My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I nodded. After hesitating a little, I asked, "Did lan come to Jarold City with you? I haven't been able to get in touch with him. Did he change his phone number?"

He froze hearing lan's name. He answered stiffly, "I am not sure. I haven't contacted him in a long time. Perhaps... he had gone to Mesville. After all, he is familiar with that place." Something was wrong. I frowned. "Did you and lan have a fight? What happened?"

He seemed dazed and shook his head in response. "No, we are fine. Don't overthink this. We haven't been in touch for such a long time now, how are you? Mom said that Anne had been ill for quite a while. How is she doing now?"

Something must be wrong!

merely a child of his friend, he might just ask casually. But Anne was different. Ian and Sawyer treated Anne

as your sister, I can't pretend nothing is wrong. What happened to you and lan? Do you know what Anne had been diagnosed with? She almost died from acute leukemia! I have no idea

condition in detail.

"She is better now after undergoing a bone marrow and kidney transplant, but there is still an observation period of five years. She will be fine if there is no relapse. If there is a relapse, a second transplant might be needed. But enough about

uttered, "He impregnated a woman in a bar and returned to Mesville to be with her until she gave

this news. I hesitated before finally saying, "What was the exact relationship between you and him? You have feelings for him, don't

of this?" sᴇaʀᴄh