My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

The room was silent for some time. Then, Hendrix said with his deep voice, "I had a friend who passed away, that is his sister. I treated her like my own sister, but she kept hurting your mother and frequently crossed many lines. We've become enemies ever since."

Anne still hadn't said anything. However, based on her expression, it seemed like she had understood.

Hendrix then asked inquisitively, "You don't believe me?"

Anne shook her head and said, "I do believe you."

After a brief pause, she looked up at us and added, "I will make her pay for what she did today."

"Good." Hendrix nodded and seemed to have thought about something. He instructed casually, "Go and rearrange your schedule. You're coming with us to Ucrebury tomorrow."

"Okay," Anne blurted out. After thinking for a moment, she felt that something was wrong and asked with some concern, "But after what happened just now, would it be okay for me to leave right now..." Hendrix shook his index finger and said, "They've already achieved their goal. They won't be taking any action for the moment. Just go ahead and arrange for it."

do it now." Anne agreed, then stood up and

off far away enough, I pushed Hendrix's arm and asked, "Why are we going to

and played innocent. "Why do you

Ucrebury. Anne didn't live in Ucrebury for very long and didn't have much of an impression of the place. There was only one remaining possibility.

like a huge rock had suddenly pressed down on my heart. I felt upset and looked downwards. I muttered to myself, "Grandpa as

of the most important people in

them reminded me of just how fragile life was. The more you wanted to

emotional and my face wasn't

my shoulders with his thick palms and comforted me. "They'll be happy if we

I would really want to return to

"I guess you'll have to blame me for all of

his