My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Hendrix frowned and pursed his lips. "Arianna, are you going to just treat me apathetically?"

I looked back at him and said, "You can choose not to eat or just order takeout yourself." Saying that, I turned off the fire on the stove.

He was stunned for a moment. Blocking my way of exit, he stroked my nose. "It's not that I won't eat it. I know it'll be nice since you cooked it."

Good heavens!

As expected, he just talked nonsense and found it was boring.

After Hendrix finished his meal, I left the rest of it alone and went straight to the bedroom to wash up and sleep. I was already feeling a little tired.

At midnight, I woke up groggily, disturbed by Hendrix's phone ringing. I was a little annoyed by it. Blinking my eyes open, I saw that he had picked up the call.

Realizing that I was awake, he lifted his hand to smooth and stroke my hair at the back of my head and asked, "Did I wake you up?"

time. It was three in the morning. Calling

eyes and said faintly, "Andrea is going to give birth

was astonished. The date of her delivery wasn't near and the child was yet to be 9 months old, so how

looked like things

him and turned on the

you now. There are still flights from Ucrebury to Jarold City. I'm begging you to come here. As long as Andrea gives birth to the child safely, I'll promise you whatever

Valerie sounded urgent.

was looking a little unhappy. I took the phone from his hand and said

she said, "You were the one who scared Andrea. You

best if you think about what evil

is biting you back and not me. I have nothing to be guilty about

I hung up the phone and looked sideways at Hendrix. I raised

pursed his lips. "Do you think

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