Butler Henry acknowledged her instructions then left the hospital with the other bodyguards. It was finally then that Arianne collapsed on the chair. “Tiffie… My stomach hurts…”
Tiffany wiped her tears and shouted for a doctor. The doctor gave Arianne a preliminary check up then concluded, “You’re experiencing a miscarriage symptom. Better rest up. We’ll only be able to assess further after at least a week. Your health is too poor.”
Tiffany was shocked. “You’re pregnant? Whose child is it?”
Arianne sighed in resignation. “Whose do you think it is?”
“It can’t be… Will’s?” Tiffany said weakly.
Arianne grew depressed. “Tiffie, I can’t possibly bring myself to do that kind of thing. It’s Mark’s child. Please keep my pregnancy a secret. He doesn’t know about it.”
“What? He doesn’t know? Why didn’t you tell him? Maybe he’ll treat you better if you told him! You really need to learn how to fight for yourself. Don’t be like me. I gave everything and ended up with nothing. I really wasted my effort on an ingrate!” Tiffany huffed indignantly.
“I haven’t given anything to Mark… This is what I owe him. I don’t want to fight for his everything. Tiffie, you don’t understand the suffocating pressure that comes when you owe someone too much that you can never pay them back.” There were so many meanings hidden in Arianne’s words. Tiffany couldn’t get it so the conversation ended there.
The next morning, Lillian finally woke up. Arianne wished that she could find them another place to live, but she had no money at the moment. She once again regretted returning Mark’s card to him last night. Why did this always happen? The more she didn’t want to owe him, the more she ended up owing him...
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