“Why are you spacing out there?! Hurry up and say yes, Ari!”
Tiffany was shouting by the side, obviously excited.
Arianne regained her senses when she heard Tiffany screaming. She thought that it was all unbelievable. She wanted to ask what was going on, but it did not seem like the right time to talk about anything else given the circumstances. Hence, she slowly raised her hand under everyone’s watchful eyes. “Y-yes…”
Arianne still thought that she was dreaming, right up till the point where the ring was placed around her ring finger. ‘Is this the “big thing” that Mark has been busy with?’ Arianne was so agitated that her hands were slightly trembling…
Arianne’s eyes suddenly began to tear up and swell. ‘He really did keep his promise and give me the best. He’s announced to everyone that I’m his woman.’
As fireworks began to be released above the cruise, the music became merrier. Mark got up and kissed Arianne on the lips. “From now on, you’re mine. No, you’ve always been mine. This is only what I owe you. Now, everything has been paid in full.”
Arianne lowered her eyes and forced herself to calm down because her makeup was definitely going to be ruined if she cried. “How could you do this to me? Why didn’t you tell me beforehand…? You…”
Mark gently curled his lips into a smile. “It wouldn’t be called a surprise if I told you. What you’re wearing now was personally designed by me night after night. This is what you wanted, you said so yourself.”
Arianne felt very embarrassed after hearing their comments. “Stop teasing me, I was just… caught off guard. I suppose anyone would react the same way as me, wouldn’t they? For a moment there I thought that it was Robin and Sylvain’s wedding, but I never thought that you guys were actually hiding the truth from me. Moreover, I’ve got to hand it to you for being able to hide it so well.”
A hint of loneliness flashed through Melanie’s eyes; her marriage with Alejandro was done up about the same scale as it was that night. However, the only difference was that her marriage with Alejandro was not founded on their feelings for each other, but due to business reasons. The entire marriage was done as a show for others. Hence, every time Melanie looked at Jackson and Tiffany or Arianne and Mark, she would think that she had it the worst among them. To this day, Alejandro had not even shown any signs of loving her. She surmised that their relationship would probably have been long but broken if not for their daughter.
“Melanie, is Millie here?”
Arianne’s voice brought Melanie back to her senses. She hurriedly smiled and replied, “I didn’t bring her today. She’s too naughty and likes to run around too much. I had to leave her alone at home, since I wouldn’t be able to take care of her with this crowd. By the way, Smore is such a good boy; he was even able to present the ring.”
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