My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

As I watched the scene unfold, I seized the opportunity and hurriedly stood up. "I'm also done eating. It'll be too late if I don't go now!" I said quickly.

Aaron blocked my way and said, "Are you sure you want to choose your client over the chance of meeting lan?"

I was both surprised and delighted, exclaiming, "lan's awake?"

Aaron shrugged while replying, "Yeah, and he particularly wants to see you. Are you sure you're not going?"

"Let's go!" I gushed.

After driving for nearly an hour, we reached a holiday villa in the suburbs.

Upon entering the manor, I saw that it was surrounded by the singing of birds and vegetation. Due to the morning rain, the air was especially fresh. After getting cooped up in the car for a long while, I felt much more relaxed being out in the open.

While I stood at the corridor with my hand on the

doorknob, I grew nervous all of a sudden.

We had been friends for more than a decade, and we used to be like family. A few months ago, we were involved in a huge dispute regarding the ownership of Anne's custody, but he still protected me with his life in the end.

What would happen if we were to meet again?

did not dare to turn the doorknob, but a familiar voice rang out from the other side of the

as the sounds of nature. Who else could

tingled as I mustered up the courage to walk into

thin and scrawny; traces of being bedridden for such a long time evident in his physique. He stood with a cane in his hand, and he looked like a frail tree that could be blown over

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while grinning as he got us to sit. He sat himself on a

the chair swayed slowly. The sunlight and the smile

our visit that

you would bring the kids here," Ian said,

to see you immediately. Why don't we return to the Reid family

have plenty

seen him in hysterics before, I knew of his harmless

was subsequently accompanied by silence. The

moment later, lan looked at Aaron with eyes resembling black pearls and said with a self-deprecating grin, "It looks like Aaron was telling the truth; everyone hasn't been doing well

- how

asked the lawyer to withdraw the lawsuit.

excitement immediately overwhelmed my heart. I feared