My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Hendrix stared straight at me, and I tried to explain to cover my embarrassment, "I was just curious. How about you help me ask him instead?"

"Did you?" Hendrix asked Josiah.

Josiah almost fell off his seat. He looked at us in disbelief, "Couples indeed act alike! You two, leave, now."

As I knew I wouldn't get anything out from Josiah, I stopped harassing him.

On the other hand, Hendrix held onto my arm and pulled me out of Josiah's office. It seemed like he went to Josiah's office wanting to meet me. I followed closely behind him, wondering how he might react to what happened just then.

Hendrix didn't say anything even when we got in the car. He seemed mad at me, but at the same time, he didn't look mad.

I couldn't figure him out, so I asked instead, "Have you eaten anything?" It was just in time for dinner.

He didn't reply to me. Following that was a long silence.

Fifteen minutes later, he pulled up at a restaurant's parking lot. He then got out of the car, and I trotted behind him.

a seat, Hendrix finally looked at me and said something, "What do you want to

he might throw a fit later on, even though I wasn't

didn't take long for the dishes to be served. I wasn't that hungry anyway, so I only took a few bites while looking at him

seemed to have slowed down a little under my gaze. He looked up, and

I immediately denied

you looking at

up my posture and said, "I'm

and raised his eyebrows at me as he

nodded and began to explain. "There are a lot of problems going on with Advancer Tech. Even though the factory in the southern district

he said, "Is there anything

response threw me

would interfere with whom he chooses to date?" Josiah's parents were remarkable figures in Jarold City. I was worried about Monique if she

would

at me, "You seem to be

"It's nothing. I just got reminded of it, so I wanted to ask about

us out of the restaurant. He then went straight to the mall. When it