My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"Are you still worried about Sebastian?" Hendrix asked. He leaned over and covered Anne with his jacket.

I tugged on the hem of his jacket and held Anne tightly against me. I could not help but sigh. "Not really. I just feel that I didn't take good care of Anne," I told him.

If Monique were still alive, even if she were a single mother, Anne would be leading a healthy, albeit ordinary life. However, because of me, Anne had to undergo so many organ transplants at such a young age, which had almost cost her life.

I had done so little for Anne. Even Emma was the one who'd prepared the lucky pendant for Anne. It reminded me that I hadn't prayed for Anne in the past year. I couldn't be regarded as a qualified mother. If Monique could see all of this, she would probably blame me for not taking good care of Anne.

Hearing this, Hendrix fell into silence for a while and then looked at me. Then, after a while, he said in a certain tone, "You gave her a loving home."

I didn't reply to him. Instead, I stared dazedly at the lucky pendant around Anne's neck for a long while.

ninth day of the new year was the end of the holidays, and we'd have to get back to work after that, so Hendrix and I decided to take a good rest at home on the eighth day of

that you don't want to go anywhere today?" I asked as I sat

woken up, he got out of bed to change his clothes. "This

order to spend more time with Hendrix's elders while we were in Ucrebury, we had to get up early in the mornings. We either exercised with Uncle Trent or went jogging with Aunt Nerissa every morning. It

a long time, I opened one eye and

my eyes.

and angular, and his every movement was pleasing to my eyes. Looking at such a charming sight, I immediately became alert. However, my mood was dampened by Hendrix's words

night. He can make time to meet

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