Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 872

“You women don’t make a lick of sense,” Mark grumbled. “Every other woman out there would dream of having your life, yet you keep wanting to play the life of an everyday person. Do you know just how many women out there are dying to live this comfortably without lifting a finger? I’m inclined to believe that you’re having all these thoughts precisely because there’s nothing else in life for you to fret about. Frankly, I’d like for you to spend your days caring for our son at home, sometimes going out shopping if you get bored, and waiting for me to come home around the evenings. In fact, I would very much rather you act like other housewives, frequenting beauty salons and being patrons of luxury shops instead of being obsessed with going out to work.”

Arianne lost her patience. “But that isn’t what I want. I never wanted that at all! You can’t control how I live or limit what I can do just because we’re married! I don’t want to live the rest of my life in this unhappy stupor, Mark. That life you described just now is the very definition of meaningless existence to me. Of course, I know we’re super-duper-rich; I know that the money you make is enough to last us for, I dunno, generations, without ever going out to work. But so what? I’m not gonna become a soulless husk going through the motion, so I don’t care if you agree or not. I’m going to look for work tomorrow! God, I always hoped that you’d be different from all the other men, but it turned out you’re just as fuddy-duddy as the rest of them! You don’t know me at all!”

Mark tossed his phone aside and turned to face her. “And that’s completely true — I don’t know you. You know why? Because when you were only eight-years-old, I was legally turned into an adult! What I told you just now? That’s the life I want. I want you to stay at home and be the best mother I know you can be. I don’t want my wife to go outside breaking backs for a couple of bucks! But when I offered you a spot in my company, you said no! What do you even want? Besides, as long as I keep my lips stiff, no one would dare to hire you.”

That set off the fuse. “Oho, so now you’re blaming me for not choosing a guy who’s around my age, are you? You know what, you’re completely right about this. I should have stuck to someone my age! At least, then we’ll better understand one another and not get bogged down by this stupid generation gap and communication problem!” she fumed. “But hey, if I remember correctly, it was you who left me no choice!’

Mark was sure she was insinuating something, so he bit back. “What, drawing this back to Will Sivan again? Fine, you once had this guy who’s about your age, and it was I who forced the two of you apart! Still holding grudges, are we? Listen, Arianne Tremont. Stop provoking me before I get angry!”

Arianne was already furious herself; there was no space in her heart to care if Mark was too. In a flash, she sat up from bed, grabbed a pillow, and smacked him with it. “That’s it, I’m not talking to you anymore! Lord, all that gentlemanliness is a façade, isn’t it?!”

Mark raised his hand to guard himself against the blow. “Excuse me, princess! Do you kiss me with that mouth? I’ve never pretended to be anything. Heck, all I’m saying is I disagree with you going to work! So don’t go and make up stories about ‘facades’!”