Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1599

Mark furrowed his eyebrows so slightly that it was nigh undetectable. “I'm going to shower.”

By the time he had gone into the bathroom, Arianne finally realized the gaffe she made; there had been an element of insinuation. But of course, aside from Mark, Shelly had no relatives to care for her. Besides, it might even be a bad look for Mark if he cared too little about the only surviving relative he had.

Even if he “cared” a little too much that it chaffed Arianne, her disgruntlement would only distress Mark. In truth, she had no other choice but to silently bear their current arrangement.

The very next day, Mark left for the hospital early in the morning. Arianne had to hail an uber to work.

Sylvain, ostensibly due to an urgent matter, was searching frantically for Mark. When he found him absent in his office, he turned to Arianne and asked, “Hey, where’s Mr. Tremont? It’s a bit too early for the Big Boss to not be here, isn’t it? Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him around that much these days.”

With her hand propped against her chin, a rather indolent Arianne doodled circle after circle on her paper. “Why look for him? He’s currently fixing his aunt’s problems again—God knows when he’s coming back,” she intoned. “If it’s urgent, though, you could always tell me. It’s the same as telling him in person.”

Sylvain demurred for a good few seconds before proclaiming, “I… er, I need to request for a salary advance.”

Arianne’s hand froze in mid-action. She glanced up at him skeptically. “You’re not exactly the type without surplus of cash, Sylvain. Very few things could compel you to require a salary advance, no? Which means… you’re gonna ask for a very hefty amount, aren’t you? Why do you need it? I suspect you wouldn’t ask if you weren’t hoping to get, say, $100,000 at least.”

Since the amount Sylvain was asking would place a rather hefty toll on the company, Arianne could not take it lightly. She called Mark.

An affair concerning the company begged professionalism, so immediately after the call connected, Arianne went straight to the chase. “Mark, Sylvain needs some cash to buy a new house, and he’s requesting a salary advance. What says you?”

Mark had just finished tackling the documents needed for Shelly’s discharge, and right now, he simply could not afford this distraction.

“I’ll leave it up to you to make the call,” he answered. “I know you’ve got a good grip on how much money goes in, out, and stays in the company’s account, so you’re apt to decide the amount he should get. I’m busy over here, so I have to go.”