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."

ridiculous. They insult and turn their back on you when they don't need you.

knowing how to respond, I

up. Still leaning on the sofa, she softly asked,

question was apparently 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

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

had happened, Monique took a sip of water and put 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 back to Jarold City, hoping that the Shelley family would accept him, but they refused and drove them out. Based on what he

know any of

were almost going insane because of Grandma back

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

in its own way. Since I wasn't good

as it hurt, there were just some things that we would

the time, and it was already midnight. Since lan was already drunk, I got up and helped him to his bed with Monique. Surprised after noticing the time, she asked, "Did

curled her lips. "You should go home