My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Sure enough, cooking personally for us was just an excuse to leave more time for Santiago and me to be alone with each other.

After standing there for a moment, Valerie finally caught sight of me. "Why did you come in? I can keep an eye on things here. How can we leave our guest alone outside?" she fretted.

I crossed my arms in front of my chest and stared at her with a sigh. Then, I instructed the servants beside me, "Turn off the gas and leave for a bit. I have something to discuss with the madam." "Understood," they replied.

I still had some status in this family. As soon as those words left my mouth, several maids stopped what they were doing and left, without forgetting to close the glass door for us.

Once they left, only Valerie and I were in the kitchen.

"Why did you bring Santiago here?" I confronted her directly.

"What are you talking about?" Valerie said as she sauntered up to me with a straight face. She leaned against the cabinet next to me and continued with a grin, "The Jenkins family and the Moore family are old friends. Santiago came to see your father. What made you think that we brought him over..."

you tell me in advance that we were having a guest over?" I

called me when he got off the plane.

quibbled about

I don't know him anyway. Even if I'm not around, it shouldn't affect the three of you from reminiscing over your old friendships.

and I didn't like to beat

had to be inherited, so an arranged marriage was the easiest way to ensure that. I understood that, but

around, Valerie tugged at my arm anxiously and protested, "Arianna, what are you doing? The guest is right outside, and if you leave with

face, I had no

wide out there. You have to find a way out for yourself.

thing I heard, however, was that I had three children, and that Santiago had never maintained a relationship with

was angry and annoyed, so I complained indifferently, "Do you guys think that it's normal for