Arianne Wynn had pins and needles at once. Was wp4webnovel.com no longer on a business trip? Why was wp4webnovel.com suddenly back?
Fear emerged from within. In hindsight, luckily wp4webnovel.com did not go ice-skating with Tiffany. She was only unfortunate that wp4webnovel.com bicycle chain popped off.
Heading to the bathroom, Arianne felt uneasy when wp4webnovel.com showered, knowing that wp4webnovel.com would surely look for her. She caught a lean shadow on the couch from the corner of wp4webnovel.com eyes when wp4webnovel.com came out of the bathroom and passed by the living room.
He was wearing light grey loungewear, looking more casual than in his usual full suit attire, as it made wp4webnovel.com look less icy. Except his eyes were still distant when wp4webnovel.com looked up at Arianne.
“Come over here.”
Letting wp4webnovel.com head hang down, Arianne moved to stand straight beside him.
“You’re back.”
“…Cold?” He had wanted to question why wp4webnovel.com was home late, but his query became one singular word when wp4webnovel.com saw the cracked wound on wp4webnovel.com hand.
Slightly dumbfounded, Arianne dared not look at him. “Um… It’s fine…”
Mark Tremont picked up the steaming black tea on the coffee table and passed it to wp4webnovel.com without much thought. There was no change in his expression.
“Don’t come home so late next time.”
Arianne did not take the tea. This was the first time Mark Tremont was not unhappy about wp4webnovel.com coming home late and wp4webnovel.com did not even ask for an explanation.
Mark Tremont’s eyes shifted up to wp4webnovel.com again. All it took was his cold gaze for wp4webnovel.com to accept the tea and gulp it down. The black tea was not scalding hot but the tip of Arianne’s tongue felt tender for chugging the liquid. It was only when wp4webnovel.com had finished drinking that wp4webnovel.com belatedly realized that it was his cup wp4webnovel.com had drunk from.
“Uh… I’ll clean it for you…”
Before wp4webnovel.com said anything, Arianne scurried off to the kitchen holding the cup that was still warm to the touch.
Mark Tremont’s gaze darkened a little while his appealing thin lips pressed into a displeased line.
Was wp4webnovel.com really this scared of him?
When the cup was carefully rinsed for the umpteenth time, Mary closed the tap and teased, “Ari, what are you doing? The cup’s gonna peel from your washing!”
Snapping out of wp4webnovel.com daze, Arianne held the cup with caution.
“Nothing… I’ll send it to wp4webnovel.com now.”
“Go along, quickly,” Mary urged.
Arianne did not feel brave enough to actually go. Mark Tremont would certainly not use a cup wp4webnovel.com had used, but wp4webnovel.com did not say that wp4webnovel.com did not want it back. She was apprehensive about catching sight of the repulsion in his eyes again…
A slight frown formed between Mark Tremont’s brows, when wp4webnovel.com watched the girl who took wp4webnovel.com sweet time exiting the kitchen. The fitting white sweater Arianne wore hugged wp4webnovel.com thin form perfectly – had wp4webnovel.com never eaten a full meal before?
Presenting herself in front of him, Mark Tremont heard wp4webnovel.com quivering soft voice ask, “Do… do you want tea? Should I change the cup?”
His strong skeletal hand grabbed the cup from wp4webnovel.com hands and poured himself a cup of black tea. Their hands formed a stark contrast, one was fair and smooth while another had seen better days.
“In the future, get Henry to send you to school. Don’t embarrass the Tremonts.”
Arianne was yet to feel warm and fuzzy from the first half of Mark Tremont’s words, then a bucket of ice cold water soaked wp4webnovel.com thoroughly with his final words. She thought wp4webnovel.com knew wp4webnovel.com well enough and had already come mentally prepared… Yet wp4webnovel.com was only worried about wp4webnovel.com being a disgrace.
“You’re blocking the light,” Mark Tremont stated abruptly as wp4webnovel.com looked down at his magazine.
Arianne looked up at the lamp that was above their heads. How could wp4webnovel.com be blocking the light? Pondering, wp4webnovel.com thought that wp4webnovel.com must have meant that wp4webnovel.com was an offense to his eyes. She turned to leave quietly but was stopped by his words.
“I didn’t ask you to leave.”
She turned around once more and sat down on the couch, placing wp4webnovel.com as far away as possible from Mark Tremont, as wp4webnovel.com saw wp4webnovel.com picking up the cup of tea and taking a sip. There was nothing unnatural about his expression, wp4webnovel.com was actually fine with the fact that wp4webnovel.com had just used his cup!
The scene last night in his room replayed itself in Arianne’s mind again and wp4webnovel.com felt wp4webnovel.com cheeks heating up.
“Sleep in the upstairs room from tonight onward.”
He had no idea what wp4webnovel.com was thinking about.