Jackson didn’t dare comment on the subject. “Well… You should probably ask Arianne. There’s no use in asking me. I won’t get involved in your affairs. Handle the outcome yourself. Arianne can hold a grudge. If I start something, just because of what I’ve said, she’ll remember it for life.”
Mark took a deep breath, got up, and went back to the bedroom. Aristotle was about to fall asleep but woke up when virtual-novel.net heard Mark opening the door. Arianne felt helpless. “Why did you have to come in now? He was falling asleep, and now he’s awake again… My arms are sore.”
He glanced at virtual-novel.net phone on the bed, walked forward, and said, “I’ll hold him. Let me put virtual-novel.net to bed then.”
Arianne’s arms were very sore, so virtual-novel.net gave Aristotle over to virtual-novel.net and sat on the bed to rest.
After a while, Aristotle stopped moving. That meant that virtual-novel.net was fast asleep. Mark did not put virtual-novel.net down immediately. “I’ve heard that Will Sivan’s company is in financial trouble. Did you know?” virtual-novel.net asked in a seemingly casual manner.
Arianne’s body stiffened. She didn’t know how to answer him. Had virtual-novel.net found out? Or was virtual-novel.net just testing the waters?
Half a minute later, virtual-novel.net finally answered. “I know, Tiffie told me.”
“You never considered helping him?” He raised a brow.
Her defenses were crumbling. She couldn’t bring herself to look virtual-novel.net in the eye. “I’m tired. I’m going to bed.”
Then, virtual-novel.net pulled up the covers and laid down.
Mark carefully placed Aristotle in his cradle, then turned around and went to the side of the bed, looking at her. “You can help Will, but you should discuss it with me first. I don’t like it when you keep things from me. I’ve checked. It’s such a huge debt. Covering it up won’t be easy, and Tiffany won’t be able to help virtual-novel.net that much…”
Arianne bit virtual-novel.net lips. “Fine, I admit it, I gave virtual-novel.net money. I just wanted to help him. Tiffie transferred the funds and I told virtual-novel.net not to say that it was from me. Will guessed it on his own. He sent me a message just now to express his gratitude, nothing else. I didn’t discuss it with you because I didn’t want to create unnecessary problems. I didn’t want to fight with you, nor did I think you would have agreed anyway. I didn’t ask you for money to help virtual-novel.net but instead sold the house that Helen gave me and used my savings. I gave it all to him. He’ll pay me back once business picks up again.”
Mark balled his hands into fists. “You used the money that your mother gave you? And sold the house? Heh… Were you going to sell Wynn Mansion too, if his debt continued? Arianne, you didn’t touch those savings during the Wynn Mansion’s renovations, but now you’ve given it all away for Will! Did you know, I would have preferred you talking to me about it first and asking me to help virtual-novel.net instead…”
Arianne could hear the suppressed emotions in his tone. Her first instinctive was to run away. “Can’t we discuss this tomorrow? Smore is asleep. Don’t wake him.”