My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Austin was sharp and quick-witted. He immediately helped Andrea sit down, ordered our food with a smile, and got us some alcohol as well.

Hendrix had always been a man of few words. He sat beside me with a blank look in his face as he chatted with Josiah.

When all the food and drinks were served, Austin stood up solemnly. He held a cup of white wine in his hand and looked at me as he said, "Arianna, I'd like to make a toast to you. I was too rash in the past. Now that you're with Hendrix, I'll treat you as family in the future."

After he finished his toast, he raised his head and downed the wine.

I glanced at Hendrix and saw his expressionless face. I couldn't tell how he was feeling at the moment.

Josiah looked at me and explained after a pause, "We came up with a set of rules before. If someone ever makes a mistake, they'll have to drink ten glasses of wine as a show of apology."

I couldn't help but look at the ten glasses of white wine in front of Austin. Suddenly, I remembered that I had done the same thing before.

The difference was that back then, I was the one who had poured them for Austin.

wine were were talking about here. Of course, this was no big deal for those with

drinking a second glass of wine, I stood up abruptly, looked at him plainly, and said, "If we're not eating dinner, I'll

she immediately spoke up. "Arianna, what are you

at me with an especially displeased expression and said, "They've already set their dignity aside to apologize to you, but you're still unwilling to let things go. Is breaking them apart the only way you can

I looked at her agitated face. "Are you trying to fight for justice, or are you just venting your frustration

"You..."

speak. I quickly interjected her, "I don't have parents, so I wouldn't know how my parents could teach me anything. But, Miss Burton, since you have parents, they should've taugh you not to meddle in others' business. It's bad manners to poke your nose into things that have nothing to

calling ill-mannered?" Seeing that she was no match for me when it came to verbal battles, a pitiful, wronged expression made its way to Andrea's face. She looked at Hendrix and said, "Hendrix, are you just going to let your wife bully me

How boring!

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well as he looked at Andrea, "Andrea, enough.

was around. I was there too, at the time. So, why can't I be

into others' business. Don't you know this, Andrea?" Josiah said with a particularly cold and somewhat irritated look in his eyes. Andrea was stunned for a moment, and then tears began to flow down the side of