My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

As Josiah's face turned pale, the waiter served us coffee and desserts.

He took a deep breath and pushed the dessert towards me. He lowered his voice and said, "Arianna, this is my fault, but what's most important now is to find Anne." I pursed my lips and looked at him, waiting for him to continue speaking. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"I've checked the surveillance cameras around the Saunders family compound and the cameras on the roads, but there's still no trace of her whereabouts."

At that point, he fixed his gaze on me in a solemn manner, he added, "Arianna, do you have any enemies?"

I frowned, slightly stunned. I looked at him and said, "Do you think that someone is holding a grudge against me, so they took Anne away?"

He pursed his lips and said, "The Saunders family doesn't know much about Anne so our enemies wouldn't know of her existence so quickly either."

I sneered. Looking at him, I couldn't help but feel amused. I said, "Josiah, I've always thought that your IQ wasn't too bad, but now it seems to me that it's a bit lacking. Firstly, if it's because of me that Anne was kidnapped, why didn't they strike during my four-year stay in Hovell, instead coming all the way to such a highly guarded area like the Saunders family compound?"

"Also, you say that there aren't many people who knew about Anne's identity. Let me ask you, do all the twenty-something members of the Saunders family know about her identity?"

frowned and then

that each of the twenty- plus members of your family harbor no ill intentions towards Anne? Can you guarantee that all of them have accepted Anne? I come from a small family, so I don't know what possible conflicts there may be in your big household. However, for you

There weren't any surveillance footage nor witnesses, hence we had no clue on what had gone down exactly. Although these words were spoken

it seemed that he had more or

a pause, he looked at me and said,

that sentence was a guarantee, it was a reminder

my lips

up the phone and told him the address of the hotel. After I hung up on the call, I looked towards Josiah and said nothing more. I stood up and walked out of the

didn't pay him any attention. As I had

in the lobby's rest lounge, it was inevitable that people going in

didn't speak and neither did he, thus we remained in silence. I saw him texting on the phone nonstop. It was probably

half an hour later, Aaron came

haggard. Aaron looked at me and stepped forward. He said, "Don't worry too much. Uncle Charles has already gotten connected with

eyes reddened. My emotions which had been suppressed for a few days suddenly came loose. I looked at him with