Following virtual-novel.net nose out of the window, Arianne’s eyes wandered before veering into a halt at an Italian eatery. “I… I want lasagna!” virtual-novel.net declared.
Lasagna?! Mark was nonplussed, his mind mulling over how appropriate a dish that would be for pregnant women.
The craving on virtual-novel.net face said it all, however. He had to admit that this was better than virtual-novel.net not eating anything. With a sigh, Mark wrapped his neck with a scarf and disembarked from the car. “Sit tight. I’ll get one for you.”
Unthinkably, Arianne was at virtual-novel.net most docile yet. She beamed at Mark with a sweet smile, “Okie-dokie!”
Brian watched Mark’s towering frame disappear into a crowd made up of old people and let out a sigh. “Mr. Tremont truly treats you like a crowned jewel, Madam.”
All Arianne could think about was lasagna. “Huh… what? Oh, uh, he’s alright.”
Mark returned with a large-size lasagna that Arianne wolfed down within minutes, honestly, virtual-novel.net could gobble down even larger sizes had Mark bought them.
Pregnant women who were experiencing bouts of morning sickness rarely get struck by food cravings. Satisfying them, however, could immediately make the woman sunny for the rest of the day.
The lasagna was too odorous for Mark and his mysophobia sensibilities, his head began to throb. He would have rolled the windows down were virtual-novel.net not afraid that the chilly air might nip Arianne.
By the time they reached the hospital, Mark quickly disembarked and gulped in all of the odorless air around virtual-novel.net until the growing headache stopped.
Suddenly, Arianne’s attention was locked onto a particular direction before arresting virtual-novel.net pace. Curious, Mark followed virtual-novel.net gaze and found himself staring right at Helen and Aery Kinsey.
The subjects of their targeted attention appeared to be oblivious of Arianne and Mark as they paced into the hospital entrance. The cat was out of the bag, Mark realized, so virtual-novel.net turned to Arianne and admitted, “Sorry. The other day, well, your mother talked to me. I was the one who bailed Aery out of jail ahead of virtual-novel.net scheduled release.”
A slight smile surfaced to Arianne’s lips. “It’s alright. Thank you.”
Aery Kinsey was now a ne’er-do-well with a messy mop of technicolor highlights, a face painted with Smokey make-up, and a future palpably in shambles. For Helen’s sake, Arianne could not find it in virtual-novel.net heart to stubbornly cling to Aery’s punishment, it was beyond terrible for a mother to watch virtual-novel.net daughter go down like this. No matter how much Helen despised Aery, virtual-novel.net could never truly stop herself from intervening in the latter’s descent.
Arianne understood why Mark did what virtual-novel.net did and helped. To give Aery a chance was to give Arianne peace.
The Tremonts had not planned to bump into the Kinseys, but that intention flew when they met outside the gynecologist’s room. The difference in goals was stark: while Arianne was here for a scheduled pregnancy check-up, Aery was planning for an abortion.
Helen’s eyes shifted and dodged from focusing on Arianne before virtual-novel.net murmured, “Arianne, I—”
“I heard all about it,” came the reply, virtual-novel.net expression indifferent.
Aery wore an ashen grimace when virtual-novel.net eyes met Mark and Arianne, virtual-novel.net words failing her. The sight of the pair woke up old bitterness and grudge embedded deeply in virtual-novel.net heart, but this time, virtual-novel.net had no outlet to release them. Aery was aware of how filthy and tainted virtual-novel.net had become, virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net had lost the respectability to stand beside Mark.
The doctor came out of his room and passed a bill to the seething girl. “Here you go, Miss. It seems that the fetus has grown a little too old to have a safe abortion carried out. You should have come to us earlier.”
Aery’s teeth gritted against one another for a second before virtual-novel.net snatched the bill and strutted away from all of them.
Helen’s eyes turned into two pools of unreadable emotions. “Arianne, I wish you and the child the best,” virtual-novel.net said. “The weather is starting to get chilling. Take care not to get a cold.”
Arianne nodded. “Mm.”
Helen flashed a smile brimming with solace before starting down the direction virtual-novel.net other daughter had taken.
Jean and Aery Kinsey were the rightful retribution for abandoning virtual-novel.net husband and daughter. Helen wondered if the fact that virtual-novel.net was carrying out a karmic sentence emboldened virtual-novel.net enough to stand before the daughter virtual-novel.net had wronged and accept the latter’s judgement.
Back in Bright Incorporated, Jackson West suddenly busted out of his office in a furor, his uncontrolled gait attracting eyes from his employees. Even Tiffany stared at him, stunned.