My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

As soon as I had comforted Anne, I got up and went upstairs.

Before entering the room, I sensed something and turned around. Around the corner, there was a huge vase, it was about half a man's height. A small segment of children's clothing was sticking out from behind it.

While only a small part of the clothes were visible, it was enough to reveal who it was.

I pretended not to have seen anything, calmly turned the doorknob and entered the room.

No one was in the room. I could hear the shower running from inside the bathroom. I walked over and leaned against the bathroom wall, speaking loudly to make sure that he could hear me. "You know, that kid Neal, he's so curious. He seemed to be watching us whilst we were negotiating with Quinn and the others."

Or perhaps Aurelia had told him to do so, I wasn't sure.

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I pursed my lips and decided to get right to the point. "Why did you send Josiah away?"

tremendously after all these years, but I remembered it clearly. At first, I was the one who had trouble accepting Josiah. Hendrix had always

swung open. Hendrix came out, wrapped in a bathrobe as he wiped his hair with a towel while walking into the room.

sitting on the sofa

walked over and propped my hands on the back of the couch, trying to express Anne's feelings as best I

at me. He smiled helplessly and said, "Even so, don't you realize what the problem is,

"What is the problem,

all accounts, Josiah had been with Anne for much longer than we have. Aside from that, he has proven to us that he bears no ill will, and since Anne likes him, there was nothing for us to worry about. "Come here." Hendrix patted

manner, I turned around and asked, "Are you ready

large hand over my shoulder and forcefully turned me over. His bony palms began to massage my

could the sores on

at the hospital. Even though most of the time was spent standing and sitting around, we never actually got any proper rest. I had forgotten

Anne just gets used to having Josiah around. However, didn't you see them earlier? When it came to dealing with an organization like the one Quinn is in, they both chose

that Hendrix's conclusion was reasonable. "This

international tabloids had

and Anne had yet to gather