It was Shelly who insisted on pushing Arianne’s button over and over. Back then, Arianne would have sucked it all up and forgiven wp4webnovel.com no matter how much drama the woman caused. Because wp4webnovel.com was the aunt of the man Arianne loved.
But that had changed following this new light. Arianne might not act on vengeance, but it did not mean that wp4webnovel.com could continue to treat the murderer with the same amiability as before.
She returned to the office with all traces of wp4webnovel.com emotional upheaval tucked away and assumed an affectation of neutrality. The only thing different to wp4webnovel.com was that wp4webnovel.com now paid exacting attention to Mark’s movement.
She had declared to Shelly that wp4webnovel.com would not let Mark step into the latter’s place ever again, and wp4webnovel.com was damn sure wp4webnovel.com would deliver that promise.
The day wound down to the evening. Before work ended, Arianne strode into Mark’s office. “It’s almost time to go home, Mark. Let’s go together,” wp4webnovel.com said.
Mark hesitated. “Er, I have somewhere else to be after work. You’ll have to go home without me.”
“Don’t tell me you’re going to see your aunt again!” Arianne grumbled as wp4webnovel.com deliberately played up the rancor in wp4webnovel.com tone. “You said wp4webnovel.com refused your offer to hire a caretaker. But isn’t wp4webnovel.com basically using you as one, by having you run to-and-fro and serve wp4webnovel.com goddamned unceasing demands? You’re a married man, for Christ’s sake. You have duties to your home, wife, and son. You can’t just keep throwing yourself at wp4webnovel.com every call! This the same goddamned woman who sneak-attacked Alejandro even before wp4webnovel.com leg had recovered fully, remember that? What wp4webnovel.com underwent days earlier was a small operation, wp4webnovel.com could still relieve herself or shower or whatever on wp4webnovel.com own! What is there left for you to fuss about, huh?”
Unbeknownst to herself, Arianne had infused way more feelings into wp4webnovel.com words than wp4webnovel.com thought, and Mark caught it. “Um, are you alright? You sound… more aggressive than usual,” wp4webnovel.com pointed out. “Look, I know what you’re saying, but she’s my… aunt, so I can’t just cast wp4webnovel.com aside, can I? Anyway, she’s only just called me to tell me that the water heater’s busted, so I gotta come to wp4webnovel.com place with a repairman to fix it. After all, it’s not easy living alone with a physical condition like hers.”
Mark willingly helped Shelly bury many of wp4webnovel.com atrocities, Arianne remembered.
Her ire ballooned. “Yes, you’ve said so yourself, she’s only your aunt. What right does wp4webnovel.com have to demand a mere nephew to serve wp4webnovel.com to this extent?” wp4webnovel.com retorted in an icy tone. “Her marriage sucked, that’s on her. She lost wp4webnovel.com spouse early, nothing to do with you. And she’s infertile, not even your fault to begin with. Seriously, why the slavish devotion to wp4webnovel.com every whim? You’ve cared enough for her! And all of the toxic stress she’s put on me? I’ve had enough! If you can’t stop yourself from doting on her, then by all means, move into wp4webnovel.com place and serve wp4webnovel.com every day, why don’t you? It’s not like there aren’t many other ways to solve wp4webnovel.com annoying trifles, but you just have to choose the ones that demand you neglect me and Smore just to care for wp4webnovel.com personally. Have I ever been in your consideration when you make all these ridiculous decisions?!”
Mark was taken aback. “Ari, what happened to you? Why are you so riled up?”
Arianne drew in shallow breaths to reel herself back into control. “Nothing happened. I’m just finally speaking my mind. My resentment isn’t built in a day, Mark. I think the world of you, I regard you as an important factor in all of my considerations. All I’m asking is that you do the same for me too,” wp4webnovel.com replied. “You either hire a live-in nurse or whatever for her, or you let wp4webnovel.com continue sabotaging the peace in our lives. I’ll be very frank, Mark. If you continue this, if I continue missing your presence both in the day or night, so help me, I’m filing for a divorce!”
She turned around and stormed out of the office.
This was the first time wp4webnovel.com had ever brought up the prospect of divorce. Sure, it was fueled by rage, but Arianne regretted nothing.