My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

It was always winter in Jarold City in my memories. Probably because I hadn't been here for a long time and both times were in the late winter. The first time I arrived in Jarold City, I had lost my child and almost lost my sanity.

My second time arriving in Jarold City was four years later. Setting foot once again onto this land, nothing has changed, but I felt a difference in my state of mind.

When I returned to the villa, it was already very late. My phone had been turned off. I left it to charge, then directly took a shower and went to sleep.

Hendrix had a lot of things to do. He didn't seem to have any plans of being merciful towards the Granger Group and continued pushing them. Many of the Granger Group's assets had already collapsed, Irvin was probably swamped with work. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

When I woke up the next day, Hendrix was already nowhere to be seen. Looking at the calendar, we were approaching the end of the year already.

Hendrix was very busy. The initial assumption was that his workload would decrease a lot after the company's annual dinner so that he can properly take a break.

Now it looked as if it wasn't going to be that easy.

It had been sunny for a few days in Jarold City, then it suddenly started snowing heavily. Fiona prepared breakfast but didn't busy herself as usual afterward.

She remained in the kitchen, wiping the table, which had already been wiped innumerable times. It looked as if she had something to say.

look at her, I asked, "Is there something

momentarily startled, probably not expecting that I would suddenly ask her such a question. Then, she replied, "Mrs. Roberts, it's almost New Year's. Do

the arrangement of her annual leave. Hendrix had always been the one managing this, perhaps he had been too busy recently, so he

moment, then asked, "Fiona, are you all going

City.

bought your

time off hasn't been decided yet. My son and daughter-in-law are still waiting for news here on when I can

can leave anytime you want. It's just me and Hendrix in

her head as she said, "Alright

been left upstairs. I looked at Fiona and said, "Fiona, can you please help me get my

when we returned,

why everyone was excited, looking forward to the New Year. Despite the internet being filled with sales and well wishes for the New Year, it has been snowing heavily

to just stay at home and read books to

already noon when lan called me.

could even speak, he asked in an anxious

Before I could even continue with my next sentence, he was already