Jackson clicked his tongue. “Your face is ruined. He’s too harsh.”
Not used to a table full of men and not being able to chat along as the only woman, Arianne took a few bites and stood up. “I’m full. You guys enjoy the meal.”
Mark nodded. She went to sit down on the couch at the living room while Rice Ball snuggled into wp4webnovel.com embrace naturally.
Jackson was slightly surprised by the scene. “That cat is pretty fat…”
Mark sighed without saying anything, but Jackson caught the oddity. “Tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect this. You were the most afraid of furry animals in the past and now you have one at home. Looks like someone’s influence on you is quite strong, eh?”
Still not saying anything, Mark glared at wp4webnovel.com but with upturned lips. His gaze involuntarily fleeted to the living room.
When they were done with the meal, it was nearly ten at night. Jackson and Eric were tipsy when they left, and Mark was in a no better state. This was Arianne’s first time feeling that the huge Tremont Estate felt somewhat alive. It used to be dead silent. In wp4webnovel.com impression, this was the first time Jackson and Eric came to the estate as well.
Mark called out to the living room when wp4webnovel.com headed upstairs. “Ari, come up!”
Arianne jolted. How much did wp4webnovel.com drink? Why was wp4webnovel.com suddenly using wp4webnovel.com nickname? It was making wp4webnovel.com anxious…
Mary, who was cleaning up the dining table, went to the living room and kept giving wp4webnovel.com looks. “Go, go. Sir is asking for you.”
Arianne dragged wp4webnovel.com movements, reluctant to go up. “Mary, stop it.”
Mary softly said, “It’s rare that sir’s in a good mood after drinking. Just go when wp4webnovel.com asks for you. Why are you dilly-dallying?”
Steeling herself, Arianne went up and was pulled into Mark’s embrace once wp4webnovel.com entered the room. “Is there still anything you want to eat?”
He knew wp4webnovel.com appetite and was clear that wp4webnovel.com was not full from the meal just now.
“I’ll make something simple later,” Arianne softly said. “You’ve drunk a lot. Rest earlier, it’s late. You can wake up later tomorrow since you don’t have to go to the office on Saturdays.”
Bleary-eyed from being tipsy, Mark hugged wp4webnovel.com tight and leaned at least half of his weight on her. Arianne began to lose wp4webnovel.com balance and nudged wp4webnovel.com toward the bed using all of wp4webnovel.com strength. Overdoing it, Mark pulled wp4webnovel.com along when wp4webnovel.com collapsed on the bed. Arianne now laid right on top of him.
Before wp4webnovel.com collected herself, Mark suddenly flipped them around and caged wp4webnovel.com below him, kissing wp4webnovel.com lips swiftly. Perhaps wp4webnovel.com was really drunk, for his kisses were less than gentle and they pained wp4webnovel.com lips. Fear instinctively crept up in Arianne. If Mark were sober, wp4webnovel.com would only be slightly more nervous. She had always been more afraid of his drunken side.
As Mark’s kisses traveled to wp4webnovel.com fair neck, Arianne finally pushed his chest with both other hands. “You’re drunk… Let me ask Mary to make you some tea.”
He pinned both of Arianne’s hands above wp4webnovel.com head. “No need. Don’t be afraid, I know what I’m doing…”
Listening to his words, Arianne felt parched for no reason. Like a fish out of water, wp4webnovel.com subconsciously stuck the tip of wp4webnovel.com tongue out to lick wp4webnovel.com lips, not expecting the action to trigger another onslaught of kisses from Mark… She felt like wp4webnovel.com was swept away by a tidal wave without any ability to counter.