My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I raised my head and looked at him. I felt that I had not stared closely at him for the longest time. His gaze was profound as if exhausted by life, and it caught me off guard. I looked at him and said smilingly, "Do you think that I'm someone who has no sense of self-protection? Am I such a complete idiot?"

He furrowed his brows in disappointment. "You know that's not what I meant," he said.

I sneered, "But that's what you've been trying to convey."

"Forget it... You don't have to explain yourself. Carry on with your work. Don't let this bother you at work," I continued.

As I exited the office, the elevator door opened, and I walked in.

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into Estella again. It seemed like she was deliberately waiting for me. When she saw me, she smiled and said, "Mrs. Roberts, are you leaving?" Also maintaining

to say something but held back. So, I stopped and said, "You've been working hard lately. Are you in a relationship? I reckon your parents must have been urging you

by my question, she replied smilingly, "Well, my parents are rather understanding. They respect my stand as I

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a tinge of annoyance in her expression. I was not sure if it had to do with my mere mention of Vincent. Although she tried her best to hide her annoyance, I could tell. After a moment of silence, she clarified, "We're

relationship seriously. Hendrix and I didn't really date a lot before ou marriage. In retrospect, we should have

lit up. "So, you married Mr. Roberts without really