My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

After being absent-minded for a while, I realized that Hendrix hadn't answered my question. I turned around and saw as lost in his thoughts as I was. "Why aren't you talking?" I asked.

Hendrix came around and said, "I was thinking about getting Aurelia's admission procedures done as soon as possible so that she won't fall behind and not be able to fit in with society in the future."

I pursed my lips and chuckled, exposing his thoughts by saying, "You're worried that Aurelia will come into contact with too few people and that she will fall for Neal. Be honest - you don't fancy Neal at all, do you?"

A hint of imperceptible contempt flashed across Hendrix's eyes as he said arrogantly, "I don't fancy anyone!"

Before I could react, he turned over and covered us with the quilt.

"What are you doing?" I pressed my hand against his chest, shocked. How could men think of that at any give time?

"I've lost, so you'll have to punish me." Hendrix frowned looking... sincere and expectant?

"Punish you? Then why are you pressing against me..." My words trailed off.

Reasoning went nowhere with him.

the domestic investment industry. Even if half of the companies she invested in had gone bankrupt, she could still rely on the other half to

to participate more in her siblings' affairs, so she tagged along. She could also look after

it was more convenient for us to pick them up. Before I left,

wanted to ensure that

we could not protect him for a lifetime.

around and entered the largest shopping mall nearby to buy more

section, Aurelia pulled herself away from Anne and entered a mini amusement park while we waited

something tugging at my sleeve. Turning around, I saw

flowers?" The girl's eyes were

the same age

clothes she

clean,

was covered in dirt.

a piece of tissue paper from my bag to wipe it clean

it was a rather big step, but the little fellow was tiny so it didn't seem as