Chapter 1500


    I nodded and sat down in hisp. I curled myself up into a ball and asked, "Is Evan going with you?"


    He wrapped my hair with a towel and said, "No, he can''t. His wife is about to give birth to their


    second baby any time soon, so he has to stay and take care of her."


    I was surprised to learn that Evan''s wife was having a second child. I looked at him with guilt in my


    eyes and said, "Hendrix, I''m sorry." If it weren''t for me, we would''ve had a second child by now too.


    He smiled and continued to wipe my hair with the towel, saying, "What are you sorry about? I am


    responsible just as much as you are. I have been negligent in protecting you. It will be fine in the


    future. Having Anne is enough. Don''t overthink too much about this. Haven''t you always wanted to


    apply for a master''s degree? Why don''t you prepare for it and take the exam next year?"


    He still remembered this. I smiled faintly, nodded, and said, "Alright, then I''ll go ask Zachary for


    some materials and start preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam. It might even be a nice


    way for me to kill some time while I wait for your return. You have toe back soon. Why don''t


    you ask Mr. Lawson to apany you to Asherton?"


    "No need, I can settle everything by myself. He can stay in Jarold City. He deserves some rest too.


    It''s going to be the New Year soon and he will need to prepare to return to Oand as well,"


    Hendrix replied.


    This was true. After all, Sheridan''s family was in Oand. He had been staying in Jarold City all this


    time. He must have been missing his family terribly.


    Thinking of the party Valerie mentioned before, I couldn''t help but look at Hendrix and said, "My


    mom mentioned that Sawyer is in Jarold City. We can meet with him and have a meal together. We


    are all family. He is technically my brother by name, so we should catch up soon."


    He nodded and answered, "I''ll leave everything up to you. When Ie back from Asherton, we


    can bring Anne up to the south for a period of time. Haven''t you always wanted to spend some time


    by the sea? It''s perfect to go there in the winter."


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    I nodded. He was being really gentle while drying my hair. I leaned into his embrace and started to


    feel a little sleepy and tired. I felt sofortable in his arms that I didn''t want to move.


    After drying my hair, heid me down on the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower. I was


    sleeping when I felt his arms wrap around me. I was really sleepy. So, I just let him do whatever he


    wanted.


    "Arianna!" he whispered against my ear. His soft lipsnded on my earlobe and made me feel a little


    ticklish. I nodded in response but still didn''t open my eyes.


    I could feel his hands wandering all over my body as he asked, "Can I...?"


    I was startled and immediately jolted awake. I narrowed my eyes and looked at him. His eyes were


    glinting with intent as he said, "It''s been a while now, can we?"


    My face suddenly turned red. I replied with a hoarse voice, "You..."


    Forget it. I decided that it was best to remain silent and let my actions show what I really thought.


    The next day!


    Hendrix woke up early. Of course, I knew that he had to get up early, but he had kept me up the


    entire night, so I was feeling very groggy and tired. Iid on the bed, watching him wash up and


    walk out of the room with his luggage.


    Before leaving, he stopped at the door, looked back at me with a smile, and said, "I almost forgot


    something!" He strode towards me, gave me a kiss on the lips, and continued, "Have a good rest


    and I''ll be back soon!"