My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"However, Arianna, we can't accomplish anything in this world with just a few words. Hendrix loves you. Though his selfishness caused you many losses, it's pointless for you to continue hating him. So, you can only look and move forward."

I had nothing else to say. It seemed that everything was in a deadlock and everyone's relationship with each other was complicated in its own way.

We were all at fault but at the same time not. Life was funny like this.

After a moment of silence, I looked up at her. "Have you had lunch?"

She was surprised by the question, then shrugged it off saying, "Nope!" "Let's have lunch together!"

I got up and went to the kitchen. I had to look forward and move on.

There were only part-timers at home, and we didn't hire a nanny. So, I just quickly cooked up some noodles. She leaned against the door, looking at me. "I heard that Hendrix's in the hospital. Are you not going to see him?"

I paused and stopped cutting the vegetables for a moment. "Did he catch a cold last night?"

We all knew that he was punishing himself to save himself, so we let him do what he wanted. He loved you but hurt you, so what could he do? What

at the red chilis in my hand, my eyes started stinging

and put the seasoning into the noodles. "Can you eat spicy

had avoided the topic,

a little stunned by what I heard about Hendrix. I started the fire in the living room's fireplace, got cozy under a blanket and started

thought. However, I decided that it was best for

be at peace. If I went to the hospital

our hearts.

pain was real, but so was the mistake. No one was in the wrong. This was all just a trick of

afternoon, I received

time we met when she was cute and charming, our friendship dynamic now had changed drastically.

us to meet," I said a little

was a moment of silence. Then, she said, "We need to.

person but Shirley put his stubbornness to shame. It was true

"Fine!"