Seeing this, the old woman couldn’t help curling her lips, “Look, your husband has gone out with another woman and you’re still so calm about it. Don’t come crying to me if something happens.”
Arianne’s head was spinning, “Granny! They just happen to be going the same way. Don’t ever say such a thing. It might happen with other women, but not Tiffie. Do not think of Tiffie in that way!”
Tabitha waved her arms as she walked out to the garden. Arianne let out a long sigh. People had more to say in their old age. She didn’t really mind. Once the old woman understood Tiffany more, she would stop saying such things.
Tiffany followed Mark into the office. She walked towards Jackson when she saw him and knelt down next to him to check his swollen hand, “Does it hurt?”
Jackson turned his face away and didn’t say a word. The only thing he wanted to do now, was to stay quiet and do nothing.
Knowing that Mark was outside, waiting for her to take him away, Tiffany used up her lifetime supply of good temper, “Jackson… I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have slapped you. You may not have known it at the time, but I was frightened. You yelled at me too. I know how you feel. If I were in your shoes, I would probably have done the same, but… your dad is innocent. All I can say is that he caused this scandal. Give him a chance to clear the air, okay?”
He was finally in the mood to crack jokes, albeit with a grim look on his face. Tiffany heaved a sigh of relief, “Then go to sleep. You’ll feel much better after that. You haven’t told me that you’ve forgiven me. Otherwise, I’ll be wracked with guilt over slapping you today.”
Jackson stared at her, as if he were staring at an idiot, “Who forces forgiveness? Besides… you didn’t do anything wrong. It was my fault, I shouldn’t have yelled at you. There was only one thing on my mind at the time and that was to teach Atticus a lesson. The pain he’s caused me and my mum is extremely deep. Wouldn’t it have been better if he never came back? He comes back and we get tormented. He’s ruined my mother’s life.”
Tiffany smiled brightly at him, “It’s alright. So we’re even. From now on, I won’t hit you and you can’t yell at me. I don’t have the words for your issues with your dad. One shouldn’t advise another man based on his own experiences. As long as you don’t kick up a huge fuss again, I won’t get involved. I won’t force you; otherwise, everyone else will suffer too. Alright, I’ll take you home now. I’ll fix your wound once you’ve showered and changed. I’ll go back to the office once I’m done. I’d suggest taking a few days off. You know how big of a scandal this is. Everyone in the office knows now, and I’m afraid you might get upset if you overheard their gossip.”
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