My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I was stunned. I realized he had not been bullsh*tting all along.

After a few seconds of silence, I replied, "Alright then."

Through his reply, I could feel him smirking. "I thought you'd decline," he said. "I'll send you the address in a bit. Don't be late. I'd feel upset if you do."

After hanging up, I tried calling Hendrix once again. Fortunately, the call was connected. It was a bit noisy at his end like there were many vehicles around him. "Hendrix, has anything gone wrong at your end?"

"I'm stuck in a traffic jam," He said hurriedly. "No worries. I've spoken to Mr. Moore. He won't be heading to Asherton anytime soon. So, don't worry."

I heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Alright then. Fetch him to the hospital. I'll call my mom to let her know so that she would stop worrying."

hung up on Hendrix. Then, I

a stone's throw away from where I was. I did not drive over. Instead, I took

and greeted me, I would

indoor heating system was set quite high. He put his coat on the tatami. When he saw me, he smiled and said, "Please, have a seat. Let's enjoy this

rush to speak, he busied himself with brewing tea. Then he passed me a porcelain teacup and said, "Smell the

and sniffed it. There was a strong aroma of green tea which was tinged with sweetness. As I saw him smiling at me, I put the teacup on the table and said, "It's fragrant, indeed!" He smiled and said, "Clearly, you can appreciate

was getting down to business anytime soon. Agitated, I looked at him and said, "Sebastian, I'm too busy to idle my time away."

else. Feel free to make a move if you think I'm wasting your time." He raised his hand

since I had yet to obtain

then I guzzled the entire cup. At this moment, I could hear his disgruntled voice as he grumbled, "What a waste.

on the table, I looked at him and frowned slightly. "To each their own... I have my own ways of enjoying tea,"