My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

It seemed that Irvin was used to my behavior and didn't ask about it. He just calmly poured out a glass of water and handed it to me.

I took a small sip and explained guiltily, "I... I'm actually fine. I just happened to be passing by, so I thought I'd come in and visit."

Irvin changed the topic and asked, "Why are you out today all of a sudden?"

"I went to see a friend," I carefully kept it vague.

Irvin was able to guess who it was since I didn't have many acquaintances. He asked, "Was it Miss Moore?"

"Yes." I had no reasons to hide anything now.

Silence followed my response. My fingers trailed the edge of the glass that was in my hand. I was hesitant about if I should pour out all the doubts I had in my heart to him. Irvin had been paying very close attention to me and I was sure that he had seen through me in an instant.

A moment later, Irvin went to sit at his desk. Then, he asked casually, "Did you do anything else other than talk? Or did you run into the paparazzi

again?"

I had previously told him about the incident where Freya and I were cornered by the paparazzi in the mall.

I wasn't thinking about that at first but since Irvin brought it up, I couldn't help but ask, "Irvin, you... have you dealt with Mr. Roberts before?"

he

left me

look guilty at

man who had been protecting me for the past six years about someone who I had

"Freya hoped that I could recover

didn't seem surprised at all. He didn't even ask about the details of our conversation. Instead, he simply asked, "Do

down in my heart, I trusted

you believe that she isn't lying to you, then she's

Irvin said only confused me

Irvin felt more like a close confidante of mine rather than a lover that he had once been.

conversations with others.

lived together, our daily lives were completely isolated from each other. There

thought for quite some time and I couldn't help but ask him about it, "Am

changed. He became more casual and said, "What

shook my head, "I don't

he said casually, "It's getting late. Do you want me to go home with you or have someone

was obvious that he had deliberately changed the

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