My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Anne nodded excitedly, "Of course!"

After a pause, she seemed to remember something. She took Charles' hand and said, "Grandpa, let's go. The grapes Mom grew on the wall has ripened. Let's go and pick them."

The little fellow was a flurry of kiddy emotions. She hastily pulled Charles to the backyard.

Norman looked at me strangely and asked, "You're Charles' daughter?"

How should I tell him?

After thinking for a moment, I began to explain. "Four years ago, he adopted me four years ago, so I guess you can say that I'm his daughter."

He fell into silence for a while and did not continue asking more questions.

It was best to keep a distance from people. Everyone harbored secrets of their own that could not be revealed to others.

Halfway through dinner, a knock sounded at the door.

on her feet. Upon hearing the knock, she immediately jumped out of her seat and ran out. I got up

could react, I heard Anne say, "Mommy, there's a bad

She walked in with a haggard face and her eyes

she strode towards me. Before I could even get a word out, she grabbed me and knelt

she said tearfully, "Arianna, I'm the one who provoked you. It has nothing to do with my father. You can torture me any way you want. My father is innocent." When I heard this, I started to understand what was going on. Charles always worked so swiftly and meticulously. No one really knew how or could figure out his way doing

would wait until tomorrow to conduct the investigation; I did not expect things to be wrapped

hours had past and Cecil had already

back to keep my distance from her and said, "Miss Parker, you're talking to the wrong person. This is not a church. You

had been eating also came out

were all surprised

father go. He is just an ordinary man. He has been carrying out his duties properly all these years. It was me. I shouldn't have caused so much trouble and I shouldn't have been

afraid of anyone, but we're different. My father has been doing what was required of him all

accusations of us using our power and influence to oppress others, regardless of whether they were the truth or otherwise.

had always been honest and clean. When he heard her words, his face darkened and he did not respond to

looked at me, eyes urging me to explain who