My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

In the café.

Soft music was playing in the background. After ordering a fruit juice for himself, Austin looked at me with annoyance in his eyes, "What do you want from me?"

"Do you hate me because of Andrea or because of something else?" I asked casually.

He laughed, "You want to meet me just to talk about this?"

I shook my head, "Nope. I'm just asking."

Discouraged by his response, I went ahead and said, "People shouldn't dwell on the past. Hendrix and I are married, and we have settled down. I know you like Andrea, so why don't you confess your love for her?"

"Are you done?" He frowned, visibly frustrated at me, "Arianna, just who do you think you are? Do you really think that we will live our lives the way you want us to?"

I lowered my gaze and stopped talking.

shifted my topic, "Let's talk about the factory in

my expression for a while, "I can't believe you

want to know

business-related matter. So, I didn't beat around the bush and went

Why didn't you report to

in charge of Advancer Tech, and its factory had been shut down for six months. Naturally, I'd come to you when I couldn't figure out from where you found the funds to fill in for the loss. I believe that you didn't do this with bad intentions. Besides, I don't want you

"Arianna, you

"You can just tell Hendrix about Advancer Tech. He probably

Don't get me wrong; I still hate you. However, I must admit that although you're annoying, you're great to

could

things had come to a conclusion, there was nothing more to discuss. So, I

of the café, I received a call from Monique. Something was off in her tone. She asked me

was sitting there alone, looking helpless and out of touch. She was holding something that looked like medical records in her hand. Instantly, I knew that things didn't seem right, so I walked up to her and took the records

were attached to the records. Noticing at the recorded date, I

she had always been cautious. I wondered why she made such