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

and was slightly displeased. However, Nerissa had already put forward her request, so he couldn't find a reason to

held me and uttered plainly, "Do whatever

upstairs, he looked at me and asked, "Are

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

know much about what happened between Hendrix and Andrea. As a married woman, what I feared most was the presence of a mistress having

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.

a slight frown and asked, "Were you hiding in the bathroom because

and replied, "You have a great imagination, Mr.

his eyes, and said, "Dry your hair.

then went into

I could say 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

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