My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna) novel Chapter 2073

"Wait a minute." He was simply talking to himself right now. Did he assume I didn't exist all of a sudden? "What are you talking about? What advertisement?"

Hendrix was stunned for a moment before he spoke seriously, saying faintly, "For our wedding video of course. Shouldn't we tell the whole world you're marrying me?"

Who was it that taught him to say nonsensical things with such a serious tone?

"Stop joking around. There's nothing to talk about with marriage." I gulped. I wondered if Hendrix had been affected by Suanne and Nathan's tragic situation. I then asked, sounding concerned, "Are you alright?"

Hendrix stared at me in silence for a few seconds, stood up and approached me. Without any warning, he leaned over until his face was a few millimeters away from mine. I was so scared that I immediately leaned against the chair. He was simply insatiable. Gripping the armrests of the chair with both hands to support himself, he leaned in.

He didn't stop until I was completely held back against the chair, I couldn't move any further away. Our lips were so close to each other that they could touch with just the slightest movement.

"Does it look like there's something wrong with me?" Hendrix's deep black eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. "Is it that difficult for you to address me properly?"

Such an arrogant stare... He probably thought that I was afraid of being taken advantage of.

Although I was unwilling to admit it, I was the wealthiest person on earth right now. How could I be frightened over something like this?

I took a deep breath and sat up straight. Hendrix shrank back, his upper body reflexively bounced backwards to draw some distance between us. His entire body froze.

I saw through his intentions, not knowing whether to laugh or cry as I rejected his offer, "I know what it is you want to do here, but you'd better give up on this idea. You're not a child anymore. It's better to avoid such extravagance if possible. You can't spend a few hundred million dollars promoting a wedding. It's too loud and gaudy. You were born in a military family, so you shouldn't lose your hardworking and frugal upbringing. Otherwise Master Granger might end up rolling in his grave and will come looking for me in my dreams at night to tell me that I'm bringing disaster to the country and its people!"

I didn't give Hendrix the chance to respond. After saying this, I stood up and walked out the door. Grabbing my bag, I said, "This is for your own good. In the dignified capital of Jarold City, a man with such an indomitable spirit wants to marry an ordinary woman? People will say such horrible things about us. In order to avoid this from happening, we should keep a low profile."

I deliberately dragged my tone. The moment I opened the door, I slipped out without hesitating. I was afraid that Hendrix might catch up to me, so I quickly paced towards the elevator. I smiled and sighed as soon as the elevator doors closed.

I knew Hendrix very well. He wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal. To enjoy some quality alone time, he had probably already started thinking of other ways to change my mind.

It's good for him to be kept busy with this for now. At least it proved that he had really gotten over the trauma caused by the Marshall family.