Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1688

As he set foot into his house, the pitch black living room suddenly lit up. Mark squinted his eyes due to the sudden overwhelming brightness and scanned his surroundings before laying his gaze on Shelly, who was standing by the staircase.

Shelly was wearing a thin piece of nightgown, making her look so thin that she could probably fly away with the wind. The bandage on her head seemed to be a little bloodied as she squinted her eyes. “Why have you arrived home only now? Have you been to Arianne’s place again? She’s already done this to me, yet you still want to be with her? Do you really want to drive me up a corner? Will you be happy if I’m dead?! Why can’t you ever understand the hardships I’m enduring?!”

Shelly’s words were as sharp as a knife as she talked; it was so irritating that it made others feel like shutting her up.

Mark expressionlessly said, “I’ll repay you whatever the mother who raised me owes, but I won’t allow you to torture Arianne any longer, since she doesn’t owe you anything. I’ll slowly repay you everything that my foster mother owed you… From now on, you’re forbidden from leaving Tremont Estate and will be receiving treatment when you’re recovered. This time, I’ll make sure you don’t run away, but I’ll personally pick you up when you’ve recovered and take care of you for the rest of your life.”

Shelly swayed and almost lost her footing. “What… What did you say?! In the end, you still choose to believe that wench?! You’d rather believe an outsider than me?!”

Mark closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “How am I supposed to believe you when not a single word that’s come out of your mouth is the truth?! Arianne would never do such a thing. We’ve been living together for over 10 years, and I’m the one who watched her grow up. We only had each other’s backs back then, so she’s the most important person to me. Who gives you the right to lay a finger on her?! I hope that you won’t ever spit out another criticism against her ever again! Everyone else is willing to live together peacefully, yet you refuse to go along with it, so I can only remove you from my life and make everything return to how it used to be before you showed up!”

Shelly was stunned as she sat on a step on the stairs. Her eyes were wide open, seeming to tear up. “Aren’t… Aren’t you afraid…”

Before she could finish, Mark interrupted her and said, “What would I be afraid of? Afraid that you’ll tell the public everything? I was afraid in the past because I didn’t want my foster mother to be criticized even after death. Also, I didn’t want to be too harsh on you because you kept pretending to be pitiful in front of everyone! But in the end, my silent patience has been met with your ruthlessness. This is where it ends; I’ve treated you with enough kindness. If you want to publicize the matter, you’re gonna have to see if you’re capable enough!”