Arianne was at a loss. “What should I do? Should I call Tiffie over and tell her the truth now? Would it be too cruel to do that?”
Mark was rendered speechless by Arianne and laughed out of anger. “You’re right, it’s indeed very cruel. Why don’t you just let her fall hopelessly in love with Ethan and pretend you know nothing until Ethan dumps her after getting the land? Or maybe wait until she discovers the truth about Ethan after they’re married? Don’t you think that’d be even crueler? If that incident didn’t happen, the Lane family would still be very well off today, and John Lane wouldn’t have died so early.”
Arianne understood that Mark was telling her that this was the best time to tell Tiffany, but she just could not bring herself to do it. She could not bear to see the disappointment and despair on Tiffany’s face when she discovered the truth. “I… I don’t dare to tell her… Tiffie will definitely lose her mind.”
Mark pressed his lips and nodded. “Yes, she’ll definitely lose her mind. However, it’ll be even worse if you let things progress like this. There are people waiting for me in the conference room, I have to leave now. You can stay here for the time being.”
It was only at this moment that Arianne realized she had called him out in the middle of a meeting. She was panicking that she completely forgot that Mark was in the midst of work. She was wrong in this regard. “Go ahead then, I’m sorry for causing you trouble.”
He quickly left the office without saying anything.
The meeting ended after more than an hour. By the time Mark returned to the office, Arianne was still there, still hesitating with her phone in hand.
Upon seeing this, Mark felt an impending headache. “You have no problem being ruthless to me. Why don’t you put it to good use now?”
She looked at him blankly. “When was I ever… ruthless to you?”
He said nothing but just took out a cigarette. Instead of lighting it, he just brought it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it before playing with it between his fingers. That was right, Arianne was always so indecisive when it comes to everyone except him. He had experienced her ruthlessness, and yet, she did not seem to be aware of it.
After pondering for a while, Arianne said tentatively, “Can…. you… I mean, since you’ve helped me… Can’t you just help me all the way? Since you’ve already uncovered the truth, is there a way you can prevent Ethan from getting back together with Tiffie without her knowing the truth?”
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