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."

insult and turn their back on you when

what he was mumbling. Not knowing how to respond,

she softly asked,

directed at lan. With his eyes half-closed but red, lan nodded, "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

conversation, I mouthed to Monique,

in Jarold City. Five years ago, his mother brought him back to Jarold City, hoping that the Shelley family would accept him, but they refused and drove them out. Based on what he said just now, the Shelley family probably is planning to take him

know

because of Grandma back then. Even if he told you, you wouldn't have paid any

the alcohol kicked in, lan drooped on the sofa. He looked

was unhappy in its own way. Since I wasn't good at comforting others, I could only

just some things that

up and helped him to his bed with Monique. Surprised after noticing the time, she asked, "Did Hendrix call you?" I shrugged, "My phone was

her lips. "You should go home