My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Having said that, Hendrix suddenly looked up at me. His deep eyes were glistening under his long eyelashes, making him look even more attractive.

"Do you still want her if Anne can't get through this?" There wasn't a trace of joy or anger in his tone. "Also, put everything aside for tomorrow. Come with me to the company to notarize the properties."

I froze on the spot and didn't know which question to answer first. After some time, I managed to say, "Why are we notarizing the properties?"

I still recalled the terms of law regarding notarization. Based on our current situation, we weren't dealing with any property disputes nor was our relationship crumbling. I didn't think there was any need to do this.

It was clear that we were living together in peace, so why do this? It was hard not to let other people think that dividing up our property was just the beginning of a separation which would include a divorce and a custody fight after.

Maybe my time as a lawyer had made me doubtful, but Hendrix was behaving very strangely.

"I know that you saw me at my meeting with

Jordan," Hendrix confessed. "He invited me to join in on his plan. I've thought it through and I will agree to his conditions."

Although Hendrix didn't like following the rules in business, he had always been a law abiding man. He would never break

didn't respond. He simply looked at me calmly as if to

spoke louder than

on my face fell and my face sank back. In this strange silence,

time, I finally calmed down and was able to

suddenly changed his mind. There must be some ulterior reason

to remain calm and reasonable. I wanted to

don't have a reason," Hendrix answered calmly, dismissively even. "I can't

reason much too

had children. On top of that, Hendrix was a man who never submitted to his temptations, so why now? "Tell me, what

to look at me. "It's nothing glorious. The less you know, the

was exasperated. "Since you know it isn't safe and disgraceful, why do

Hendrix could respond, we heard a voice