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?"

and he

me in

not look

result, I felt a little embarrassed. It was much too cold-hearted of me to ask a man who had been protecting me for the past six years about someone who

"Freya hoped that I could recover my memory as quickly

He didn't even ask about the details of our conversation. Instead, he simply asked, "Do you believe what she said

lie." Deep down in my heart,

believe that she

said only confused me even

close confidante of mine rather than a lover that he had once

conversations with others.

daily lives were completely isolated from each other. There was no intimacy nor warm moments in our

for quite some time and I couldn't help but

heard this, his expression changed. He became more casual and said,

shook my head, "I don't

mobile phone, as he said casually, "It's getting late. Do you

obvious that he had deliberately changed the subject to

like he was hiding