My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

lan gazed at me coldly, as if he had been frozen in ice. He was so indifferent that it was frightening. I'd never seen him like that before. I was horrified, feeling as if I was skating on thin ice, and couldn't say a word.

He knew me too well. For Monique's sake, it was indeed very difficult for me to refuse, but I couldn't convince myself to agree with him. Whether it was me or Hendrix, we had never thought about letting Anne be second to someone else. lan didn't trust me.

lan took my silence as a sign of agreement. He stood up and said indifferently, "I'll come for Anne in a few days. Please pack her daily necessities."

After saying that, he was ready to leave. I couldn't help but stand up and call out, "lan."

fists and pursed my lips. I was determined to refuse him. "I won't let you take Anne away. She's

to bleed out? It was one of Valerie's drivers. She did it to Monique. I saw it

a strong front, but he choked up. "I don't know what you guys want by forcing me and Valerie together, but there's one thing that I'm certain of. When Valerie found out that you were her daughter, her attitude changed dramatically. When you have your own daughter in the future, Anne will definitely be able to feel the difference in how you treat her. You chose to forgive Valerie, and then you chose to have your own

killed

to drown me. There was a faint pain in my lower abdomen. I subconsciously reached out to clutch it, unwilling to believe. "What are you talking about? Didn't you tell me that it was just an accident? Also, when did I force

are so selfish, one more than the other. Really the perfect match." Just when I was wondering what he meant, Hendrix suddenly went mad, and he got up and punched lan in the face. Ian was knocked to the ground, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He raised his hand and

down at him.

to have a fight with him. He got up, patted his clothes, and walked out. "I'll be back in a few days. I must take Anne with

by his persistence. I clenched my fists and shouted in the direction in which lan left, "You