Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 168

Arianne snorted softly. “It’s a stray cat that I picked up. Mark didn’t allow me to keep it, but I insisted otherwise. After we fought several times, he agreed to allow me to keep it in the yard. I only let it come into the house when he isn’t home.”

Tiffany gave her a thumbs up. “You are freaking awesome for having the guts to fight with Mark. I didn’t expect you to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Not wanting to talk about Mark anymore, Arianne changed the subject. “So, what is this about you having a lot to grumble about and your blood boiling at the mention of your mom?”

The expression on Tiffany’s face turned bitter and hateful. “I’m so vexed right now. I feel like the rest of my life is bleak if I’m going to live with my mom. It’s too exhausting… I’m working at Jackson’s company right now and also working part-time at night. Even with two incomes, I can’t support my mom. She just can’t get rid of her obsession with luxury goods and her habit of spending frivolously. Not only that, she’s into playing mahjong and gambling away quite a huge sum of money. Everytime we talk about it, it just ends in fights. I’m so done with talking about it with her now.”

Arianne, having already known a little bit about this before, could only comfort Tiffany. “She must not be used to the life of an ordinary person. It’ll get better in time. Don’t worry too much about it. But you have to make her understand that the situation is different now. There’s no mountain of wealth at home for her to squander. You have to also let her know how exhausted you are. She has to feel sorry for her daughter, right?”

Tiffany wasn’t counting on Lilian to pity her. “Come on now, if she really feels sorry for me, she wouldn’t expect me to prepare three meals a day for her as if she’s disabled. She doesn’t even do any housework at home. I have to do everything. If my dad were still alive, he definitely wouldn’t be able to stand her acting this way. My biggest fear is that she’ll find out there’s still some money left in the card that Ethan previously asked you to pass to me. If she finds out, I’m sure she’ll spend it all in just a few days. I’m saving that money to pay the down payment for a house. I’ve seen a few houses and found one that I like, but I still need a bit more to have enough for the down payment.”

Arianne could see a young woman striving to live in Tiffany, and she was a little envious. She wished to be able to live like a normal person too, even if it meant that she had to worry about life. At least she would have freedom, a life goal, and hope.

So what if she was Mrs. Tremont, who was envied by many? No matter how gorgeous a quagmire looked, it was still a quagmire. Its intrinsic quality couldn’t be changed.

Seeing that Arianne didn’t continue the conversation, Tiffany suddenly thought of something and lowered her voice. “Ari, I hope… Mark hasn’t been touching you lately.”