My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He raised his eyebrows and said, "Sometimes actions speak louder than words. I'll get Evan to contact some people. Anne is almost five, we can send her to self-defense lessons." I pursed my lips and didn't say a word. What he said was reasonable.

After entering the house, he played with Anne while I cooked. No one mentioned anything about the issue with Sierra.

He didn't look at me until we had finished eating and Anne had fallen asleep. His eyes were deep and dark as he wrapped me in his arms.

His voice was hoarse when he asked, "Where did you go just now?"

I leaned into his arms and let him hold me tightly. After a moment of silence, I said, "I went to the Granger Group to find Irvin."

His body stiffened. He asked in a low voice, "What for?"

"Just to have a chat!" How should I tell him? I couldn't find the words to explain to him at the moment, so I simply chose to avoid it.

He did not pressure me. After a moment of silence, he said, "Next time, no matter where you go, bring your phone along with you and make sure that you're always contactable."

phone had run out of battery today, so

him, I smiled gently and

looking a little depressed. "I'll handle Sierra's matter, Arianna. No matter what others say to you, you have to remember that I am your husband,

worried about

in my neck and said with remorse, "This won't

public scrutiny. To accept praise and admiration, naturally also meant that we had to bear

matter of days. It was just temporary, people were busy and had their own lives to live. Nobody was looking to

got Anne transferred to another school so that she could have a

been shut down by the Ministry of Education

to do with me, so I just shrugged them

weekend, Hendrix got Evan to help me move my things.

big of a deal to

"Evan will deliver some groceries later,