My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He laughed sinisterly. "Why? I risked my life to save you. Don't you have any gratitude in your heart? You can't even fulfill this simple request of mine?"

I didn't dare to look him in the eye. I threw out an excuse, "I can't just abruptly leave when I am already employed by the Milton family-"

"You can go!"

Without waiting for me to finish, he pushed away and said with disappointment in his eyes, "Go back to Sebastian's villa. I won't force you into doing something if you're so reluctant. I still have my pride."

I was shocked for a moment, but the disappointment in his eyes made my heart ache fiercely. I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.

After a moment of silence, I said softly, "I may not have much time in the afternoon and at night. However, I will come in the morning."

After that, I turned and hurried back to Sebastian's villa in a daze.

I didn't hear them outside so I assumed Naomi and Sebastian had gone back into the villa.

As soon as I entered the door, I said, "Naomi, you..."

Before I could say more, I witnessed a scene I definitely would've gladly not seen.

were kissing on

I hadn't appeared, they would've probably gotten

as an apple. Sebastian raised his hand and brushed his hand over his face. "You two talk. I'll go to

left, Naomi felt too embarrassed to look at me.

her.

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"Next door!"

in the atmosphere eased a little. She looked at me

my head.

She nodded.

stood up and said,

room, I looked at the documents and tried

threw aside the documents and

our two houses was separated by a wall.

movements as if he had eyes on top of his head. He slowly put aside the book in his hand and looked at me with his pair of jet-black

tried to smile, "Mr. Roberts, what a