Seeing this, the old woman couldn’t help curling virtual-novel.net lips, “Look, your husband has gone out with another woman and you’re still so calm about it. Don’t come crying to me if something happens.”
Arianne’s head was spinning, “Granny! They just happen to be going the same way. Don’t ever say such a thing. It might happen with other women, but not Tiffie. Do not think of Tiffie in that way!”
Tabitha waved virtual-novel.net arms as virtual-novel.net walked out to the garden. Arianne let out a long sigh. People had more to say in their old age. She didn’t really mind. Once the old woman understood Tiffany more, virtual-novel.net would stop saying such things.
Tiffany followed Mark into the office. She walked towards Jackson when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net and knelt down next to virtual-novel.net to check his swollen hand, “Does it hurt?”
Jackson turned his face away and didn’t say a word. The only thing virtual-novel.net wanted to do now, was to stay quiet and do nothing.
Knowing that Mark was outside, waiting for virtual-novel.net to take virtual-novel.net away, Tiffany used up virtual-novel.net lifetime supply of good temper, “Jackson… I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have slapped you. You may not have known it at the time, but I was frightened. You yelled at me too. I know how you feel. If I were in your shoes, I would probably have done the same, but… your dad is innocent. All I can say is that virtual-novel.net caused this scandal. Give virtual-novel.net a chance to clear the air, okay?”
Jackson showed a look of disgust at the very mention of Atticus. He got up and walked out without another word.
Tiffany followed closely behind. As virtual-novel.net passed Mark by at the doorway, virtual-novel.net gave virtual-novel.net an “okay” sign. Now that virtual-novel.net had managed to persuade virtual-novel.net into leaving, all that was left was to gently coax him.
When they arrived downstairs, Tiffany grabbed the car keys from Jackson’s hand and sat in the driver’s seat, “Your hand must be hurting. Let me drive. Don’t go back to the office today, have a good rest at home. I’ll send you home then go back to work. Just empty your mind and don’t think about anything. When I’m in a bad mood, I like to shop or stuff myself with good food. You can try it.”
Jackson finally reacted. He turned to the side and looked at her, “I’m not like you. I don’t like shopping or stuffing my face. Otherwise, the muscles that you’re so fond of would disappear.”
He was finally in the mood to crack jokes, albeit with a grim look on his face. Tiffany heaved a sigh of relief, “Then go to sleep. You’ll feel much better after that. You haven’t told me that you’ve forgiven me. Otherwise, I’ll be wracked with guilt over slapping you today.”
Jackson stared at her, as if virtual-novel.net were staring at an idiot, “Who forces forgiveness? Besides you didn’t do anything wrong. It was my fault, I shouldn’t have yelled at you. There was only one thing on my mind at the time and that was to teach Atticus a lesson. The pain he’s caused me and my mum is extremely deep. Wouldn’t it have been better if virtual-novel.net never came back? He comes back and we get tormented. He’s ruined my mother’s life.”
Tiffany smiled brightly at him, “It’s alright. So we’re even. From now on, I won’t hit you and you can’t yell at me. I don’t have the words for your issues with your dad. One shouldn’t advise another man based on his own experiences. As long as you don’t kick up a huge fuss again, I won’t get involved.”
“I won’t force you, otherwise, everyone else will suffer too. Alright, I’ll take you home now. I’ll fix your wound once you’ve showered and changed. I’ll go back to the office once I’m done. I’d suggest taking a few days off. You know how big of a scandal this is. Everyone in the office knows now, and I’m afraid you might get upset if you overheard their gossip.”