My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

With that said, Hendrix took me into his arms, saying, "I've thought about it and store-bought pastries are always too high in sugar. I'll bake one for our daughter instead."

To come all this way and go home empty-handed, it didn't look like the cake was Hendrix's end goal.

He put a hand on my shoulder with force and gestured with his eyes that it was time to leave.

As if failing to take Hendrix's hint, Jordan continued to act friendly with us. "Hendrix, you sure dote on your child a lot. I won't hold you up then. Since Aurelia likes sweet things, I'll bring her some myself soon." Hendrix didn't respond. Instead, he walked me out of the cake house with a polite curve on his lips.

As I sat in the passenger seat, I couldn't help but look back at the store. "Did you bring me here on purpose because you knew they would show up here?"

"You guessed half of it." With one hand on the steering wheel and a serene gaze ahead, Hendrix started the engine. "I knew they'd be here today, but I didn't know when. It means we're quite lucky to have met them." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"We should find out who that woman is now that we've crossed paths. We were in such a rush to leave..." As I withdrew my gaze and fiddled with my fingers, worry and unease rose inside me.

had proved that another me existed, and it did ease a lot of tension,

don't have to guess anymore. She is who you think she is,"

few seconds before looking at him. "Naomi Attwood? Is

believe me?" Hendrix asked

shook my head and explained, "It's just that you and I both know that Naomi was at the center of the blast site. It would've been

that she was still alive. However, I wasn't sure how to feel about Naomi

was trying to gain control and corrupt the people who

deal with Jordan and became his puppet for my sake. Since the moment he got involved with Jordan, he was on a path of no return. I didn't mind that Naomi blamed us for her

concerned that Jordan

believes he has everyone under control, but when it came down to life and death, everyone. fled. Naomi

"So, Naomi was disfigured?"

Hendrix said gave me a

explosion. Fortunately, she was