My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"Mr. Roberts, Arianna's been working here while you guys have been in Jarold City. Are you guys planning to be separated from each other?" Unexpectedly, Naomi chose that moment to bring it up. Hendrix's dark eyes fell on me. Not looking away, he said, "No, wherever she is, that's where I will be too."

"Wow! Is this a show of affection? So sweet!" Naomi said coyly.

Then she noticed Rowane's pale face, "Miss Zanes, you are Mr. Roberts' colleague, you must be used to this by now."

Rowane gave a faint smile, "I usually work in Jarold city and rarely see Miss Reid, so I'm not sure."

Naomi frowned slightly and quipped, "Ah, don't employees call her Mrs. Roberts? Why do you address her as Miss Reid? That's so distant."

"Miss Reid and I rarely see each other, so I didn't have the opportunity to get used to it," Rowane said without any other emotions.

Naomi pursed her lips and sent me a sideways glance. She gave me a look I couldn't decipher so I didn't react to it.

her body, and toppled a glass of water

while she tried to help wipe up the spill. "Miss Zanes, I'm really

the only show of anger she

if Hendrix was not sat right next to me.

dare acknowledge the words 'your man'. I peeked at Hendrix and tried to gauge his reaction but his expression didn't change. I couldn't see

lips and tried to play it off "Don't talk nonsense. Miss Zanes is a

to let her just steal your man?" sᴇaʀᴄh

I didn't know what to answer, so I pretended that I

silence and said, "You guys aren't fighting,

Hendrix and asked fearlessly,

fully. I thought he would be angry, but instead, he was calm as he

was an implication he didn't like

guffawed and poked me in the arm. "Watch this one. There aren't many good men