My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He knitted his brows and felt a little helpless, "Why are you so stubborn? Things have come to this, so it's useless to keep struggling. Do you think about Anne every time you push all of us away like this?

I looked up at him and said calmly, "Yes, things have come to this. All I want is to be left alone to get my bearings straight and to calm myself down. Why can't I do this?"

He was left astounded and speechless for a moment. After a long while, he sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll give you some time to calm down."

I came to Jarold city because of the Al product for the Granger Group I'd been following up all this time. If I suddenly left, it wouldn't be good for me to not inform them.

I also had to say goodbye to Charles. I would live in Hovell in the next few years and I wouldn't be able to take Anne around for a while.

Four years had passed.

Time passed in a blink of an eye. I had bought an old house in an alley in Hovell, though it wasn't right calling it an old house. After all, it had been renovated and looked as good as new.

The house was not big, with only two floors and four rooms, but the yard was relatively large and there were walls between the houses. The environment and weather in Hovell were great. Most residents were retired expats and came here in hopes to live an idyllic life.

space for children to run around in. I watched Anne go from swaying side to side unsteadily to learning to walk. Now, she was able to walk

time passed, the easier it was for me to start

crying in the middle of the night. I couldn't make her feel better no matter how hard I tried. I could only cry with her

that, I fell seriously ill. Anne who was one at the time and had become more sensible and

looked for

kindergarten, she grabbed my hand and said, "Mom, you must pick me

three years time, Anne had cured me. She helped me let go of my lost baby and of everyone in Jarold City and

had nothing to

and kissed her, "I will definitely

heart were now beating as one.

any advanced technology companies. I was a single mother, so my first job was a dishwasher at a small

of the kitchen in the restaurant, I would wipe plates and cutlery dry. There was a hubbub of voices around

street life was always comforting to see and be around in. Although it wasn't as prosperous as Jarold City,

Anne up. Then, I'd take her to the restaurant