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..."

advance that we were having

when he got off the plane.

quibbled about

know him anyway. Even if I'm not around, it shouldn't affect the three of you

making arrangements on my own, and I didn't like

the property had to be inherited, so an arranged marriage was the easiest way to ensure that. I understood that, but it didn't mean that I would support it or that I would

The guest is right outside, and if you leave with Anne now, he'll think that the Moore family doesn't

I had no intention of

You have to find a way out for yourself. Santiago may be a little older than Hendrix, but he's filial and thoughtful. Although he's focused solely on his family, his career has flourished. This may have delayed his own love life, but he's a really outstanding marriage partner. You..."

nagged, but I wasn't listening. The one thing I heard, however, was that

so I complained indifferently, "Do you guys think that it's normal for someone at