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.

topic, "Let's talk about the factory in the southern district then. The one you decided to shut it

looking at my expression

want to know why,"

didn't beat around the bush

come to me first? Why didn't you

looked down at the table and explained, "You were 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

sneered, "Arianna, you are this

just tell

smiled and added, "I admire your work ethic. Don't get me wrong; I still hate you. However,

news to me how mean Austin could be,

things had come to a conclusion, there was nothing

I received a call from Monique. Something was off in

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 and took the

date, I asked

cautious. I wondered why she made such