Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1838

Mrs. Rodriguez waited until both Geralt and Arianne had left before she opened up the personal letter that Mateo had left her. After she read it, Mrs. Rodriguez’s mouth gaped open. By the time she regained her senses and wanted to ask Geralt some questions to clear some things up, his car had already driven away.

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During the journey, Arianne was shivering non-stop. She was not sure why she was shivering as well; all she knew was that she was very cold despite the sun shining outside. In this kind of weather, it would be extremely dry and hot if the air-conditioner was not on in the car.

Geralt seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with Arianne, so he asked worriedly, “What’s the matter? Are you cold?”

Arianne nodded her head. “Yes… a little… Could you increase the temperature of the air conditioner please?”

Geralt adjusted the temperature of the air-conditioner with one hand while holding the steering wheel with the other. “Done… But how could you be feeling cold in this weather? Is it because you were too frightened just before? Don’t worry, you’re safe now; you’ll be fine after you relax for a while. About that… Teo’s mom shouldn’t have done that, but could you please not pursue the matter? I’ll make sure to counsel her later on so that she doesn’t do anything irrational again.”

Arianne, who had just cheated death, found it difficult to regain her composure. ‘When I was confronting Mrs. Rodriguez in the basement, I thought I was calm enough, but now that I’ve escaped from there, I realized I’m not even the least bit calm. I’m frightened for my life and am still shivering until now.

‘I was so close to death’s door! I was so close to not being able to see Mark and Smore ever again!’

When Arianne stopped shivering so much, she said, “I know, I won’t pursue the matter. I can understand why she did it anyway. However, I won’t be able to go home in this state, nor would I be able to go to my office. If Mark finds out about this, he definitely wouldn’t leave this matter alone. Could you drop me off at a shopping mall so that I can buy another set of clothes to change into? I’ll also need to tend to the wounds on my face while I’m at it.”

Arianne panicked a little as she moved her hand behind her back. Mrs. Rodriguez had intended to cut off her thumb earlier, and although she didn’t actually go through with it in the end, there was a slight wound left behind. “I lost my phone along with my handbag. I guess someone stole it. It was missing when I came out of the bathroom at a cafe. Gosh, I was too careless. Today’s such an unlucky day for me. Don’t worry, I’ll give Mark a call later.”

After that, Mary did not probe any further. However, she inwardly complained at how careless Arianne had been. ‘Not only did she fall while walking, she even got her handbag stolen.’

After receiving Arianne’s phone call, Mark swiftly returned home.

When Arianne was confronted with Mark’s inquiring gaze, her guilty conscience kicked in. ‘My face and hand have wounds on them, and I’ve also lost my handbag. Although my explanation fooled Mary, will I be able to fool him?’