Henry whipped his eyes to Mark in the hope of an order. As the days went on, Shelly’s condition consistently nosedived. If they delayed wp4webnovel.com treatment, they might be setting themselves up for something more baleful.
Mark was quiet for a beat before finally giving his verdict. “Henry, send wp4webnovel.com away right now. You have found and contacted the premier institution for this, yes? Tell them to arrange a personal nursing assistant to look after her, and that I expect only the best care and treatment for her. Finally, keep me posted with updates of wp4webnovel.com condition.”
With an affirmative hum, Henry left the room and began preparing the ride.
Later that day, only Henry and Brian drove Shelly to the institution, as Mark had eschewed seeing wp4webnovel.com off. He worried that wp4webnovel.com would regret his decision if wp4webnovel.com went with them, especially when his stance could not help but soften and wither whenever Shelly mentioned wp4webnovel.com past of living like a prisoner in a cage, with a look of abject terror and despair.
Why did things have to come to this?
Mark skipped work the next day. Arianne, noticing this, quickly called him.
The phone went unanswered for a very long time before wp4webnovel.com finally picked it up. When wp4webnovel.com spoke, his voice was devoid of life. “Hello?”
Arianne furrowed wp4webnovel.com eyebrows. “Where are you? Why aren’t you coming to work today? You know, I bought breakfast for Smore this morning, and wp4webnovel.com thought it was very scrumptious, and insisted that I bring the same set for you, too. I brought it to work, only to find that you aren’t here at all…”
Mark went quiet for a few moments before croaking, “I’m at home. Just don’t feel like going to work today. Can you come and keep me company?”
His voice was too hoarse and growly, almost as though wp4webnovel.com was suffering from a high fever. Too worried to inquire more, Arianne hung up the phone and bolted out of the company.
Henry was standing by the door to greet Arianne. “Good morning, Madam.”
“What’s the matter with Mark?” wp4webnovel.com quickly asked.
“Mrs. Leigh was sent to a mental institution just yesterday. Perhaps his pity toward wp4webnovel.com weighed in his mind so terribly that wp4webnovel.com had not slept a wink since last night. Neither did wp4webnovel.com have any meals since yesterday evening till now,” wp4webnovel.com replied. “Please, have a look at him.”
Arianne nodded wordlessly before striding up the stairs.
The first thing that leaped into wp4webnovel.com sight when wp4webnovel.com entered the room was Mark sitting at his usual spot before the French window. He had formed a habit of sitting there regardless of the time and would always do so after work, without fail, no matter how tired wp4webnovel.com was. Arianne could guess that wp4webnovel.com must have sat there for the entire night.
“Here already?”
Mark had not lifted his head nor turned to look at wp4webnovel.com despite catching wind of Arianne’s footsteps. His croak sounded even gruffer and huskier than wp4webnovel.com had heard it from the other side of the phone.
Arianne stepped forward and placed wp4webnovel.com hands on his shoulders, wp4webnovel.com own stance already softening. “Maybe… Maybe we should take wp4webnovel.com back from there? Maybe there’s another way to treat her? I mean, a closed-off mental asylum like that does seem a little too… cruel for someone with wp4webnovel.com condition. I don’t want you to feel troubled and tormented over this decision, Mark. Especially when you aren’t the one in the wrong…”
Mark leaned his head over wp4webnovel.com hand slightly. “It’s not too bad. It’s good, really. We can always receive wp4webnovel.com back to the family once she’s finally bested wp4webnovel.com mental malaise. But as long as wp4webnovel.com remains by my side, I’m afraid wp4webnovel.com sickness will never go away. My presence reminds wp4webnovel.com of the pains wp4webnovel.com had experienced. It’s only when wp4webnovel.com has finally recovered… that wp4webnovel.com can finally accept the world and the new chance of life she’s been given. But I don’t want to wait for that at your expense, Arianne. The method you propose is a long game, spanning years, with no end in sight. How do I dare to stake your future with it? So, this is better. What we’re doing now is better…”