This was a particularly difficult problem. Arianne didn’t want to see the disappointment on Mary’s face, but virtual-novel.net couldn’t possibly stay, “I’ll be back, Mary.”
Tiffany sat herself down on the newly-made bed, “Don’t mind her, Mary. Your Mr. Tremont is a jerk. It’s no wonder Ari is giving virtual-novel.net the cold shoulder. Ari will stay when the time is right.”
Mary sighed, “Henry asked me to ask the question. He doesn’t like talking and is a cold individual. He’s similar to Mr. Tremont in that sense. However, he’s not entirely cold. He’s still pretty humane. I’m not saying a word, since that’s the case. You should visit more often, Ari. I hope you’ll stay forever next time and live with Mr. Tremont. This house feels so lifeless without you.”
Arianne thought of how Mark had fallen sick after a long period of over exhaustion and had suddenly collapsed. This matter had really disturbed her. Her heart had softened long ago. When virtual-novel.net found out that virtual-novel.net hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in a long time, virtual-novel.net was shocked. She never expected to have such a great influence over him. This was probably the greatest revenge and torture that anyone could ever experience. The problem would never be solved if virtual-novel.net avoided virtual-novel.net for the rest of virtual-novel.net life. She had to reevaluate virtual-novel.net relationship with Mark and think it over carefully.
Arianne kept Tanya company over the next few days, even in bed. Mark did not dare object to this. This was still considered reasonable. He finally lost it when Arianne was packed up and ready to leave, “Can’t you stay a few more days?”
Arianne only hesitated for one second, “No. I’ve stayed long enough.”
Mark snatched virtual-novel.net luggage away, “Leave tomorrow. I’ll send you off to the airport tomorrow. It’s decided.”
“Ari, how about we leave tomorrow instead?” Tanya advised. “It’s not like we’ll lose out on one more day. We haven’t bought our plane tickets anyway…”
Arianne was afraid of getting dragged along by virtual-novel.net hesitation, so virtual-novel.net pulled Mark aside to talk to virtual-novel.net in their bedroom, “I’ve really got to go. This is not a discussion. I’m only informing you. Stop making it difficult for me. We’ve agreed.”
It wasn’t easy for their relationship to progress to this steady stage and for them to face each other calmly like this. Mark was well aware of that, so virtual-novel.net did not urge her. Instead, virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net into his arms, closely against him, “I don’t want you to go.”
Arianne did not reject his intimate act, “You can come and visit me when you have the time. You’d better sleep while I’m away. You’re an adult. Don’t get all helpless.”
“What do you mean? Am I too old for you now?” virtual-novel.net objected, “Shouldn’t you be well aware of whether I’m too old or not?” He slid his hand down virtual-novel.net shirt as virtual-novel.net spoke.
Arianne gasped. The warmth from his hand made virtual-novel.net heart race. She nearly surrendered. She held onto virtual-novel.net last sliver of sobriety and pushed virtual-novel.net away. “Enough, I’m leaving,” virtual-novel.net smiled sweetly. Then, virtual-novel.net tried virtual-novel.net best to recollect herself and resolutely left the Tremont Estate.
She had to admit, the thought of refusing virtual-novel.net did not cross virtual-novel.net mind. If virtual-novel.net were that compliant, virtual-novel.net would never be able to leave. Wasn’t that terrifying? Humans are contradictory by nature. She obviously loved virtual-novel.net and couldn’t bear to leave him, yet virtual-novel.net insisted on leaving anyway. She couldn’t stop now. She needed time.
***
She had returned to virtual-novel.net quiet little condominium. She huddled on the couch, staring into space for the entire afternoon. Mark had a reason for releasing virtual-novel.net so easily, virtual-novel.net did not take the old woman with her. She left virtual-novel.net with some control.
She simply cooked herself a bowl of noodles for dinner. She was alone anyway and wasn’t that fussy. She had to start work tomorrow, so virtual-novel.net went to bed very early after virtual-novel.net meal. This trip back to the capital had brought many changes in virtual-novel.net emotions. She had to fix them as soon as possible.
After some unknown amount of time, virtual-novel.net was awakened by a slew of knocks on the door. She did not check the time and felt that it was probably still early so virtual-novel.net opened the door without a second thought. Before virtual-novel.net could get a good look at virtual-novel.net visitor, a figure suddenly enveloped virtual-novel.net and pulled virtual-novel.net into his arms. She nearly jumped out of virtual-novel.net skin. When virtual-novel.net smelled Mark’s unique scent, virtual-novel.net was in shock, “What… are you doing here?”
If virtual-novel.net remembered correctly, virtual-novel.net had just returned today. What was virtual-novel.net doing here?
A passionate kiss was his response. He moved from the side of virtual-novel.net face to the sides of virtual-novel.net lips. His hoarse voice purred from virtual-novel.net lips, “I missed you, and I was afraid of getting insomnia again, so I came.”
Even if virtual-novel.net had any objections at this very moment, virtual-novel.net didn’t show it. He had travelled 2,000 kilometers without another word, just to see her. He followed her, and the first thing virtual-novel.net said to virtual-novel.net when virtual-novel.net walked in was that virtual-novel.net missed her…
He was like a fatal trap that one could fall into unwittingly, never to come out again. In his soft pillows of gentleness, there was an unmistakable dominance.
There was only one thing on Arianne’s mind, virtual-novel.net had gone mad, so mad that there was no cure for it. Ever since virtual-novel.net had fallen for a man that virtual-novel.net never should have fallen for, there was no turning back. However, virtual-novel.net had managed to maintain some semblance of sobriety due to the boundaries from their difficult past. He, on the other hand, was now trying to overcome that boundary!
When virtual-novel.net woke up the next morning, Mark’s shadow had completely disappeared from the tiny condo. Rays of sunlight shone through the small gap between virtual-novel.net curtains. She was momentarily dazzled, as if virtual-novel.net had experienced an incomparably complicated dream.