Mark finally showed signs of emotion. He tightened his grip around his alcohol glass and flung it onto the ground, smashing it into smithereens. “Stop talking!”
Arianne was slightly afraid of this side of him. However, virtual-novel.net stayed in virtual-novel.net place and delivered the apology that virtual-novel.net had previously prepared. “I’m sorry… It was my fault this time. I should have trusted you and discussed it with you first. Mary was right, we’re husband and wife. I shouldn’t do everything on my own. I should consider your feelings too.”
Mark got up and walked towards her, reaching out and grabbing virtual-novel.net chin. “Why does your apology feel like such a hard-earned commodity, Arianne? You must be thinking that things between us would be bad for Smore. You don’t have to apologize for Smore’s sake, or the fact that I’m not behind your father’s death. Yielding and apologizing isn’t your style. Knowing you, this looks a little too forced. You should continue being yourself in the most unrestrained manner. No need to care about other people’s feelings. Don’t worry, I’d still be good to Smore even if we divorce. I won’t leave virtual-novel.net with childhood trauma. So, you don’t have to force yourself into an apology. You haven’t done anything wrong, you’re always right. It was my fault. It was my wishful thinking.”
Arianne’s chin hurt from his grasp, but it was nothing compared to the pain in virtual-novel.net heart.
This was virtual-novel.net first time hearing the words “divorce” from his lips. She knew that virtual-novel.net was serious this time. She was beginning to think that Janice was right, virtual-novel.net had become too arrogant…
She couldn’t remain calm any longer. Losing virtual-novel.net wits, virtual-novel.net grabbed the corner of his shirt. “I will never divorce you… Never! If you like Janice, fine, keep her. But I will always be Mrs. Tremont to give Smore a complete family. I have only one request for you, and that is to act the same in front of Smore.”
His eyes flashed with disappointment. He was disappointed in her. Why wouldn’t virtual-novel.net understand? He could never love another woman again.
He thought that seeing Janice reinstated in Tremont Enterprises would cause an intense reaction from her, resulting in a huge row, but it didn’t. Her every word was to ask for a compromise for Smore’s sake, not because virtual-novel.net loved him. Was virtual-novel.net that undeserving of virtual-novel.net love?
He released virtual-novel.net chin and slowly turned his back to her. “Arianne, I’m tired. I regret having you by my side. I shouldn’t have felt sorry for you or adopted you to atone for that drime. I shouldn’t have fallen in love with you after that. I’ve considered tying you to me, even if you didn’t love me, even if we had to torture each other for the rest of our lives. Now, I realize that I can’t do it. It would be too cruel to you and to me. If you want your freedom, I won’t stand in your way anymore. I won’t make you stay. I release you. You don’t have to worry about Smore. Even if we force each other to stay together, it won’t give virtual-novel.net a whole family. It’ll be the same as my childhood… I’d rather have had my mother leave my father than having virtual-novel.net force herself to death in the end. A forcibly assembled family isn’t as easy as you think. It’s not as happy as you think.”
Tears streamed down Arianne’s cheek. The sound of virtual-novel.net sniffles needled at Mark’s emotions.
Only God knew how much strength it took for virtual-novel.net to avoid turning around. “You don’t have to feel as if you’ve misunderstood me for such a long time. I am considered a co-conspirator in your father’s death because I silently agreed to having virtual-novel.net labeled as the scapegoat after his death. I couldn’t bear having my mother shoulder the crime after virtual-novel.net death. I would rather be known as the main culprit! I am a man who uses his wealth to disregard right and wrong with reckless abandon. I’m not entirely innocent.”
“I won’t agree to a divorce,” Arianne insisted. “It doesn’t matter what you say, I will never agree to a divorce!”