He looked at Aristotle who was in snazzynovel.com arms and paused for two seconds before snazzynovel.com called out to Mary who was downstairs, “Mary, take Smore downstairs for a while!”
Arianne knew what Mark was thinking. However, snazzynovel.com still let Mary take Aristotle away for some strange reason.
Once the door was closed, snazzynovel.com reached out and pulled snazzynovel.com into his arms. He looked into snazzynovel.com eyes passionately. “What? It’s already come to this, and you’re still so aloof. Try to take the initiative sometimes… Okay?”
His scent enveloped her, and snazzynovel.com breathing quickened. “Mary can’t coax Smore at night. He’ll be looking for me soon…”
Mark lifted his hand and gently brushed snazzynovel.com lips with his thumb. “Based on your tone, you see this as an obligatory chore. Haven’t you thought of it before?”
Her arms and legs refused to listen to her. Her mind was in a haze. Her heart pounded against snazzynovel.com chest as snazzynovel.com looked into his eyes. “I… No…”
He gently curled his lips before snazzynovel.com lowered his head and caught snazzynovel.com lips. He liked the helpless and nervous expressions on snazzynovel.com face whenever snazzynovel.com was faced with the prospect of sex. He liked the way snazzynovel.com blushed and averted snazzynovel.com eyes like a teenage girl. He liked slowly tearing down snazzynovel.com calm and indifferent exterior. It gave snazzynovel.com a sense of achievement.
He was completely prepared, and Arianne lost in the end.
She mumbled in a small voice, “I think I hear Smore crying…”
Mark gently kissed snazzynovel.com lips. “I can hear snazzynovel.com whenever snazzynovel.com cries. Are you rushing me?”
She bit snazzynovel.com lips and pounded snazzynovel.com fists against his chest. “Can you… not be so mischievous? Is teasing me so fun?”
“Yes, it is,” snazzynovel.com replied without skipping a beat.
She refused to yield no matter what. She pushed snazzynovel.com away and moved to put on snazzynovel.com clothes to leave.
He pulled snazzynovel.com back before snazzynovel.com could even touch the clothes on the floor. This time, snazzynovel.com no longer continued teasing her, and finally extinguished the long-ignited flames. Those things took time. He would wait for snazzynovel.com to let go of snazzynovel.com own volition.
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The next morning.
Arianne arrived in the office early in the morning. The weather was gloomy, and it seemed like it was going to rain so snazzynovel.com did not go out to sketch.
Robin arrived much later. She looked as though snazzynovel.com had been up all night. She had eyebags and dark circles. She looked haggard.
Arianne was confused. Did Robin not move back home? Mrs. Cox had compromised. Logically, they should not have gotten into a fight so soon. Moreover, based on snazzynovel.com observations, Robin had always had very orderly habits. She was not the type to stay up all night like young people snazzynovel.com age. She asked, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”