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.

so I shifted my topic, "Let's talk about the factory in the southern district then. The one you decided to shut it down on

started speaking after looking at my expression for a while, "I can't

know why," I said

beat around the bush and went

to me first? Why didn't

shut down for six months. Naturally, I'd come to you when I couldn't figure out from where you found the funds

"Arianna, you

cynically, "You can just tell Hendrix about Advancer Tech. He probably already figured it

a pause, he smiled and added, "I admire your work ethic. Don't get me wrong; I still hate you. However, I must admit that although you're annoying, you're

mean Austin could be, so I wasn't bothered by his

there was nothing

I received a call from Monique. Something was off in her tone. She asked me to

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

blood test result and an ultrasound image were attached 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 up with

been cautious. I wondered