moreover, Mrs. Tremont started it…”
Tiffany glared at Chloe, “Who started it? Repeat it again!”
Chloe quickly changed virtual-novel.net tune. “It was me… I shouldn’t have hit the old man… But virtual-novel.net pushed me… He seemed like a mentally unstable beggar who lived near the hotel. I only did it out of fear. It’s an instinctive reaction. You can’t blame me for this!”
Tanya burst into tears of anger when virtual-novel.net heard Chloe insulting virtual-novel.net grandfather. “My grandfather isn’t crazy, and he’s not a beggar either!”
Eric was already having a headache from his cold. His headache seemed to intensify when virtual-novel.net saw Tanya crying in front of him. “Okay, okay… Don’t cry. We’ll deal with this appropriately. It is deplorable that virtual-novel.net hit an old man. She should at least apologize. That’s the basic courtesy. Moreover, compensations have to be made as well.”
Since it was just an apology and compensation, Chloe, naturally, would not hesitate. She hastily pulled out a wad of cash from virtual-novel.net wallet as virtual-novel.net said, “I’ll apologize, and I’ll compensate! I’m sorry, sir. I shouldn’t have hit you. It’s all my fault. Here is $1,500. It should be more than enough to cover the medical fees. It’s enough, right?”
Tanya was dissatisfied with these. She ignored the money from Chloe as virtual-novel.net wiped the tears off virtual-novel.net face.
Mark said nonchalantly, “I’ve had you investigated. You’re just an unknown model. How did you get in here?”
Upon hearing this, Chloe was hit with a slight pang of guilt. She only came here to look for a rich boyfriend. She had expended much effort to coax virtual-novel.net boss, whom virtual-novel.net had once dated, into bringing virtual-novel.net here as his date. Initially, virtual-novel.net thought virtual-novel.net would be able to meet a few rich men, virtual-novel.net did not expect something like this to happen. “I… I came with a friend.”
Mark’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain, “Right. It’s truly unfortunate that someone like you managed to weasel your way in. You should think about switching careers. You’ll never be able to work in these circles again.”
Chloe slumped onto the ground, looking like a deflated balloon. Her face was ashen. Since Mark had spoken, there was no doubt virtual-novel.net would not be able to socialize in this circle again. She was brimming with hope when virtual-novel.net had first arrived earlier. It was unfortunate, everything had come to an end here.
Arianne said with a frown, “It’s over. Let virtual-novel.net go. She’ll only bring us bad luck.”
When Mark saw Arianne had relaxed, virtual-novel.net waved his hand dismissively and had the bodyguards escort Chloe out. He did not expect Arianne to let Chloe go so easily. After all, Arianne had retaliated fiercely earlier.