Mark Tremont was negotiating a contract with a partner over the phone when he was disturbed by the ringing of his cell phone. Feeling rather annoyed, he turned off his cell phone without looking at the screen.
Only after the contract was signed and he was back at the hotel did he turn on his cell phone again. His expression turned serious when he realized that the missed call was from Arianne. She usually never took the initiative to call him.
He returned the call. After a long busy dial tone, a cold robotic female voice came through. “Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be reached at this moment. Please try again later.”
Mark redialed to Tremont Estate, and the call was picked up by Mary. As soon as the call was connected, he asked, “Where’s Arianne?”
Mary glanced upstairs and explained, “Madam isn’t feeling well. The light in her room was on all night yesterday, so I guess she is sleeping now since she didn’t get a good amount of sleep last night.”
A sigh of relief involuntarily escaped Mark. “Tell her to return my call when she wakes up.”
His phone rang again as soon as he ended the call. It was Aery.
Since he was exhausted from work, he didn’t feel like dealing with her, so he rejected the call. But in a short while, his phone rang again persistently.
Feeling vexed, he pressed the answer button after a moment of hesitation but said nothing.
Aery’s sad voice came from the other end of the call. “Why did you hang up on me, Mark dear? Why was your phone busy just now? Who were you talking to? When are you coming back again? I miss you already,” she whined.
Compared to Arianne, Aery was too noisy. He never liked her and only kept her around for… certain values.
Aery looked at the black screen of her phone, then started screaming like crazy.
Helen came barging into the room. “What’s going on?!”
Aery was ugly sobbing at this point. “Mark doesn’t like me anymore! Mom, what should I do? I only gave him a call and he told me to know my place! If I can’t do this, he said he could replace me any time! He actually called me the younger sister of that bitch Arianne! He can give me anything I want except returning my feelings! What does he mean by that?! I don’t need anything, all I want is him!”
After Helen understood what was going on, she calmed her down. “Alright, stop crying. Is that all you are worth? If he doesn’t like that you are frequently contacting him, then don’t contact him until he takes the initiative to find you. A man like him can’t be won in just a day or two. Also, Arianne is your older sister no matter what. I won’t allow you to call her by that word. Make sure you don’t do it again!”
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