Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1273

Tiffany called her around noon. “Ari, Will still needs a bit more cash on his end. Are you going to sell the house? It’s fine if you can’t. I think we should be careful with this. What if Mark finds out? You’re not the only one who’s scared. So am I.”

Arianne sighed. “I’ll do it. I can sell it, as long as he gets past this obstacle. Mark paid a lot of money for me to renovate Wynn Mansion. Now, I’ve used the money that Helen gave me to help Will. I can’t let Mark find out about this. I’ll look at the house this afternoon and get an agent to sell it, then have it sold as soon as possible. Did you say anything to Will?”

“No,” Tiffany answered. “But he’s getting suspicious. He has asked me where I got the money from, so I lied and said that I asked Jackson. He asked to thank Jackson, and I was so scared. I somehow managed to trick him. He has gathered quite a lot on his end too, so I think we’ll get over this once you’ve sold that house. Don’t worry. I won’t let Jackson find out about this either.”

Arianne went online after the call to check on the location of the house, which was worth quite a sum. At the end of the work day, she went to a real estate agency and put the house on sale. The price was lower than other houses, as this was a rushed sale.

The house was sold in less than a few days. She signed the agreement with the new house owner behind Mark’s back and let out a sigh of relief once escrow was closed. She gave the money to Tiffany immediately after receiving it so that she could transfer it to Will in her place.

Mark had been busy during this time and didn’t have time to be suspicious. Besides, she had taken extra care to keep this from him, so it didn’t seem like anything would leak out. As time passed, she gradually put the matter at the back of her mind.

She received a message from Will more than a month later: ‘I know you gave me that money. Tiffie refused to say, but I know… Thank you for helping me. I’ll pay you back once business picks up. I wouldn’t have gotten through this easily if it wasn’t for you.’

Mark nodded, turned around and went into the study. He sat quietly for a moment, then pulled out his phone and called Jackson. “You mentioned that Will’s company was in dire straits before and that he needed money to turn things around, right? Tiffany lent him some money, but do you think Arianne would have done the same?”

“I don’t think so?” Jackson replied hesitantly. “Tiffany’s been asking me for allowance money lately, so I asked her what the money was for. Then, she told me that it was for Will. I suspected Arianne’s participation at the time, so I asked Tiffany and she denied it resolutely. She even added that Arianne’s relationship with Will was so awkward that he would never have asked her for money. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?”

Mark fell silent for two seconds, then said, “She was sending a message to someone behind my back, and when I approached her, she panicked and hid her phone screen away, afraid that I’d see. Besides… I’ve noticed that she would go out behind my back from time to time, and it’s not to the office… Tell me, why won’t she tell me, unless she’s feeling guilty?”