My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

As soon as we entered the villa, I noticed a middle-aged woman dressed in fine and fashionable clothes as she stood by the entrance, welcoming us. With a smile on her face, she looked at Hendrix and greeted, "Mr. Roberts, long time no see."

Seeing that I was next to Hendrix, the woman smiled faintly before her gaze returned to Hendrix. "This must be Mrs. Roberts, right?"

Hendrix nodded as he shook her hands and greeted her, "Hello, Madam Lawson. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Madam Lawson? Taking another look at this woman, a realization suddenly struck my mind. Wasn't she Sawyer's mother, Valerie Lawson?

Why did Hendrix bring me here for dinner out of the blue?

After a brief introduction, Valerie led Hendrix and me into the villa. We followed her into the dining room on the first floor. There were already a few people seated at the table, and they seemed to be middle- aged men with their wives.

ordered the butlers to serve the dishes. Then, she uttered with a smile, "Thank you very much for coming tonight, everyone. I know all of you are usually busy and seldom have the time to gather together. It's a rare occasion today, so don't be shy, make yourselves at

has just entered." A middle-aged man chuckled

Roberts, whom I've always mentioned to you. He's young and promising. The one next to him is his wife, Mrs. Roberts." After that was an

intentional, she mentioned the case regarding the methamphetamine, saying that it had been decades since it last appeared in the market and

"It just so happens I looked into a case yesterday and found that someone had recently smuggled that drug. One or two grams of

this that she went to her friend for help in search of it. Who knew that things would

for about two seconds before I realized

I wondered to myself, "When have I ever met

took a quick glance at Hendrix and

your friend's name? I'll go back and check. If there really was a misunderstanding,