Arianne was sober at once. “Which part do you mean?”
For a moment, Mark did not know how to reply. After a short period of silence, wp4webnovel.com heard Arianne faintly say, “The accident’s injury has healed, and the miscarriage surgery was successful too. It stopped hurting a while ago. Aery Kinsey is having fun with a group of friends in the bar now, wp4webnovel.com must not have gotten hurt in that accident, right?”
Mark did not say anything. That marked the end of their conversation.
Soon, Arianne’s even breathing could be heard. Mark tucked wp4webnovel.com in and closed his eyes.
The next morning, wp4webnovel.com woke up feeling like wp4webnovel.com was being stepped on. There was a distinct weight above wp4webnovel.com that was stepping around and moving. Opening his eyes, wp4webnovel.com realized with a startle that it was Rice Ball. The white ball of a body was moving freely on him.
Not daring to exhale deeper, Mark carefully stuck his hand into Arianne’s blanket with the intention to wake wp4webnovel.com up so that wp4webnovel.com could take care of the lump of fur on him. Unfortunately, wp4webnovel.com could not make too big of a movement. It was as if his strength had been sapped away. He made a few nudges but failed to wake wp4webnovel.com up.
His hand moved up slowly to pat wp4webnovel.com face, but when it passed the front of wp4webnovel.com body, a soft surface met his palm. Mark froze in both his movement and his breathing…
“Meow…” As Rice Ball mewled softly, Arianne opened wp4webnovel.com eyes. When wp4webnovel.com took in how the kitten was pawing at Mark, wp4webnovel.com brain stopped functioning briefly. Her reaction finally kicked in as wp4webnovel.com frantically picked Rice Ball up and moved wp4webnovel.com out of the room.
Mark retracted his hand. The softness could still be felt with a lingering warmth…
Arianne did not realize that Mark’s hand had been placed right in front of wp4webnovel.com before. Once wp4webnovel.com took Rice Ball to the backyard, wp4webnovel.com reminded the kitten weakly, “Oh, Rice Ball, you’re really living in the moment, huh? He doesn’t like you, why do you keep attaching yourself to him?”
After asking the question, wp4webnovel.com stared at Rice Ball in silence. An animal’s thought process was simple. The reason it pleased a person was either because the person was kind to it and it naturally got close to them or… it had to please the person because they were not being kind to it… It was how it gained favor or got loved so that it would not be abandoned.
It seemed like in the past… wp4webnovel.com was just as pitiful and lowly as Rice Ball. No matter how much Mark hated her, wp4webnovel.com would still try wp4webnovel.com best to please him… It was just that it was no longer necessary.
“Rice Ball… don’t go near him. He won’t like you. If you keep this up, he’ll chase you away, do you understand? Be good and stay in the yard. It’s so spacious here. We have flowers and greens, a swimming pool too… But don’t go near the pool, you’ll drown if you fall. You hear me?” As Arianne spoke, wp4webnovel.com felt a pinch on wp4webnovel.com nose.
It was Saturday today. She could keep Rice Ball company for the entire day since wp4webnovel.com did not have to work.
Rice Ball was not allowed in the house, so wp4webnovel.com read a book while lounging in the sun, seated on a chair in the backyard while hugging the kitten. It was a serene leisure.
The wind was a little strong today. Even when there was sun, it was still rather cold.
Arianne had a thin blanket draped around her, but the chilly wind was still gushing in from wp4webnovel.com collar. She wanted to go into the house, but wp4webnovel.com could not bear to see Rice Ball being alone.
If Mark went out, wp4webnovel.com could bring the kitten inside, but the man had not come downstairs at all…
Mark summoned Mary from the study room. “It hasn’t been a month since wp4webnovel.com miscarriage. Why is wp4webnovel.com staying in the wind in the yard?”
Mary looked hesitant to speak Slightly frustrated, Mark said, “Just say what’s on your mind.”
It was only then that Mary dared to speak. “Madam likes the cat, but since you banned it from coming into the house, wp4webnovel.com can only keep it company in the yard. She usually has no time for it due to wp4webnovel.com work, but it’s the weekend now. Of course, she’s making the most out of it with the cat…”
Mary did not say it explicitly. The truth was that if Mark was not around, Arianne could not have been so stupid to stay in the windy yard.