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?"

three in the morning. Calling someone

and said faintly, "Andrea is going to give birth

of her delivery wasn't near and the child was yet to be 9 months old, so how can she give birth so

It looked like things weren't looking great. "Madam Lawson, I'm sorry

was looking at him and turned

voice of Valerie could be heard from the other end of the phone. "Hendrix, Andrea really needs you now. There are still flights from Ucrebury to Jarold City. I'm begging you to come here. As long

Valerie sounded urgent.

from his hand and said to Valerie, "Madam Lawson, I'm sorry, but my

out in surprise. She was getting agitated as she said, "You were the one who scared Andrea. You sent her pictures of dead infants! You almost made her fall

of me that way. I don't understand how I have the power to make your daughter feel scared with things like these. Don't try to put the blame on me. It's probably best if you think about what evil deeds you've done that have caused karma to bite back for torturing

back and not me.

and looked sideways at Hendrix. I

lips. "Do

"No!" I paused and