A Ruling Passion: Mr Tremont's Priceless Little Bride novel Chapter 55

Arianne was getting increasingly curious over how that aviation incident happened. Knowing her father, he would never pilot under inebriation. Her father had always been a highly competent captain and was a good, responsible father. Always!

Suddenly, they were interrupted by the secretary’s voice from outside the office, “Mr. Tremont, a Mr. John Lane has asked to see you. We’ve tried to make him leave, but he has refused. He’s caused an unsightly ruckus in front of the office.”

John Lane was none other than Tiffany’s father.

“Mark, please let him come and speak… I’m begging you…” Arianne pleaded.

Mark gritted his teeth and released her. “Let him in!” he snapped.

Before she could relax, he splashed a bucket of cold water over her hopes when he smirked and said, “Just because I’ve agreed to see him, doesn’t mean that I’ll help him! Won’t this uncertainty crush all of his hopes?”

He looked extremely terrifying in this state… Destroying a man’s hopes at a time like this was equivalent to forcing him to his doom, prodding him into ending his life… People who ended their lives after being consumed by the exhaustion of bankruptcy and debt were a dime a dozen. The thought of this made her feel as if all of the strength in her body had disappeared. She pulled his arm weakly and pleaded, “Don’t do this… Please…”

Mark did not respond. His lack of response made Arianne very nervous.

Soon, John Lane rushed in.

Even at a time like this, he still remembered to maintain his dignity. Despite his anxiety and appearance, which had grown so haggard that he didn’t look like himself, he knocked on the door first, then steadily walked in.

“Mr. Tremont… Thank you for giving me a chance to see you,” he said. “I’m here to talk about the case involving the loss of materials. Could you please give me more time and wait for the police to solve the case? I understand that it will be impossible to continue our collaboration, even if we manage to regain the materials. This delay has caused immeasurable losses for you, so I will give you all of my family’s fortune as compensation. Is that alright?”

Mark did not give an immediate response. He walked towards the sofa and sat down, as if in deep thought.