My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"Who knows how the rich live? Besides, only the Moore Family has been talking about Hendrix's engagement with Miss Andrea Burton. Hendrix never responded, not even once from the beginning. I'm guessing that the woman likes him, but he doesn't like her at all."

On the way out of the Granger Group, Hendrix and I had overheard some gossip along the way.

Our surroundings turned quiet the moment we entered the car.

Hendrix started the car, glanced at me, and said, "Fasten your seat belt."

As the car drove along, I took out my cell phone and texted Irvin asking him about the details of the flight the next day.

"Do the employees in your company bully you?" Hendrix asked suddenly. I was stunned by his question.

I shook my head. "No, what's the matter?"

He pursed his lips. "Is it common for them to gossip like this?"

"Yeah," I replied casually. Irvin sent me a reply about my flight details and a reminder of the things to bring along.

saw that he was furrowing his brows together looking at me. I then explained, "Well, I was hired into the company by Irvin as a project director. Though it's neither

into the company, I heard that people said that I was Irvin's

land the job. All I can do now is to carry out my job well and produce great results for the company, or

drove back to the villa in silence. He didn't say anything any more

and asked, "Did Aunt Nerissa talk to you

about Andrea. I think she doesn't

to be living on

"Do you believe that

my eyebrows.

solemnly and said, "If I said that it's not

said, "There's nothing not to

looked a little astonished by my answer. But he smiled and said with a relief, "The child isn't mine. I won't marry her. As for the engagement, I had never participated in it from the beginning. The

and looked out of the car window. I didn't continue to add in anything unnecessary.

thought that I didn't believe his words because I was smiling. He continued. "Arianna, I'm telling you, I've never even touched a

nodded and said,