My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Andrea's disclosure had touched Hendrix. He was always a lonely child. No matter how much love Dalton showered him with, there was still a void in his heart.

Casper's friendship and Andrea's dependence were all that he asked for.

Sometimes, being needed was also a way of love.

I stood at the side, having mixed feelings. In fact, I knew from the very beginning that I couldn't compete with Andrea. Just her tears alone could beat me to Hendrix's attention. Hendrix stepped forward to help Andrea up. I saw the subtle gentleness and other emotions in his eyes, and I knew that the effort I made during this period was in vain. No one spoke during the trip from the cemetery back to downtown. Other than the sobs from Andrea, it was silent in the car as though someone had muted the radio. We were at a junction, waiting for the green light when I broke the silence. I said in a very flat voice, "Drop me off at the next intersection. I'll go back by myself later." Hendrix's brows furrowed as he looked at me. He asked, "Where are you going?"

I pulled a seemingly soft smile and answered, "I'm going for a walk. Monique said she wants to eat green mangoes, so I'll walk around and see if I can buy some for her."

"I can buy it with you later."

"There's no need for that!"

me here. It's close to the hospital from

a moment. Then, his dark eyes fell on me, and he said,

couldn't help but let

still wore the same gentle smile when I got out of the car. I even waved them goodbye. It seemed normal for me to have Hendrix send

his car drive away from me. Then, I felt my

get my phone, wanting to call lan. However, I only remembered that I had thrown my phone into the water

I walked down the road, stumbling my way to the

roadside and rested my head in between my legs. Tears ran down my cheeks, and I couldn't control them. I was being overly sensitive and weak. It wasn't a big deal, but I didn't know why I had reacted to it so

"lan, it's hard to bear the pain in my chest." "What happened? You'll get heatstroke if you stay here under the sun like this any longer!" lan

air in the car hit me. But I was still

tissue, and he handed them to me. "I'm going to visit Monique, but I saw you torturing yourself at the side of the road on the way. Now, wipe your face!" Lowering my eyes to avoid his questioning gaze, I used