My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 74

Arnold peeked at me and then said to Valerie, "Valerie, you've been searching for that child all these years, is there still no news of her?"

Perhaps he had brought up her tragic memory, Valerie smiled faintly, though a hint of sorrow appeared on her delicate face. "More than twenty years have passed, yet I still haven't heard from her after so many years. I don't even know whether she is still alive."

Arnold let out a sigh and comforted her, "It's okay, don't worry. Sooner or later, you will replace her."

Meanwhile, I ate a little too much. When the fish was served, for a moment, I couldn't stand it and my stomach churned slightly.

I got up and excused myself before leaving the dining room and heading towards the washroom.

Hendrix came along and tugged at me, asking, "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, just feeling a bit nauseous." My morning sickness had just started, this was considered as one of the better reactions.

After a while, I looked up at Hendrix and asked curiously, "What was Madam Lawson and Arnold talking about just now? Doesn't she only has one child?"

Hendrix pulled me out of the washroom and sat me down on the chaise longue in the corridor to rest.

He placed his palm on my lower abdomen and answered, "Madam Lawson married Sawyer's father after she was divorced. I heard that she had a daughter and her ex-husband lost the child. Since then, she has been looking for that child all these years."

The whole time he was talking, his hand rested on my lower abdomen. I lowered my head to look at the rare and gentle expression on his face. I said with a smile, "Hendrix, do you like children very much?" In the two years of our marriage, he had always given me the cold shoulder. Since I got pregnant, however, he seemed to have treated me differently.

Between a man and a woman, if it wasn't love at first sight, then love would come in time. Hendrix didn't fall in love with me at first sight, nor did he develop feelings for me after two years. Having a child might have changed what he felt towards me.

Without saying a word, he pulled me up and went back to the dining room.

The dinner dragged on for some time and we ate for several hours. By the time we came out of Pearis Manor, it was already dark.

I was sleepy, so I fell asleep soon after getting into the car.

When we arrived at the villa, Hendrix didn't wake me up. He carried me straight to the bedroom.

When I woke up the next day, Hendrix was not there, but my cell phone kept ringing.

I froze for a second before I answered the call. It was from Monique.

"Baby, I'm free, I'm free!" There was an animated voice coming from the other end of the phone. I could tell that she was panting, thus I assumed she was running while speaking to me.

I was a little surprised. After a moment, I asked, "Were you declared innocent after the police made a thorough investigation?"

"Mhm, the police officer told me this morning that the methamphetamine found in my wardrobe was not enough to convict me. He said that a lot of people used that amount for medicinal purposes too, so they let me out."

Hearing that she was very cheerful, I was also happy. "That's good. Go home and have a good rest. Let's go out for a good meal tonight."

"Yay! I want Japanese food, Korean food, barbeque..." She demanded a list of food, making me laugh and I answered, "Okay, okay. Go home quickly and go to sleep. I'll call you when I get off work." "Okay!"

After hanging up, I felt much better.

When we were young, the teacher had always said to us that we need to be fair and just, and the world was either black or white. In reality, it was not. As we gradually grew up, we found that there was no such thing as black and white. The world was grey.

Just like when we judge a person, we can't just label them as good or bad.