My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

"Arianna, do you really have to talk like that?" Hendrix didn't look very well. He seemed old.

I smiled faintly and replied without much emotion, "How can I? Mr. Roberts is so strong. It only took you a few hours to nearly kill me. I only fear I couldn't avoid you faster."

Hendrix was rendered speechless.

Perhaps the atmosphere was getting too dreadful, Hendrix didn't want to talk to me anymore, and he left with Andrea soon after that.

I laid on the hospital bed, feeling a little depressed and frustrated. When people went through a certain extent of events in life, they would lose hope for life.

A lot of things happened in the following few days. Sawyer's announcement on the headlines, Andrea reunited with her family, and Aaron returned to Ucrebury for the foreseeable future. But I didn't pay attention to any one of that news.

I laid quietly in the hospital for a week. I had already been pregnant for three months, and my baby bump was getting more noticeable as the day passed.

My lower abdomen bulged out slightly like a small hill. Sometimes, I would put my hands on it and fall into a daze. Sometimes I would stare at the ceiling blankly.

Hendrix came to the hospital every day. He sometimes would talk to me, but we would always end up quarreling.

After repeating for a few times, he stopped coming to the hospital. However, he was rich, so the nurses and social workers would take good care of me.

I didn't even bother to ask for the reason he didn't come. Minnie, on the other hand, cooked different stews and soups for me every day.

I knew something was wrong with me. I started to feel like I didn't want that child anymore when I was alone.

If I wasn't pregnant with his child, I could leave Hendrix and live the life I had always wanted to.

The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to end the pregnancy.

Nevertheless, I knew that it wasn't right, but I couldn't help it.

The Jacaranda on the main road of the Ucrebury had bloomed. They filled up the streets from both sides, making the dull city look a little lively.

I was discharged on the weekend, and Hendrix had been driving very slowly compared to usual. It was as if he wanted me to enjoy as much of the scenery along the way as possible.

I tilted my head to look at the scenery that flashed past the car window, but my gaze slowly went past the city view.

"Hendrix, I've lost myself for way too long," I murmured under my breath. From the moment I met Hendrix, I wasn't myself anymore.

I became selfish, stubborn, and cold. How did I end up like this?

He frowned, and he drew a deep breath, "You're getting heavy with pregnancy. You can put aside the Advancer Tech's case for the time being. Let's find a time to have a trip somewhere."

I knew that he wanted to take me out to relax, but I didn't feel like going anywhere.

I shook my head and put my hands on my bumps, "The Roberts Group's auditing should be over soon. I won't be in labor for the time being, so I think we should finish up the Advancer Tech's case."

He was silent for a moment before he agreed, "Alright, if you insist. Come to me any time if you have any problems."

I stopped talking and looked at the hugging couple by the road. I realized that I had never had a good relationship with anyone for the past twenty years.

I had never experienced the sweetness of love, nor had I learned how to love a person and enjoy the love from a person.

I had lived through a quarter of my life, seemingly in a blur for the entirety of it.

Thinking about that, I couldn't help but laugh at myself. Am I destined to suffer for the rest of my life?

"What are you laughing at?" Noticing my movement, Hendrix asked, deep in his thoughts.

I shook my head and replied softly, "I just suddenly thought of something funny."

"What is it?" He was trying to make small talks, but I didn't want to talk with him anymore. We stayed silent.