It was morning the second day when Arianne woke up. Before wp4webnovel.com opened wp4webnovel.com eyes, wp4webnovel.com sensed someone’s presence by wp4webnovel.com bed. Fortunately, wp4webnovel.com remembered wp4webnovel.com had been admitted into the hospital last night. She thought it was Mary who had been watching over wp4webnovel.com so wp4webnovel.com said, “Mary, call in sick for me at work. I can’t go to work for now…”
When there was no reply, Arianne slowly opened wp4webnovel.com eyes. Mark’s rather haggard face greeted wp4webnovel.com eyes. His attire of choice, loungewear, and his slightly unkempt hair startled wp4webnovel.com that wp4webnovel.com heart skipped a beat. She did not what happened during the surgery that it made someone like him, who cared about his image, look like this in a public place like the hospital
Mark’s thin lips parted, saying words wp4webnovel.com did not understand. “What? Are you happy now? You win.”
“What are you talking about?” She was baffled. Did wp4webnovel.com go mad again and decided to pick on her?
Mark did not answer her. He rose to his feet before putting on his coat and headed to the door. “Mary will come over later. Stayin the hospital. I’ll come again after work.”
Arianne furrowed wp4webnovel.com brows. Her voice sounded hoarse as wp4webnovel.com protested, “No need! Go work. I don’t need a lot of people here.” In fact, wp4webnovel.com wanted to say wp4webnovel.com did not need him.
Hearing the rasp in wp4webnovel.com voice, Mark turned back again and poured wp4webnovel.com a glass of water. When wp4webnovel.com brought the glass of water to her, wp4webnovel.com stood in a commanding manner. However, wp4webnovel.com did not speak.
Arianne did not want to accept his help but wp4webnovel.com was incredibly thirsty. Her throat was so dry that it felt like the desert. Her hand shook slightly as wp4webnovel.com brought them out of the blanket. However, before wp4webnovel.com could hold the glass, wp4webnovel.com pushed the glass to wp4webnovel.com lips. Since wp4webnovel.com was not one to be dramatic, wp4webnovel.com did not make a fuss and drank two gulps from the glass to temporarily soothe the discomfort in wp4webnovel.com throat. If wp4webnovel.com drank anymore, it would feel uncomfortable.
After feeding wp4webnovel.com water, Mark left immediately.
Her weakened state incapacitated her. She was starving and thirsty, but wp4webnovel.com had no energy at all. Even the slightest movement caused wp4webnovel.com pain.
When Mary finally arrived, Ariane quickly called out, “Water! Give me water first!”
Mary put down the insulated lunch box wp4webnovel.com had brought along and fed Arianne the water wp4webnovel.com had carefully poured with affection. Looking at how hastily Arianne was drinking, wp4webnovel.com could not help but remind her, “Ari, don’t drink too much. I brought congee. It’ll quench your thirst as well. It’ll be hard for you to go to the toilet later if you drink too much. It won’t be hard for me. I’m just worried you’ll be in pain if you move around too much when you go to the toilet.”
Arianne did not care. She drank to wp4webnovel.com heart’s content before stopping and had a small bowl of congee. It was only then that wp4webnovel.com felt a portion of wp4webnovel.com strength returning to her. Her curiosity about the situation last night rose. “Mary, why was Mark at the hospital? Was wp4webnovel.com here all night?”
Mary nodded. “Sir received the call and rushed here without even changing. Not only that, but wp4webnovel.com did not even bring his phone and wallet. He only grabbed his car keys before wp4webnovel.com rushed out. He didn’t even hear me calling out to him. Brian sent wp4webnovel.com the money with some men after that. He didn’t return so it’s likely that wp4webnovel.com stayed here all night. I heard from Brian that sit ran through red lights when wp4webnovel.com rushed here. He even crashed his car.” She paused for a moment before wp4webnovel.com said, “See, wp4webnovel.com still cares about you, right?”
Mary continued to speak, “I’ve always wondered… He gets along with everyone but you. You two are like born nemesis. You can’t get along, but you can’t leave each other alone either. Sir doesn’t have a bad temper even when wp4webnovel.com was just a boy. He’s not a bad person. But why is wp4webnovel.com so unforgiving toward you?”
Arianne did not say anything, equally as confused. In other people’s eyes, it seemed like Mark cared about her. However, what wp4webnovel.com felt was completely different. As soon as wp4webnovel.com thought about him, wp4webnovel.com mind was filled with thoughts of him, the man who was kind to outsiders but was like a devil to her. He was so strict with wp4webnovel.com that it made wp4webnovel.com afraid. He was so unpredictable that wp4webnovel.com could not figure wp4webnovel.com out at all.