My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

He nodded and said, "Hendrix probably told her in advance. She was very close to my mother in the later stage, so it doesn't seem like she wasn't aware of it."

So, I was the only one who knew nothing about that whole scheme.

I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. I was a complete fool. Perhaps I wouldn't even know if I was sold to someone.

Noticing that I didn't look well, Sawyer paused for a while. Perhaps he had realized something was wrong, he calmed down and added, "Don't overthink this. No one told you about this because they were worried that you couldn't handle it well. We're unsure of everything too, so that's why..."

"So, you guys just naturally kept me in the dark like a fool?" I said as I felt very uncomfortable.

He frowned, "Arianna, you know that's not what I meant."

"I don't know!" I raised my voice at him and stormed out of the tearoom. I had always thought that as long as I was kind and trustworthy to others, I wouldn't suffer much harm. But it turned out that I was too naive. I still had to put up with bad things in life no matter what I did.

There were a lot of people in the hall, all of whom were important people. Andrea, who was in the crowd, was particularly eye-catching. She was brought around to greet everyone by Valerie and Pedro. It was a view both beautiful and warm to behold.

Of course. Some people were blessed at the very moment they were born.

After managing my emotions, I went to the dining area. No matter how bad my life was, I had to eat something. I needed to feed the little fellow in my belly.

A little bit absent-minded, I accidentally bumped into someone. The buttercream cake that I had just put on my plate dirtied that person's suit before falling to the ground!

"I'm sorry..." I lifted my head and I saw Austin, whose face was cold and mocking.

I calmed down and swallowed back my unspoken apology. It was useless to apologize to him as it would lead to unnecessary arguments in the end.

I didn't want to start a fight, but that wasn't the case for Austin. He looked at me and sneered, "Arianna, you must be furious and jealous, right? Since Andrea turned out to be Valerie's daughter, it would mean that her life will change dramatically. A woman from the slums like you will never be worthy of a person that is as noble as Hendrix, no matter how hard you work."

I put down the food in my hand and raised my eyebrows at him, "If I'm not worthy of him, are you, Mr. Shelley, worthy of him?"

"You..." He was angry, and wanted to refute me.

I interrupted him, "I'm married to Hendrix, and we have a child too. So why is Mr. Shelley so fond of mocking me? Is it because you suddenly realize that you are not good enough for Andrea? Is that why you're trying to vent your frustration on me?"

"Nonsense!" Austin was so angry that his eyes turned red. He took off his suit and threw it at me, saying, "Clean up the suit."

Sometimes I would think that Austin was very cute. Every time he tried to find fault in me because he just couldn't bear the sight of me, he would always end up getting furious. It was the same case this time. Since he realized that he couldn't win me in an argument, he might as well make things difficult for me.

Looking at the suit in my hand, I raised my eyebrows. "Mr. Shelley, I suggest that you don't let me deal with it. If you walk around in wet clothes later, you won't be a good match for Andrea in terms of appearance."

"Well, find a way!" he said angrily. At that moment, the birthday party began. Valerie was saying something on the stage elegantly. Andrew didn't want to talk to me anymore, so he went to Andrea with the food in his hand and handed it to her.

Andrea saw his glum face, so she looked in my direction in suspicion. Her graceful face changed right when she saw me. She smirked at me provokingly with a disdainful look.

I glared back, indifferent. I stood there with the suit in my hand, not intending to do anything on it. Then, Hendrix, whom I didn't know where he went before, came to me with a small gift box.

He said coldly, "This is Madam Lawson's birthday gift."

After that, when he stuffed the box in his hand to me, he noticed the suit in my hand and frowned, "Who?"