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.

in

hands are full. Sorry,

phone for

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

I mumbled, "Mr. Roberts, I don't think

his eyebrows imperiously. "Why

to take

but innocent gaze did not leave

beautiful piano tinkling echoed over and over again. It sounded

waited for me to

my hand into his pocket. Then I held out the phone to him, my face burning with embarrassment. "Here's your

was full of soap foam. The meaning was clear. He couldn't answer the phone with

screen, and answered the call. The

on hands-free mode" Hendrix reminded me, his exceptionally

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

gentle voice sounded through the phone, "Mr. Roberts, are you