My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

When I called Irvin, I was in a cab with Anne in my arms.

When he picked up it sounded very busy on his end, with the noise of documents and clacking of computers. Even so, his voice was warm, he asked, "Have you eaten?"

"Let's meet up!" I said. The cab was already heading towards the Granger Group.

After a moment of silence, he responded, "Sure!"

The cab stopped in front of the Granger Group. Anne laid her head on my shoulder; she dozed off after she had finished crying.

Two pretty ladies manned the reception desk at the Granger Group's huge lobby area downstairs.

I didn't go forward to ask about Irvin. From what I knew about Irvin, he'd be coming down here himself.

As expected, he arrived in the lobby five minutes later.

I asked, "Should we talk elsewhere, or right here?" People had taken notice

here.

office. There's a rest lounge, let the child rest

him carry Anne, and followed

and even the president's

my first time here, people couldn't help but steal a couple of glances at me. This wasn't all that surprising, considering that I was also

would you like to eat later?" He didn't seem to mind my reason for meeting him, but only asked what

pursed my lips and changed the topic. "Whether you'd like to take your revenge on me, or to make me suffer, I accept them all unconditionally. But, Irvin, children are innocent. I came back to Jarold City for only one reason, which is for Anne to have a good future. She's just a child who doesn't know anything, but you're an adult. You should know that no matter how evil one

frowned and found my words puzzling. "Revenge? Make you suffer? Why

I could think of is that you hate me. I accept that, and I'm also willing to play along, but the child

that I was the one who held

weren't many people who would do this, and I couldn't think of

financially. Half of your life is done and dusted, and the only discontentment you could possibly have is not being able to get what you want. I accept all of your dissatisfaction and grudge. All these years, you've kept Nerissa around just to use her to oust me out of the Roberts

sneered, a little mockingly. His sharp, dark eyes fell on me and said, "Arianna,