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.

persuading someone, so I shifted my topic, "Let's talk about the factory in the southern district then. The

only started speaking after looking at my expression for a while,

want to know why,"

beat around the bush and

you come to me first? Why didn't you report to

from where you found the funds to fill in for the loss. I believe that

"Arianna, you are

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,

news to me how mean Austin could be, so I wasn't bothered by his

conclusion, there

received a call from Monique. Something was off in her tone. She

her sitting in the lobby in just a glimpse of an eye. Monique 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

to the records. Noticing at the recorded date, I asked in confusion, "Eight weeks pregnant? Who's the baby daddy?" I knew Monique would occasionally hook

I wondered why she made such a