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?"

at the time. It was three in the

and said faintly, "Andrea is going

child was yet to

the phone. Something that the caller said made him frown deeply. It looked like things weren't looking great. "Madam Lawson, I'm sorry but I'm not in Jarold City at the moment!" Hendrix said

was looking at him and turned on the hands-free on

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 as

Valerie sounded urgent.

frowned and was looking a little unhappy. I took the phone from his hand and said to Valerie, "Madam Lawson, I'm sorry, but my

scared Andrea. You sent her pictures of dead infants! You almost made

and scorned, "Madam Lawson I have no idea how or why you think 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 your daughter to have an unpleasant delivery." "You..." Valerie was so angry that she couldn't find any words to

afraid. But looks like karma is biting you back and not me. I have nothing to be guilty about but karma

that, I hung up the phone and looked sideways at Hendrix. I raised my eyebrows and asked,

"Do

paused and added, "If you dare,