Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1099

Helen nodded, expressing the gravity of the situation. “I used to think… that you were only being courteous. So… I avoided bothering you too much. My little sickness isn’t much of a problem. You don’t have to visit me so often. I’ll visit you in the next few days and see how much Smore has grown.”

So that explained it. Helen believed that she was simply being courteous to her. That’s why she had avoided visiting her so often. Arianne now understood. “I don’t like indulging in courtesy, and I dislike hypocrisy. You should rest. I’ll be on my way now.”

Helen escorted her to the door, personally. “Be careful.”

The gentleness on Helen’s face remained as she watched her leave. Years of hurt and pain were finally over.

Aery suddenly strode forward. “Mom, I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. Could we have a meal with Arianne and my brother-in-law? I haven’t met my nephew yet…”

Helen’s expression immediately turned cold. “There’s no need for that. The very thought of your brother-in-law being your former lover disgusts me. You can forget about having any connection with them for the rest of your life, even if you’ve turned into a well-behaved girl. Understand? You’d better stay away from Mark and stay away from Arianne too!”

Aery’s face drained of color. She gritted her teeth and didn’t answer. Helen was so kind and gentle to Arianne. Why did she turn so cold and distant whenever she spoke to her? She thought that she could wipe away her past mistakes, as long as she behaved well enough…

Arianne noticed that it was still quite early as she made her way home, so she decided against going home straight away. Instead, she decided to pay Mark a visit at his office and see what he was up to. Not for anything else, but she was suddenly reminded of Janice, the intern. She wondered if she had been promoted to permanent staff yet.

She pushed the door open and found Mark with his head lowered, pouring over some documents. He had probably run into some issues. He was furrowing his brows. She did not speak up to disturb him. Instead, she automatically went to the coffee table and poured some black tea.

Mark heard the noise and lifted his head. “What are you doing here? Don’t you need to work?”

She took a sip of tea. “There was nothing much to do in the afternoon, so I took a break. You concentrate on work, don’t mind me. I’ll go home with you if you’re leaving work early too. I’ll go home on my own if you’re going to be late.”

Mark didn’t give her an immediate answer. He completed the documents in his hands then strode toward her. “I can leave early. Let’s go home together. Are you here to check on me?”