My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Pedro cracked a smile and said, "He's not a bodyguard. You have many bodyguards by your side. I reckon that's more than enough. You'll attract a lot of attention if there are way too many bodyguards around. Mr. Lawson is not my subordinate. He used to work in Oakland. But as he aged, he did not get married and instead, he bought some real estate in Oakland and settled down there."

I was stunned. I was surprised to find out that Sheridan had not married yet. At his age, I assumed that he would have settled down.

Valerie was back. Of late, she had been busy tending to Anne. I felt bad looking at her haggard face. As she handed over the medicine to me, I helped her to take a seat. I hesitated for a moment before I said, "Mom, Dad, I'll need your help looking after Anne in the next few days. I'm planning to head over to Asherton. I have some matters to attend to."

Pedro was taken aback. "Have you made up your mind?"

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"Is this because of Anne?" She had always warned us against making any hasty decisions concerning Anne, which could be detrimental to our interests in the long run. Immediately, she objected, "I won't allow it. Arianna, I get that you want to save Anne. But you have to calm down and think things through. You have parents and a family. Your decision can impact many people. What am I supposed to do if anything happens

could not let her in on the details. So I reassured her, "No worries, Mom. I'm merely heading over to find out more about organ trading. I'll discuss this

keep us in the loop. Don't rush into making any decisions without prior discussion with us." I nodded. "Yeah, I know,"

his phone conversation. When he saw them looking at me worriedly, he could not help

and said, "Mr. Roberts, you're accompanying Arianna to Asherton, aren't you? She's pregnant. I would be worried if she was out there alone. I know

to Asherton. When he heard Valerie's words, he directed his gaze at me and frowned slightly. Fortunately, he did not ask further. Instead, he nodded and answered, "Okay,

that sleeping late would be bad for my health, so she said, "Alright, it's getting late. You'd better be making a move.