My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He wasn't expecting to be pushed away. He forcibly took two steps back and didn't come forward anymore. Instead, he poured his eyes into mine. The air was filled with viscous coldness. I thought that he would be enraged and yell at me.

Surprisingly, he didn't!

We locked eyes and stared at each other for the longest time. Then, he suddenly tore his gaze away before leaving.

I didn't know how all this happened. He did treat me well, and he did care for me. I knew all this and yet, how did things turn out this way?

Drop by drop, my tears fell to the ground.

Before he left the bedroom, I stepped forward and abruptly hugged him from the back. I then pleaded hoarsely, "Don't go!"

His body stiffened as he stopped in his tracks, allowing me to freely hold him in my arms.

"I'm sorry!" I cried as I buried my head on his back.

He was silent. He didn't utter a word to me, as if he was waiting for me to speak.

After a long while, he held onto my hands which were snaked tightly around his waist. Then, he turned towards me and stared at me emotionless. "If you're asking me to stay just because you want to apologize, then that's not necessary." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

at his well-defined face, and I let myself

head and planted a light kiss on my lips. "Stop bothering yourself with the Granger and

He immediately reached out to pull my hands into his

matters had nothing to do with me. Even when it came to the Miller family's affairs, it was unnecessary for me to bother

my life. Thus, if anything were to happen to the two elders of the Miller family

was no

my hand from his

"I'm sorry."

flashed across

to apologize." His voice sounded stiff as he said

a deflated balloon. I looked up at him and said weakly, "Hendrix, let's

Irvin or Andrea. Something between him and I

strength and set his black eyes on me without blinking. He pressed his lips tightly together as if he was

a step back. He took one last glance

space between my eyebrows. The

that he tossed around the room, I felt irritated. I tried to calm myself down as I leaned down to pick the clothes