My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 44

"Arianna Reid!" A furious voice thundered from the restaurant's entrance.

I did not look over at Hendrix. So what if he was angry? At least, I was not like them. They loved to stab people behind their backs but I would never stoop so low.

After saying what I had to say, I turned to leave the restaurant. I brushed past Hendrix and he suddenly grabbed my wrist. In a flash, I lost my temper and bit him.

Initially, I had thought that he would let me go. However, he picked me up and threw me into the car roughly before starting the car.

He drove recklessly. It was a bumpy ride and I felt the urge to vomit.

Fortunately, the car pulled over soon. Before I could feel relieved, he immediately dragged me into the villa.

Hendrix was in fury. He strode to the bedroom with me.

"Bang!" The door slammed behind me and the sound echoed throughout the villa.

"Hendrix, let go. Are you even a man?" I panicked and did not think before I ran my mouth.

He sneered. He seized my neck and made me shut up, glaring at me fiercely. "You think I'm not a man? That I have a mistress and disgust you?"

He tightened his grip and his dark eyes narrowed. His voice was impossibly cold as he seethed, "Arianna, you've really surprised me."

He was pressing on my windpipe and I could not breathe. I tried to kick him with my feet. Even if I could not speak, I did not want to admit defeat. Even if he choked me to death, it was better than continuing to live so miserably.

Our gazes met and the air was still.

A few moments later, I could no longer breathe. My brain was deprived of oxygen and I became dizzy. Only then it occurred to me that he was trying to strangle me!

Abruptly, he let go of me. As soon as he released his hold, he bent over and pressed his lips against mine, stopping me from breathing.

I could not move. I was so angry that my chest was heaving. "Hendrix, what could you do? A man like you can only take pride in bullying women.'¹