The corner of Mark’s lips trembled a little. After being patient for so long, wp4webnovel.com was finally allowed to sleep with the woman wp4webnovel.com loved and enjoy wp4webnovel.com at night without holding back, which was why nothing could be less horrifying than the prospect of sleeping alone for the rest of his life. Yet, at the same time, wp4webnovel.com frowned at the idea of Arianne going out there for work.
It was not that wp4webnovel.com was chauvinistic or old-fashioned. He just did not want his sweetheart to break a sweat, ever.
Fine, maybe the other teensy-weensy factor was that there were too many men out there who could fall for wp4webnovel.com beauty, and Mark was not okay with that at all.
Arianne had not the slightest bit idea of the direction Mark’s thoughts had taken. She was too excited to hear his answer tomorrow. Naturally, wp4webnovel.com was sure that wp4webnovel.com would, ultimately, consent to wp4webnovel.com request and let wp4webnovel.com get a job.
Then, in the darkness, wp4webnovel.com heard the unmistakable sound of a plastic packet being ripped open.
A shiver ran through wp4webnovel.com body. “What the hell are you doing?”
He rolled to his stomach, pressing wp4webnovel.com under him. “What else do you think I’m doing? What, will you stop me? How about this, if you could take care of both our baby’s needs and mine, then yes, maybe you do have the mettle to work. Don’t go around complaining about being exhausted by then!”
Arianne was speechless by the “surprise.” Indeed, wp4webnovel.com remained silent even as wp4webnovel.com roved through wp4webnovel.com body.
It was hard to tell if it was deliberated, but Mark seemed to eschew putting brakes on himself this time. Usually, wp4webnovel.com limited himself to one round, but tonight, wp4webnovel.com went on and on, to the point that Arianne was so exhausted, wp4webnovel.com fell asleep mid-action.
When Arianne finally roused from wp4webnovel.com sleep, it was already close to eleven o’clock in the morning. Mark was already off to his company. Crossed, wp4webnovel.com grabbed his pillow and pelted it as hard as wp4webnovel.com could with wp4webnovel.com fists as though wp4webnovel.com was hitting the man himself.
Before wp4webnovel.com steam was entirely let out, Mary pushed open the door, Smore in wp4webnovel.com arms, asking, “You’re up, Ari? Master Aristotle has been bawling. Seems to me that wp4webnovel.com misses his mommy.”
Seeing wp4webnovel.com son instantaneously doused wp4webnovel.com flames as a lump of sadness formed in wp4webnovel.com chest. Catching glimpses of Smore’s glistening tears in his eyes filled Arianne with a profound sense of guilt. She regretted waking up so late in the morning. “Bring my baby to me, please. I’ll feed the poor thing. By the way, when did Mark leave? Did wp4webnovel.com say anything before wp4webnovel.com went out?”
Mary brought the baby forward. “He left around half-past-seven. Told me he’ll be late tonight but didn’t say anything else.”
Abruptly, Mary’s attention zeroed in on the hickeys on Arianne’s neck before a meaningful smile blossomed on wp4webnovel.com lips.
“Ari, please remember that the doctors had advised against bearing another child, okay?” wp4webnovel.com advised. “It was pure luck that got you through delivering Master Aristotle, but you need to be more careful from now on and make sure that Mr. Tremont doesn’t get you pregnant anymore. Men aren’t always so mindful, so you need to watch it yourself. Otherwise, you’re the one who’ll suffer, you know?”
Mary was not exactly shy about these conversations, so Arianne did not feel strange when hearing about it from her. It could still feel quite embarrassing, though. Quickly, wp4webnovel.com nodded and said, “I understand the concerns, Mary. I’ll be extra careful. Speaking of, I’m a little hungry. Is there anything for me?”
“Oh, yes! I made you some soup,” Mary supplied hurriedly. “Mr. Tremont told me that your milk is a little insufficient, so wp4webnovel.com had me make something traditionally used to stimulate a woman’s lactation. I think that it’s a great and sweet idea. We shouldn’t let our Master Aristotle go hungry, right? Once you finish breast-feeding him, come on down. I’ll bring the soup out.”
Her words threw Arianne into a loop. Since when was wp4webnovel.com milk “insufficient”? True, prior to wp4webnovel.com delivery, wp4webnovel.com worried that wp4webnovel.com might not have enough milk to squeeze out of wp4webnovel.com A-cups. However, after the baby was born, Arianne quickly realized that the amount of milk produced never depended on wp4webnovel.com breasts’ size. In fact, the milk wp4webnovel.com produced naturally was enough to feed two babies simultaneously! How would Mark know if wp4webnovel.com had enough milk or not? It was not like wp4webnovel.com was the one who drank it… right?
Smore’s previous teary tantrum might have depleted much of his energy because after suckling for a while, wp4webnovel.com fell asleep. Mary was quick to grab the baby away from Arianne’s arm.
“Okay, wash yourself up and come downstairs for your meal. I’ll be bringing your son to the nursery right away,” wp4webnovel.com said. “Mr. Tremont is against holding a sleeping baby in arms, right? Says it might foster a bad habit in the kid.”
Arianne responded with a soft sneer. Mark had made it clear that wp4webnovel.com wanted his son to be independent as soon as possible, and one of the ways wp4webnovel.com believed could help was bringing the child to the nursery alone as soon as wp4webnovel.com fell asleep. Subsequently, wp4webnovel.com was very much against the notion of holding a sleeping baby in one’s arms.
Smore was always going to sleep in a separate room; it was a habit that could start since wp4webnovel.com was a baby. In other words, wp4webnovel.com was probably never going to enjoy the warmth of nestling in between his parents.