Mark’s gentle look made Arianne recall Geralt’s words. ‘Would Mark really kill me? Would he be as cruel as he is to others…’
Then, Arianne unexpectedly asked, “If I were to do something you find intolerable, would you want me dead?”
Mark was slightly startled before he answered. “No, if I couldn't tolerate it anymore, I’d just get a divorce. Why would I need to take your life? Get some rest, I’ll take a shower now.”
‘A divorce you say…
‘If it really comes to that, would he really be able to divorce so easily?’
As she heard the sound of rushing water, Arianne laid in bed and raised her hand. Then, she followed the messy markings that Mateo left as she drew in the air. ‘It would really be hard to carve out the word “Mark” if a person was dying, so is that why only an “M” was left behind?’
…
Mateo’s body still had yet to be found, so the Rodriguezes could not wait any longer. A month later after the incident, they announced that they would conduct a funeral for him.
Arianne found out about the news via Melanie. Mark had been too busy at the office to be bothered with any other news. Arianne wanted to attend the funeral, but she was afraid that it would be a bad idea. After all, both she and Mark were people who could cause the entire situation to blow up again.
On the night before the funeral, Geralt sent Arianne a text message. ‘Tomorrow is Teo’s funeral. I suppose you won’t be going, would you?’
Arianne was still hesitating at that moment, so she replied. ‘I don’t know, I haven’t decided yet. It might not be convenient for me to go, you know that…’
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