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,

sent was just a stone's throw away from where I was. I did

over and greeted me, I would

sweater. The 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

him. Not in a rush to speak, he busied himself with brewing tea. Then he passed me a

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

was getting down to business anytime soon. Agitated, I looked at

He looked at me with displeasure and said, "I place quality of life above everything else. Feel free to make a move if you think I'm wasting your

especially since I had yet to obtain the

I could hear his disgruntled voice as

looked at him and frowned slightly. "To each their own... I have my own ways of