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."

up on Hendrix.

I was. I did not drive over. Instead, I took a taxi. The destination was a

and greeted me, I would not have realized that I had arrived. I followed him into the tea

heating system was set quite high. He put his coat on the tatami. When he saw me, he smiled and said,

speak, he busied himself

sweetness. As I saw him smiling at me, I put the teacup

getting down to business anytime soon. Agitated, I looked at him and said, "Sebastian, I'm

me with displeasure and said, "I place quality of life above everything else. Feel free to make a move if you

I would not leave, especially since I had yet to obtain the

this moment, I could hear his disgruntled voice as he grumbled, "What a waste. You should

table, I looked at him and frowned slightly. "To each their own...