My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"We're back." I smiled as I said this. I then introduced the kids to each other. "This is Daniel, Auntie Shirley's son. He will be staying with us for the time being. Daniel, this is Anne." "Hello, Anne," Daniel greeted earnestly.

"Nice to meet you." Anne replied courteously. "If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask me, alright?"

"Thank you, Anne."

After a very tiring night, I changed into my house slippers and entered the living room. I then laid down on the couch. With one hand massaging my strained neck, I reached over and grabbed one of the files on the table. I roughly looked through it's contents.

[Accounting Costs for the Association's Project Relating to the Synthesis Office.]

"Have you already calculated the costing? Did you organize the venues and social events?" They've just started on the Cultural City project about a week ago. Anne and Josiah had been very busy since then. They should get some rest and not rush things, otherwise they might over- exhaust themselves.

I supported the kids for their determination, but there was no need for them to be so hardworking.

Anne smiled and said, "Mom, actually, before even starting on the Cultural City project, Mr. Clark and I had already made preparations beforehand. For example, scouring locations, sale prices of buildings, and even costs for the renovations required. All of those have been done. After we've processed the follow-up quotations and acquired approval from the company we'll finalize our budget and then we'll be all set to prepare for the ribbon-cutting ceremony."

silently hard-working daughter, who had an admirable sense of entrepreneurship, had once again formulated a plan as she ventured into development. She had no intention of stopping. With everything I've seen her accomplish, I was clearly a mother who was much too narrowminded

to their project. "Alright, you guys continue on with your calculations. I

mom. We'll go to sleep in a while,"

acknowledged softly, then turned around and took Daniel upstairs. "Let's go, Daniel, I'll take you to your room. Are you brave enough to sleep by yourself? If you're not, we can keep the lights on

say

were back to how they were just before I came in. They were in a frenzy, they looked more like they were preparing for war instead of preparing

this was Anne's personal war. Her domineering sense of independence was paving the way

alive to see this, she would have

bed with the lights off, Hendreix embraced me and I soon rolled up into a snug little ball in

that unless I marry him, he won't

first but he and Jordan managed to trick Irvin so

mean that he didn't want to know. He probably didn't want to pressure me

adjusted myself into a more comfortable position. "I told him that too,

caressed my head. "Did Irvin upset