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 down on your

only started speaking after looking at my expression for a

want to know why," I

was a business-related matter. So, I didn't beat around

to me first? Why didn't you report to Hendrix?"

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

sneered, "Arianna, you are

his eyebrows and said cynically, "You can just tell

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

me how mean Austin could be, so I wasn't

to a conclusion, there was nothing

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

sitting there alone, looking helpless and out of touch. She was holding something that looked like medical records in her

I asked in confusion, "Eight weeks pregnant? Who's the baby daddy?" I knew Monique would occasionally hook up with

wondered