My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

After dealing with my wound, he suddenly looked up. As I was absent-mindedly staring at him at the moment, I was caught.

Our eyes met and I got lost in his deep, troubled gaze I felt my face heat up and my heart raced.

I coughed to cover the weirdness and my throat dry. "Well, thank you for your help tonight. I won't press charges against you for breaking into my bedroom. You can go back now."

I was startled as he suddenly laughed and shook his head at me. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Arianna, why haven't I realised that you have such a mouth on you?"

He reached out and grabbed my chin. He was extremely close to me. Our breaths intertwined, and I moved back. I tried to calm my racing heart and said, "I am not being difficult. I am telling the truth. Hendrix, I've told you that it won't work between us. When we finish this project, we are going back to Ucrebury to get the divorce certificate. This matter will be over."

I didn't dare look at him anymore. I lay back down and pulled the blanket over my head.

not moving a single muscle. I waited a moment, and after not

gaze, dull and troubled. "Is it because of

understand what I went through. In your eyes, we just lost a child, and I just had a spat with my parents. Can you imagine how I felt? Did it not seem severe enough for you? Do you think that I should just ignore the past and be with you? You are

After a long while, he said, "I never treated you as if these things never happened. You want freedom, a new life, I can let go and give you that, but Arianna, you now need someone by your side to take care

him to give in so easily. He had

and tried to push away

rained all night. The next day, the sun shone brightly and the fragrant smell

in the room. I didn't know what time he left the previous night, probably after

up to wash my face and brush my teeth. I went downstairs to prepare breakfast. However, Sebastian didn't