My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He appeared with several strong men behind him, eyeing me sarcastically, "Miss Reid, you should take better care of yourself. Although Mr. Kaleb is cautious of the Milton family, it doesn't mean that he's actually afraid of them. If you don't rein it in, he might change his mind."

He looked at the men behind him as he talked in that unknown language of theirs. Then, he pointed at the glass door Naomi was in. My eyes widened and I howled, "What are you doing?"

He looked at me and sneered. "Miss Reid, do you think that Mr. Kaleb sent you here just to enjoy the scenery?"

"What do you mean?" I looked at him, my face dark.

Another sneer. "Although we can't hurt you now, we can still make you watch your friend suffer. You're a pretty loyal friend, right?"

At that moment, I paled as I looked at the men walking towards the glass-framed room.

I grabbed Tiago tightly and begged, "Please, don't hurt them. They're innocent, they..."

He jeered, "It's the same with Yahya - she took care of you for so many days without error but was sent here because you were half an hour late. Do you think she's innocent?"

The Yahya he was talking to must've been the woman who had just been sent in.

answer, but when I looked at Naomi and the

it was my fault. Please don't hurt them,

He shot back as his gaze fell on me.

body reacted instinctively. I

Reid. You can act as Mother Teresa when it's not your life on the line, but when it

ashen, and I was completely at a loss for words, for thoughts.

Naomi and the others get tortured. I didn't know what

one of your friends. Isn't it unreasonable for you to retaliate by

eyebrows. "Are you saying that you prefer

lips to speak but nothing came out. I didn't dare to look at

"Alright, fair enough.

lips and couldn't

how quiet I was, he said, "Look like you want

immediately.

"Then choose one!"