My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

No one said anything for a while before Hendrix's cold and stern voice broke the silence. "Andrea, I've said before that you don't need to make any decisions because of me. Arianna is pregnant, and if you want to stay in Ucrebury, I will take care of your everyday expenses. However, I can't be part of your love life. I have my own family!"

"Family?" Andrea's voice was a little sharp. "What about me? My brother has put me under your care, I..."

"Casper didn't ask me to marry you. Andrea, by the end of the day, we all have our own life to live." Hendrix was still indifferent.

"Do you love her?" Andrea asked with a trembling voice. "You don't love her at all. You just feel responsible for her because she's pregnant with your child. Hendrix Roberts, you don't know yourself at all. What you're feeling for Arianna isn't love, it's a sense of obligation. It's the same as how you felt towards me in the past, you looked after me because you felt obligated for my well-being!"

There was another brief moment of silence and that was when I thought it finally ended. As Josiah had still not made an appearance, I had no choice but to return to my room.

Then, I heard Andrea's voice again coming from Hendrix's office. "Hendrix, I'm begging you. Please let me stay by your side. You won't hear any requests from me anymore. Next time, I'll do whatever you want me to, just don't abandon me. After all these years, it's already impossible for me to leave you."

Andrea was evidently pleading, compromising and even giving up her own dignity.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. A woman who fell this deeply in love would have no freedom at all.

"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, a voice rang. I came back to my senses and saw Josiah coming out of his office. He was visibly tired.

I was shocked. Was this b*stard actually sleeping just now?

"I'm looking for you!" I said. Before he could reply, Andrea's voice immediately caught both of our attention once more.

"Hendrix, I know you don't love Arianna. A marriage without love is capable of destroying a person. Although you're soon expecting a child, the child won't bring any happiness to both of you. Instead, the child will be a barrier that both of you can never overcome. You'll suffer a lifetime of hardship just for this child!"

Josiah had heard it too. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you eavesdropping?"

I...

"No!" Afraid that he would not believe me, I said, "I have something to consult you on!"

"What's the matter?" He said, but he wasn't looking at me. Instead, he was listening to what was unfolding within Hendrix's office.

"I'm not feeling well recently. Please help me check

if this is related to my baby!" Josiah was still trying to listen to the conversations in the office next door.

I slapped my hand onto my forehead and said, "Doctor Saunders!"

He glanced at me and gestured for me to continue listening.

Andrea seemed to be convinced that her explanation was rational. She sobbed and said, "I know you're aware that Arianna loves you, but the fact is you don't love her at all. If she stays in this state for long, she'll be really depressed. This isn't something that any woman would want."

"Miss Burton, you're not me, how would you know that this isn't what I want?" I couldn't take it anymore. Besides, Josiah was still around. I walked towards Hendrix's office door and stared at Andrea. "Unfortunately, Miss Burton, even if my husband doesn't love me, we already have a child, which means we're now officially part of the same family. Perhaps you've been confined in your own space for so long that you no longer know how the real world works. It's wrong for you to assume that marriage wouldn't last without an element of romance between a husband and a wife."

"You..." Andrea and Hendrix were both rendered speechless by my sudden appearance. After a while, Andrea looked at me and said, "Do you really think you can have him stay just because you're bearing his child?"