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."

had run out of battery

up at him, I

hugged me, looking a little depressed. "I'll handle Sierra's matter, Arianna. No matter what others say to you, you have to

how serious he was, and hesitated before saying, "Actually, I don't care much about what others say. I'm just worried about Anne, she has to go

buried his head in my neck and said with remorse, "This won't happen

the top tier of the social pyramid, and are subjected to public scrutiny. To accept praise and admiration, naturally also meant that we had to bear the

to live. Nobody was looking to waste their own time for the sake of

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

previous kindergarten had been shut down by the Ministry

to do

the weekend, Hendrix got Evan to help me move my things. Most of Anne's belongings had been moved over

like that big of a

deliver some