My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

The streets were crowded with people. Everyone was in a hurry, making my leisure walking seem a little out of place.

From time to time, people would give me strange looks.

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A beggar by the street caught my eye. It was not because I had not seen beggars before, but because the beggar looked familiar to me.

While hesitating, the beggar looked at me with his brows furrowed. He, who looked indifferent before, suddenly looked dumbstruck. Then, he let out a mirthless laugh while his eyes were on me.

That laugh instantly reminded me of who he was. Wasn't he the man who was beaten up by brawny men when Hendrix and I were leaving the casino that day?

How did he end up in such a state? He was actually a beggar on the street.

knitted my brows. I didn't have much sympathy for people who gave up on

and looked back. It was the beggar. With my brows still furrowed, I took out the small amount of money from my wallet and put them on the ground. I looked at him and said, "I don't have much cash on me. That's

giggled like a fool. He did not

know what he wanted, so I asked, "Do you think it's

me. It was not until I was

I replied, "With this money, you won't starve.

knew that it was probably useless to say such words to an incurable man like him, but I still

saying, "I don't want your money. My mother told me to

frowning again. "Your mother? Who

"My mother is my mother, who else could my mother

like I was given a riddle. Impatiently, I said, "What I mean is,

I felt cold all over. It made me scared. "My

often for the past few days that I didn't need time to process