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.

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

anything," I said. I had the feeling that he might throw a fit later on, even though I wasn't sure what

so I only took a few bites while looking at him

a fast eater. But he seemed to have slowed down a little under my gaze. He looked up, and as our eyes met,

I immediately denied

looking at me?" he

my posture and said, "I'm

me as he asked, "Is there something

lot of problems going on with Advancer Tech. Even though the factory in the

"Is

matter-of-fact response threw

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

his parents would react to

eyebrows at me, "You seem to

"It's nothing. I just got reminded of it, so I wanted to ask about it. There's no deeper meaning to it."

and got us out of the restaurant. He then went straight to