My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

At noon!

Cecil stopped arguing with me and had gone home instead, likely because she was in a foul mood.

I did not notice it when Evan showed up at the door of the office. I turned my gaze towards the door when I heard my female colleagues squealing amongst themselves. "Miss Reid, can we talk privately?" Evan said with a look of calmness and seriousness on his face.

Noticing the curious eyes around us, I pursed my lips and nodded.

We walked out of the office, and arrived somewhere where no one was around. I stopped in my tracks and asked, "Evan, what would you like to talk about?"

He pursed his lips. "Mr. Roberts wants to see you."

My first instinct was to reject him but after a pause, I nodded. "Where is he?"

"At the hotel parking lot!"

I nodded. "Okay, I got it!"

When he saw that I was heading back to the office, he continued, "Miss Reid, Mr. Roberts is

waiting for you downstairs."

I...

looked back at him, slightly annoyed. "I know.

embarrassed at all.

"As you wish!"

another for so long

saw me walking out. It seemed like he

opened and

got in the car, I saw the man's head hung low as he carefully read through the documents in his hand. His every move was elegant and reserved as his gaze darted from word to word.

close in his hand. Then, he looked at me and said in a faint voice, "I'll send you back after

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made a reservation in advance. As soon as

the window. It was already July. Days passed

he placed food into my bowl. He continued to fill my bowl with food until

at me without much of an expression and said, "Have a taste.

my gaze fell on the table. Indeed,

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