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?

but a familiar voice rang out from

gentle as the sounds of nature. Who else could

heart tingled as I mustered up the courage to walk

long time evident in his physique. He stood with a cane in his hand, and he looked like a

eyes, I was too excited to say anything else. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

seat," lan gestured while grinning as he got us to sit. He sat himself on a

sunlight and the smile on his face dispelled the coldness in the room little

for our visit that he could

the kids here,"

to see you immediately. Why don't we return to the Reid family to see the kids now? lan, you really should visit them.

rush," Joe assured, "We'll have plenty of opportunities to

before, I knew of his harmless sincerity toward others.

accompanied by silence. The atmosphere in the room

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 while I was in a

to us had been hospitalized - how could anyone rest well knowing

custody, I've asked the lawyer to withdraw the lawsuit. Like Aurelia, she is your

immediately overwhelmed my heart. I feared up and sniffled, "Thank