Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 512

Naya smiled. “That’s right. Lulu is a really obedient girl. She’s a good girl. She’s my one and only hope. Lately, I've been coming home late from work. When I get home, I try to avoid cleaning up my mother-in-law’s mess. I wash my husband and my clothes in the washing machine and Lulu’s clothes by hand. I’m exhausted. I can’t be bothered with them. They have hands and feet. I’ve stopped acting like their servant. They’ve been grumbling at me lately, but I don’t care. They used to complain about me not having an income, now I can take care of myself since expenses aren’t that high here. I’d love to see what else they can say once I stop relying on their son.”

Arianne agreed with Naya’s words. “You should have done that a long time ago. Just ignore them if they’re not happy, and tell them to talk to their son. It’s not like you’re their biological daughter, and they’ve never treated you like their own anyway. Why should you deal with the trouble anyway? By the way, I don’t think it’s healthy for us to order takeout every day. Why don’t we take turns stepping out from the shop and cooking our meals everyday? I’ll cover the cost of the ingredients. You can consider this as the shop subsidizing your meals, but remember, I’m not subsidizing your living expenses.”

Naya agreed that it was a good idea. She discussed it with the others before they finally agreed on it.

Although Arianne did not talk much about her problems and had mostly listened to Naya’s complaints, she felt strangely relieved.

When noon came around, she became worried about Mark and wanted to see if he had left. For this reason, she left work to check on him.

When she walked in, she discovered he had finished the noodles she cooked in the morning and washed the cutleries and bowl. The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and she could vaguely make out the figure of a man on the bed. He had not left…

She stepped forward and knocked on the bedroom door before asking nonchalantly, “What would you like for lunch?”

Mark knew that she would come home at noon so he lay very still on the bed, looking sickly. “Anything’s fine.”

Arianne checked the fridge. There were some groceries left, enough to make a simple meal. After she finished cooking, she left the food on the table again and returned to the shop. She did not stay a minute longer than necessary. After all, she did not know how to face him.

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Honestly, Arianne’s cooking was not that good. Mark could not stomach it, but he could not bear to leave it uneaten. He struggled to finish the food, and his struggles only ended once he had finished eating. After that, he cleared the table. He did not have the nerve to let her clean it up when she came home. He deduced that she would ask him about when he was leaving after she came home from work. He had to come up with a good excuse…

As expected, Arianne’s first question to him when she got home from work was to ask him when he would be leaving.

Mark had picked up some tips from Jackson earlier on. “You can always send me to a hotel if it’s inconvenient.”

Arianne frowned. “I’m not letting you stay in a hotel on your own. I’ve tried calling Henry and Mary. Why can’t I get through to them?”

He glared at her with eyes that were like a dark and bottomless abyss.

She could not read his mind, but she realized that she was no longer scared of him even if he were angry with her. Why should she be afraid when she had already decided never to speak to him again?

Those few seconds felt like a few centuries. The small yellow chicks printed all over his pajama top and bottom were a stark contrast to his aura. This was probably one of the reasons why he did not completely intimidate her.

“I can wipe myself down, right?” Mark finally yielded.

She filled up a bucket of water for him, then, threw a newly-purchased towel into the bucket. “Wipe.”

He cocked an eyebrow and lifted his shirt without any sign of hesitation, ready to take it off. “Are you sure you want to watch?”

She calmly turned around and walked out. She only realized how hot her cheeks were after she sighed in relief. What the heck was wrong with him? He looked so miserable and pathetic when he first arrived, and now, it seemed like he was no different from how he used to be. He was even trying to intimidate her. Unfortunately, she was no longer afraid of him! However, she had to admit that she weakened just a little when she looked him in the eyes… This was an old sickness that had been festering for the past ten years. She had to fix it!