My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

After a long time, he finally said, "Miss Reid, I'm really sorry for holding you up by asking you to come out so early."

I nodded and looked at him calmly, waiting for his next words.

Noticing this, his nervousness grew as he said, "Miss Reid, do you know about Arnold being caught in Ucrebury?"

I asked in surprise, "Arnold was caught? What about it?"

Seeing my reaction, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "To be frank with you, Miss Reid, I came to look for you because I wanted to talk to you about becoming allies."

I took a sip of water, looked at him and nodded. Then, I raised my eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

He paused when the waiter came in to serve our food. After the waiter left, he continued, "I will provide you with information on Madam Lawson's bribes from various transactions, as well as how she managed to escape the eyes of law when she was being investigated. Also, I have evidence that can kill her in one move."

expression. I narrowed my

one pulling the strings here. It doesn't look like it on the surface, but you're the mastermind behind all this. Ever since Calvin was framed, you had begun to lay your traps. Calvin was just a pawn, and your end-goal is Valerie. The

nonchalantly. "I know you have the evidence, but still, how can

Then, he placed a file in front of me, looked at me and said, "This is intel on Valerie and Arnold's transactions through me. All their transaction records are

pick them up for a read. I looked at Michael and asked,

haggard, "The police are already looking for me. I know that I can't escape from my crimes. I

and distant. "Honestly, I can get what you're offering just by putting in more time, and I wouldn't have to take on your risks. Becoming allies with you is the riskiest choice I can make. You are a

face fell, his expression turned grim. After a moment of silence, he looked at me and said, "What if

in that. I looked at him indifferently and said, "Valerie's fate has already been decided. I haven't done anything just

that I wasn't convinced, his face turned even darker. "Since you've

my chin and said, "I just want to know what really happened when you kidnapped

past again. He was caught a little off guard as he asked, "Didn't you already ask about this, Miss Reid? Why are

but not many people knew about my pregnancy. I wonder how you knew of it? And I'm curious about the recording you gave me. Who exactly did Andrea work together with to