My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Nerissa had said this mainly for Hendrix's benefit.

He narrowed his gaze and looked back at me, asking, "What do you think of having a guest stay in our home?"

I frowned and answered irritably, "What does it have to do with me?"

After that, I was ready to head upstairs, but he grabbed my hand. He lowered his voice and said, "Tell the driver to send Miss Burton back shortly!"

Nerissa was a little unhappy. Her face turned cold as she scolded, "You brat, why are you becoming less and less cordial? Do you know how cold it is outside? I can't believe you're letting a girl go home by herself. This house is so big, don't tell me you don't have a single room for her. Besides, my place is empty. I want her to stay and accompany me. I don't want to be alone at night."

Seeing that Hendrix's expression had darkened, Andrea took the initiative to speak. "Hendrix, Aunt Nerissa has gone through so much recently. I want to stay and talk to her too. Don't worry, I won't disturb you and Arianna. I just want to talk with Aunt Nerissa so that she won't be so lonely."

Tsk, tsk!

truly ideal,

forward her request, so he couldn't

and uttered

at me and

and remained silent. I promptly entered the bathroom after that, feeling a little tired. Nerissa had brought Andrea here so openly and blatantly, and it was obvious that she

I feared most was the presence of a mistress having an ambiguous relationship

overestimated Hendrix's place in my heart. If Hendrix was still friends with Andrea, I would just let her have him. The way I saw it, this was a convenient way to deal with Valerie. After staying in the bathroom for a long time, Hendrix thought that I'd fallen asleep. He knocked on the bathroom door a few times to urge me

my hair and walking out of the bathroom, Hendrix gazed at me with a slight

replied, "You have

his lips, squinted his eyes, and said, "Dry your hair. Don't leave it wet, or you'll catch a

went into

anything, he said, "I've already sent people to keep an eye on her. But Nerissa is right under your nose, isn't she? Instead of having me watch her, you might

over. Also, I just sent you some information. It's in your inbox. Take a closer look and