My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 964

I couldn't fathom how damaging my words were to him, but at least, it might force him to leave.

Looking at his gloomy, cold face, I continued speaking, expressionlessly, "In fact, I considered how rich and handsome you are, and perhaps, I could ignore the past. Even if I don't love you, I could pretend to. Women are born to be good at acting, aren't they?"

"But I found that being with you would keep me suffering, so I decided to leave. Do you know why I don't want you with me now? I met a man better than you. Do you know Sebastian? Hendrix, I've met a better man, so please, can you let go? I want to find my own happiness!"

He suddenly laughed. His tone was very low, and his face was cold and silent. His handsome face looked extremely frightening, and his cynical laugh was ghastly.

"Find your own happiness?" He sneered, "You can't wait to move in with him? To join the Milton Group, or perhaps, set your sights on the next group of aristocrats?"

I nodded and said without a second thought, "Everyone has to live for themselves. Sebastian is excellent in both appearance and financial abilities. In addition, although he knows my past, he has never shown that he disapproves. He's really great!"

He stared at me for a long time as if he wanted to see something different on my face, but he could not discern anything. After a long time, he sneered and said, "Huh, great!"

He said them with his teeth gnashing in anger.

He turned around and walked to the side of the car. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned back to look at me. "Arianna, HI ask you one more time. Are all those words you said just now true?"

"Yes, every word is from the bottom of my heart, and every word is true!" There was no need to be involved with him. Since I intended to break the bonds between us, it should be clean-cut! "Hah!" He scoffed cynically. "Fine. Since that's the case, there's no need for me to be sentimental."

I didn't turn around to see his back. I stood in the same place, as if my heart had been hollowed out. Grandma was right. I've been an indecisive procrastinator my whole life. I always could not let go of the past, and it was detrimental in the long run.

In the dead of the night, I often lay in bed and wondered, why did I have to part with Hendrix?

I couldn't find an answer. Maybe it is really like what Naomi said. I was crazy and shrewd, so I would be happier if I pushed away someone who loved me.

But so much has happened that even if we did stay together, after more than a decade of life's quarrels, I was afraid that I would unearth my buried resentment, and use it as a reason to hurt him. When I returned to Milton Group, it was almost time to get off work. Sebastian was dressed in a white shirt, and a black coat was on his arm.

He looked at me coldly and said, "Has the bidding case been prepared?"

I nodded and handed the documents to him. Then I said, "Others may use two weeks to prepare a proposal. I only had a day to rush it, so Hendrix would probably not be interested in it at all."

He flipped through the pages, seemingly disgusted. "This is the worst proposal I've ever seen. The absolute worst!"

I pursed my lips. I had known it. Despite the advice Linda and Naomi gave me, there was no angle for me to win this case.