Chapter 390 Catch-22

Mark extended his hand in her direction and beckoned her over. “Come here.” Arianne obeyed him obediently. It felt as though all the barriers between them had disappeared. He pulled her to him, seating her on his lap before he rested his chin on her shoulders. He inhaled her scent, allowing it to soothe the turmoil in his mind. “Ari, do you truly wish to leave me?” This was the first time Arianne had heard him referring to her as Ari while he was sober. It made her nervous for some reason. Her palms began to sweat, and her body stiffened. She stammered, “W-w-why are you asking me that right now? Y-you’re acting really weird!” He responded by tightening his arms around her, it was almost as though he was worried she would run away. “I want to know.” Arianne turned the question over and over in her head. She had always wanted to leave him, right? However, why was it so difficult for her to answer the question now? As though he could sense Arianne’s dilemma, he did not persist with the qu