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."

chugged down more wine, his eyes brimming with tears, and he continued, "Humans are ridiculous. They insult and turn their back on you when they don't need you. But when they needed you, they had the audacity

mumbling. Not knowing how to respond, I

up. Still leaning on the sofa, she softly asked, "Did the people from Jarold

forced my mom to death, and

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

years ago, his mother brought him back to Jarold City, hoping that the Shelley family

I know

You were almost going insane because of Grandma back then. Even if he told you, you

drooped on the sofa.

in its own way. Since I wasn't good at

just some things that we would need to endure

was already drunk, I got up and helped him to his bed with Monique. Surprised after noticing the time, she

"You should go home quickly!