My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I shivered at his cold stare. The surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a few degrees. So, I stopped talking and focused on washing the dishes carefully.

I braced myself for his ridicule so his silence left me feeling out of sorts.

I peeked at him sideways and noticed that his eyes were flat. I couldn't read any emotion in them.

I couldn't stand the awkward silence. "Don't you have business with Sebastian? Why don't you go ahead and talk to him?"

He pretended he didn't hear me. His slender fingers carefully washed each porcelain bowl, his movements smooth and unhurried.

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Awkward silence returned.

Then Hendrix's phone rang, breaking the uncomfortable quiet.

Instead of answering the phone, he looked at me expectantly.

asked in

hands are

the phone

stared at him uncomprehendingly, but then I realized that his mobile phone was in his trousers, and both of

as I mumbled, "Mr.

raised his eyebrows

just reach in to take things

leave my face. This

a beautiful piano tinkling echoed over and over

waited for me to pick up

my hand into his pocket. Then I held out the phone to

was full of soap foam. The meaning

looked down at the phone screen, and

on hands-free mode" Hendrix reminded me, his

told. I tapped on the hands-free mode and held it closer to him. Due to his ridiculous height, I had to tiptoe to get

me but didn't say anything. Rowane's gentle voice sounded through the phone, "Mr. Roberts, are you