Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 283

A barely noticeable smile tugged at Jackson’s lips. “Sure, I’ll take it that she didn’t mention anything about resigning. I’ll keep my words and double her salary. However, please keep this to yourself since it’s unprecedented.”

Tiffany placed the cash that she had just retrieved from the general accounting department on Jackson’s desk. “Here’s the wage that I took earlier.”

Jackson shook his head. “Hold on to it. Your salary will still be remunerated this month. These will be considered as your annual bonus. We’ll subtract them at that time. Take the day off and come back to work tomorrow. Adjust your state of mind for now.”

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Noontime. Arianne called Tiffany. “Why aren’t you here? You didn’t complete your resignation in time?”

Tiffany sighed. “My whole life is a mess because of my mom. I won’t be able to work with you. I’m sorry, Ari…”

Arianne knew what had happened without needing Tiffany to go into details. “It’s okay. Jackson’s company is not bad at all. You’ll have a lot of opportunities there. I’m just asking. I’ll hang up now since there’s not much else.” Arianne did not say much, it was not in her place to intervene.

Hanging up, Arianne continued to work. The startup company was bustling. Eric had a lot of deals that were signed within the day. A few of them were from Mark, and they were passed to her without any hesitation.

“No. I used to sleep naked. You just didn’t know that. I’ve been exhausted recently. It feels better to sleep like this,” he said solemnly, no longer seeming like he was joking.

Arianne was alarmed. She had assumed he was only not wearing a shirt. She did not expect he was not wearing anything at all. She was honestly unaware that he had such a habit. She felt the temperature rising in the room. She quickly said, “I’m exhausted. Good night…”

Mark moved and easily scooped her into his embrace. “I want you…”

Hearing his husky voice saying something so direct, Arianne felt like a current course through her. It went to her head, and she felt herself turning weak. “No… I’m not in the mood. It’s been pretty hectic recently. You’re exhausted as well. Sleep early.”