My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

At 11 o'clock in the evening, I leaned against the sofa and fell asleep.

I was still thinking about Hendrix and wasn't in a very deep sleep. I heard the sound of the door opening in the corridor and footsteps that sounded intentionally quiet.

He had opened the door and walked in. He then gently approached me, took off his coat and placed it on me.

When I opened my eyes, Hendrix had knelt beside the sofa/. He was about to carry me back into the room. When he noticed that I had woken up, he patted my head and said, "Didn't I tell you that you didn't have to wait for me? Why didn't you go to sleep?"

He called me during dinner, saying that he had to deal with a multinational meeting and wouldn't be able to come back until after midnight.

I propped myself up with the help of the sofa's armrest. I was still slightly dazed. "I can't sleep when you aren't home."

Hendrix laughed at me because I was being childish. "If I don't work overtime, if something goes wrong, I won't be able to guarantee your safety and the children's, for the rest of our lives. I would be very unhappy if that happens."

danger when you're still doing fine?" I scolded, "We'll never be able to spend all our money. You don't need to work as hard as before. If anything happens to your health, you can't make up for it no matter

put on my slippers for me. He helped me to the bedroom and said, "I'm still healthy and everything is going well for me. I know, none of that can be exchanged for money. Rome wasn't built in a day. In order to keep our family safe, we can't relax for even a moment. We have to take it as

more responsibilities you would have. I wasn't afraid of accidents, but I

with Hendrix. Besides, I wasn't sleepy after napping earlier. I hoped

down and fiddled with my hands. Then, he suddenly said, "Honey, what would you

was confused about this. "What do you mean by not

thoughtfully, "When we got married, you weren't very good to me. But I followed you through thick and thin and now,

married couples were bound to

something about them to you. Unlike enemies, who would

his head low as he smiled. He then repeated the question, "I mean what if I'm not as good as you think I am, or what if was a selfish person? Someone who only cared about himself and would casually sacrifice other people for his