My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Minnie sighed, "Before you married into the Roberts family, Master Roberts thought that since you're cheerful and kind-hearted, you might eventually influence Hendrix to become more good-natured. So even though the two of you are now in such a bad situation, I hope you can face it together!"

I knew that Minnie meant well. I patted her hand and comforted her. "Minnie, the scariest thing about people is when they try to change another person. I won't do that to Hendrix, and I can't either. Maybe I'm destined to go through this. Don't you worry! I'll try my best to control my temper in the future. I'll try to not argue with him."

Her eyes were brimming red, and she shook her head slightly. "You youngsters must cherish the days you have together. When you're old, you will look back and realize that you didn't try your best to be with the people you loved. If you give up halfway through, you'll definitely regret it. Well, it's normal to have regrets in life, but it will be such a shame if it's full of regrets."

I nodded and didn't know what to say. Thinking about it carefully, there wasn't any great barrier between Hendrix and me.

Most of our issues were trivial, so we couldn't bring them to the table nor explain everything clearly when they came up. Over time, the issues piled up, and so did the resentments in us. And we couldn't get rid of them.

"Minnie, thank you!" She could always tell what happened between Hendrix and me. She was acting out of kindness when she came to say that she wanted us to live a good life.

listen to her words, she exhaled a long breath. "Arianna,

and I nodded. "Yes, Minnie. You

But all he had asked for when he came back yesterday was your whereabouts. He thought that you were gone because you've changed your phone number. He was nervous, and he looked for you. He even wanted to go to Andoland overnight just for you when he heard that you were there. You must know that he was only discharged from the ward, and he isn't fully healed yet. He still needed good rest. It was Doctor

"I know that Mr. Roberts really

downstairs?" I

then stood up in

hurriedly left the room and ran down

the chaise longue and stared at the chicken soup Minnie had made, letting my mind drift away. I wasn't born blessed, and it was the same when it came to

I failed to learn how to love others as well. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh

those few years where Carol adopted me, she taught me to be caring and warm. I regarded