My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I didn't know what to make of lan's situation, so I watched him open a bottle of wine and started drinking on his own.

Failing to hold back, I decided to join in for some sips and told him, "Why don't you settle in Ucrebury in the future? Monique and I are here. We can have each other's backs." What was gone was gone. Only a few people would stay with us for a lifetime.

lan took a few more swigs, and I could tell he was in a bad mood.

"We'll see what the future brings. I'm really envious of the relationship between you and Monique. Despite losing your family, you both really cared for each other."

What between Monique and me was no longer mere friendship. We only had each other. We were family.

The red wine was quite strong. I stopped drinking after a few sips, and it was before I realized lan had finished a bottle in a flash. "That's enough! This wine is strong." Worriedly, I warned him.

He was flushed, and he looked tipsy as he reached for another bottle of wine. But he sounded sober. "Don't worry, I won't die! It's not like anyone cares if I die anyway."

back on you when they don't need you. But when they needed you,

mumbling. Not knowing how to respond, I just

Still leaning on the sofa, she softly asked, "Did

"They're just a bunch of ruthless people. They forced my mom to death, and now they want me to go back to save that sick old b*stard. Look at the

in their conversation, I mouthed to Monique, "What's going

her cheeks on her hand, "lan is the illegitimate son of Gordan Shelley, a wealthy businessman in Jarold City. Five years ago, his mother brought him

know

Grandma back then. Even

the alcohol kicked in, lan drooped on the

but each unhappy family was unhappy in its own way. Since I wasn't

things that we would need to endure all

already midnight. Since lan was already drunk, I got up and helped him to

lips. "You should go home quickly! Leave this mess