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.

finally looked at me and said something,

fine with anything," I said. I had the feeling that he might throw a fit later on,

the dishes to be served. I wasn't that hungry anyway, so I only took a few bites while looking at him with my chin

a little under my gaze. He looked

I immediately

why are you looking at me?"

posture and

me as he

Even though the factory in the southern district has been suspended for half a

he said, "Is there anything

matter-of-fact response threw me

to date?" Josiah's parents were remarkable figures in

his parents would react to the unplanned

me, "You seem to be very interested in

of it, so I wanted to ask about it. There's no deeper meaning to it." He lowered his gaze

that I didn't have much appetite, he stopped eating and got us out of the restaurant. He then went straight to the mall. When it comes to shopping, Hendrix would