My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He raised his hand and stroked the hair behind my ear. He sighed silently and said, "I don't want you to see him, not even for a moment!"

He paused for a while and said, "Irvin has done you a great favor. I know that, but as a man, I know what his intentions are. Arianna, promise me that you will stay away from him in the future, okay?"

I nodded and nuzzled against his chest. "I know, today was purely an accident. It's illogical not to bump into him if we're living under the same roof. We'll go home after Uncle Granger's funeral, then we won't see him again in the future."

He pursed his lips and held me in his arms before he turned over and pinned me underneath his body. "Then make it up to me, hmm?"

I couldn't help but blush, and I subconsciously wanted to hide myself away. I was trapped into a corner by him, and everything after that was a losing battle.

Hendrix was very busy, and it had to do with the many hospitals that he oversaw. If it weren't for his strong leadership, the Roberts Group would have been in ruins due to the public opinion by now.

But in the end, there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't know what kind of person Josiah was to Hendrix, so I could only remain silent.

The next day.

left, Nerissa went upstairs and dragged me out of the house. Yohannes' funeral would be held in a few days and she

to Irvin, Nerissa had

freezing to death. We went property-viewing everyday, and Nerissa was almost always unsatisfied. Either the place didn't have good lighting, or it wasn't close enough to the city

had an excellent environment and location,

here for so many years, Nerissa naturally wanted a house that was either better or just like the

so quickly despite Nerissa being unable to find a suitable house. Hence, she had no

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to prepare for the funeral. After all the guests paid their respects

Nerissa, who had been nervous for a few days, finally breathed a sigh

Yohannes, Nerissa took a glance at Irvin, who had been standing in front of the gravestone for a long time. He had become increasingly

be covered with a layer of frost; cold enough to bear with it

what happened to Helen, Irvin's bloodthirst had become

let's go!" I glanced at Irvin before Nerissa pulled on my hand and motioned

to say something comforting,