My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 421

I was perplexed and asked, "Why do we need a wedding ceremony?" Didn't we already have one before?

He laughed and said, "Our previous wedding ceremony was nothing. Let's hold it a second time and give ourselves a perfect one. Plus, once you enter the Reid family registry, with how old-fashioned Charles is, he'd probably want to marry off his daughter in glory. We can fulfill his dreams of marrying off his daughter that he's had for half his life."

I laughed. "You and Mr. Reid hasn't seen each other more than a few times, and yet you know him so well. Who knows - maybe he just randomly chose me as his goddaughter."

He then put some grilled meat in my bowl and said, "The people in Jarold City all know that Charles keeps his word for life. He announced so openly that he wants you to be in the Reid family, so that means he's put in a lot of thought!"

However, I lowered my head and found it hard to swallow the food in my mouth.

Perhaps Hendrix had noticed the change in my mood, because he took my hand and said,

"Do you want to eat anything else?"

There was enough food on the table so I shook my head and said, "Hendrix, do you think there are any parents in this world who don't want their children? Mr. Reid is just a person I've met a couple of times, yet he's willing to want me as his daughter, which means that I'm not that horrible. So, why don't my parents want me?"

I suppressed the bitterness in my eyes and felt uncomfortable. Over the past 20 years, I had always tried to convince myself that life was good without them.

Carol loved me genuinely despite us not being blood related, and that was enough.

But the older I grew and saw others being with their parents and relatives, the more bitter the taste on my tongue and in my heart. Why was I still alone in the end?

Suddenly, Hendrix stood and walked up to me. He held me in his arms and comforted me by patting me on the back. "You still have me, don't you?"

After a while, I broke free from his embrace and sighed before giving him a faint smile. "Hendrix, you're terrible at comforting people." His smile was gentle, and there was a touch of warmth behind his eyes. "I will try harder next time."