My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Josiah didn't look at her at all but went straight into the bathroom. After seeing this, I felt that it was unnecessary for me to stay here any longer than I had to.

I made my way towards the restaurant. As I walked, I could still hear the sound of her crying in the corridor.

When Josiah caught up to me, I didn't realize that it was him. I thought he was just a passer-by, so I subconsciously gave way to him.

But he didn't come forward. He just followed behind me instead.

Out of instinct, I looked back and saw him walking along, his face pale.

After walking in silence for a while, he suddenly said, "You raised Anne, so the thought of taking her away from you never crossed my mind but she is a child of the Saunders family. No matter what kind of life she chooses in the future, you should at least let her know of her father's existence."

said caught me off guard. I stopped in my tracks and looked back at

would never allow Anne to associate herself with you, nor would she allow her to return to the Saunders family.

his face turning grim. "So, what do you plan to do? Let her stay with you? Yes,

have you ever taken care of her? Have you ever seen her babble as a toddler or learn to walk? Have you ever felt her crying in the middle of the night looking for her mother? No, you don't. How dare you say that you are

lost control of myself whenever it came to

his anger and said in a low voice, "I did not know Monique was pregnant at that time. If I knew, I would not have left her, let alone allow her to give birth to a child by herself and have the child raised by you. This was out of my control. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

hardest. She even caused Anne's premature birth and Monique's circulatory system to collapse, thereby killing her. Josiah, do you think you can cover up

like he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. He squinted his eyes to look at me, unconvinced, "Are you saying that

you?" I felt disappointed for Monique. If Josiah really cared about her, how could he not investigate what had happened to her that day? To put it bluntly, he never loved her.

were to give him Anne, it would only fill my days with

lips and did not