Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1564

“No frickin’ way. Mark’s sweet little aunt again?” Tiffany teased. “Look at the tortured state she has put you under, gal! He’s gotta be blind to not see this!”

Arianne’s body sagged like a deflating balloon. “Oh, blind he is not. The problem is, he doesn’t know what to do with his aunt! No normal person would seriously consider reasoning with a psycho, right? —That’s right, I totally agree with you now. She’s a complete fruit loop and an utter nutcase. Doesn’t matter how terrible her transgression is, or how much venom’s in her words; you’re supposed to forgive the insane after she said she’s sorry! So what if I had enough of her? As long as Mark can’t say the word, I still have to put up with her all-day, every single day!

“Like what. The. Hell, Tiffie! You should have seen that never-before-seen puppyish docile look on Mark’s face when he’s with his aunt. It was that exact moment when I knew the only way forward for me is to endure her forever! I mean, for crying out loud, she’s his blood-related aunt who’s a carbon copy of his own mom! That’s like, the key feature that guarantees Mark’s affection. When his Aunt Shelly appeared in our life suddenly one day—my God, he was on cloud frickin’ nine. There had been no room for my opinions at all,” she finished.

Tiffany held her chin with both hands, mulling over Arianne’s words for a moment. “Hmm… He wasn’t contacting his aunt before this, right? That means they should not be as close as they are now... My guess? He just enjoys the feeling of having his family around him. But alas, poor Mark, for his aunt turned out to be a bit messed up here—”

She finished her sentence by pointing at her temple.

As the two continued to chat, Melanie strode into the café. As soon as her eyes caught the women’s spot, she hastened her pace toward them.

Instinctively, Tiffany looked out of the clear window and found her eyes on Alejandro’s car driving away. Alejandro had been the one to bring Melanie here, it seemed, and Tiffany was glad that he did not come in with her.