My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna) novel Chapter 1003

After dealing with my wound, he suddenly looked up. As I was absent-mindedly staring at him at the moment, I was caught.

Our eyes met and I got lost in his deep, troubled gaze I felt my face heat up and my heart raced.

I coughed to cover the weirdness and my throat dry. "Well, thank you for your help tonight. I won't press charges against you for breaking into my bedroom. You can go back now."

I was startled as he suddenly laughed and shook his head at me. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Arianna, why haven't I realised that you have such a mouth on you?"

He reached out and grabbed my chin. He was extremely close to me. Our breaths intertwined, and I moved back. I tried to calm my racing heart and said, "I am not being difficult. I am telling the truth. Hendrix, I've told you that it won't work between us. When we finish this project, we are going back to Ucrebury to get the divorce certificate. This matter will be over."

I didn't dare look at him anymore. I lay back down and pulled the blanket over my head.

He remained sat by the side of the bed, not moving a single muscle. I waited a moment, and after not hearing anything, out of curiosity, peeped out.

I caught his gaze, dull and troubled. "Is it because of the child? Or is it because of your parents?"

My breath hitched at the sadness I glimpsed in his eyes. I bit my lip. "Isn't it obvious? It didn't happen to you personally. You couldn't possibly understand what I went through. In your eyes, we just lost a child, and I just had a spat with my parents. Can you imagine how I felt? Did it not seem severe enough for you? Do you think that I should just ignore the past and be with you? You are selfish to think so, Hendrix!"

He stared back at me, unflappable in the face of my rage. After a long while, he said, "I never treated you as if these things never happened. You want freedom, a new life, I can let go and give you that, but Arianna, you now need someone by your side to take care of you. And when that day comes where you have found a person that can take care of you, I will leave without any hesitation, end this marriage and let you live your life."