My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I always knew that he had hired bodyguards for me but I didn't expect that he would have them tail me at all times.

He placed the book in his hands down and laid his elbow on the sofa. He looked at me unfeelingly and said, "What are you going to prepare for him when you go visit? I don't think there's anything much to prepare for the memorial of the dead."

I furrowed my brows and felt that he was being too harsh and unkind. I responded, "Hendrix, I don't meddle in your business, so I hope you'll return the favor."

I didn't have the mood nor energy to fight with him. Plus, quarrelling with him yet again was just so unnecessary.

I turned my back away from him and went upstairs into the bedroom. I couldn't fall asleep after realizing that New Year's Eve was fast approaching. Hence, I took out a suitcase and started packing the things that I needed to bring back to Ucrebury. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Hendrix also followed me into the bedroom and when he saw me packing., his handsome face turned grim. He aggressively snatched the clothes I was holding right out of my hands and threw the suitcase on the floor.

"Even if you want to leave, you should at least pretend to behave and act accordingly, no? Miss Reid, we've been married for three years yet here you are, planning to leave without a word. Is this the good manners you often talk about?"

I don't want to argue with you. I've told you before that we need some space from each other for a while. If we feel that we can no longer

down on my bones. "There's a solution to everything. We're all

I treated you badly? Are you so excited to leave because you think that you're already part of the Reid family, so with their support, your husband

abandon me after you've exploited and taken advantage of me. Arianna, it's really rare to

I'm keeping my distance from you to give you space to calm down and to collect yourself, you think me cruel and ruthless? All you do is stay quiet and I'd have to try and guess your thoughts. I'm not some god or superhuman, I don't have the ability to read your mind. It's impossible for me to know what you're thinking about

back, "In the future, keep your distance from anything that's related to Irvin,

intended to meddle in the Granger family affairs anyway, but the

hold my chin up. He

wondered whether I should agree with him, but I knew that it was impossible for me not to pay them a visit. I added, "Irvin saved my

I frowned even harder. "Hendrix, can you skip your speech about

him a dead man. Even if we were referring to a