Arienna guessed that Mark had rushed home because she had rebelled by sneaking out of the house until late night.
She straightened her clothes and stepped in, prepared to take the storm head on.
When she entered, none of the servants in Tremont Estate were resting. Butler Henry, Mary, and the other servants were all standing in one line in the living room. Butler Henry looked at Arianne, then sighed and said nothing.
She took a deep breath and said, “It’s alright, I’ll explain it to him.”
“Sir isn’t in a good mood after drinking. You better take it easy…” Mary warned her.
Arienna smiled and went upstairs. The bedroom door was ajar. Mark Tremont sat on the chair in front of the French window with a cigarette lit between his fingers. Smoke veiled the room, and his figure looked slightly hazy.
He was still in his suit, which meant he had just come back not long ago. Arienna approached him and offered him a cup of tea to sober him up. “Tiffie was in a bad mood and drunk. I came back straightaway after sending her home.”
Mark ignored her explanation. He took a drag on his cigarette and asked coldly, “Didn’t Uncle Henry tell you that you’re not allowed to go out?”
“He did, but he is only a butler. He can’t control where I want to go. This has nothing to do with him,” she responded calmly.
He snuffed his cigarette out. “You’re always so forgetful. Butler Henry is getting old, maybe it’s time for him to retire and go home.”
Arianne was stunned; she didn’t expect Butler Henry to be implicated as a result. “I said it has nothing to do with Uncle Henry.”
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