‘Knock, knock...’
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Arianne opened the door, only to find Nina smiling at her. Without waiting for a reaction from Arianne, she entered the room.
“Mark is busy and I’m bored, so I hope you don’t mind me coming here to have a chat with you!”
Could Arianne say that she minded?
“No, I don’t mind. Have a seat. I’m not feeling that well, so I’ll lie down first.”
Nina watched Arianne return to the bed, then found a chair to sit down. “How did the miscarriage happen?”
Arianne involuntarily stiffened as she forced a smile. “By accident.”
Nina pursed her lips with what seemed like sympathy. “Accident? How… very careless. It’s a life, after all. The Tremont family lacks for nothing, except for Mark having a child at his age. What a pity to lose that baby.”
Arianne had lost any desire to continue the conversation. “I would like to rest now.”
His tone was very calm. It was as if they were having an extremely ordinary conversation. She just couldn’t get used to the absence of his usual indifference.
“There’s no one else here, you don't need to… act like this.” What she meant was, Mark didn’t need to put on any act and make everyone feel uncomfortable.
Mark had figured out Arianne’s plan in upsetting him at every turn, so he didn’t bother getting angry but smiled at her. “Alright, go to sleep.”
After a moment of silence, Arianne said, “Well… can you give me a card? I need to pay for something but don’t have any money since I haven’t been going to work…”
Before she even finished speaking, Mark had tossed his wallet to her. “The cards are all inside. All with the same passwords, six zeroes.”
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