My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

What the heck!

I frowned in irritation, "If you want to climb, do it alone. It's getting late. I should go back. I still have work to do."

He said preposterously, "Mr. Milton mentioned that you will need to cooperate no matter what, but it seems that you're not taking this seriously."

I sucked in my breath and glared at the two of them, speechless.

Burying the urge to scream, I put down the bag and looked up at the tree. It looked to be about 3 or 4 meters. I couldn't help but let out a sigh.

It was true that I could do this. When I was in Hovell, Aaron always said that my petite frame gave me an advantage, because even the higher branches wouldn't break under my weight.

Aaron was particularly fond of coaxing me to pick fruits from trees, especially those that he wasn't able to reach. He would stand under the tree with a basket while I dropped them one by one, and promised to catch me if I ever fell.

I guess luck was usually on my side because I've never fallen when I used to climb trees when I was younger. Nowadays, tree climbing was a rare activity.

the courtyard and the pear tree grew rather tall. Every time Anne wanted to eat some, I would always climb up and pick some pears for her. I didn't even know that

that I was staring blankly at the tree, Rowane taunted me saying, "Miss Reid, if

looked at

rather bored. Thus thinking, I hoisted

did an ample amount of exercise while I was in

at the two of them

empty bag in his hand and looked at me.

bag from his hand and shifted my body to pick

this climb wasn't hard, and the fruits did look rather

hands, but it was difficult for me to move. So, I squatted down and handed the bag to Hendrix.

scare and I slipped. I

that there would be no sharp objects on the ground, or it

impact, but instead, I felt something squeeze my waist. I

face and let loose

out of Hendrix's arms and put some distance