My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Chapter 28

He was blind drunk...

"Fine, stay under the sun then!" I truly had no strength left to continue arguing with him there. Every

inch of my body ached, therefore I decided to immediately head into the mansion.

After entering the bedroom, I laid down and took a short nap. However, after realizing that I heard

nothing from the courtyard, I got worried that he might actually wander off in the middle of the night. It

would be bad if anything was to happen to him out there!

I struggled out of bed and headed downstairs. To my surprise, he was fast asleep on the couch. I was

unsure exactly when he entered the mansion.

"Alright, I can finally get some sleep," I thought to myself.

After such a long night, I slept like a log and it was already noon by the time I woke up.

Since I had a meeting with Mr. Hammer, I got out of bed and hurriedly freshened up before rushing out

of the house. By the time I arrived at the company, Mr. Hammer was already waiting for me in the

office.

He cracked a very apologetic smile when he noticed me. He said, "I'm really sorry, Miss Reid, for

delaying your work!"

Since I was rushing my way here, after composing myself, I had Kelsey pour a glass of water for him

before signing the finalized work agreement and transfer contract.

Mr. Hammer said after everything was done, "Miss. Reid, it's noon now, I believe you haven't had

anything to eat, right? Why don't you join us for lunch? My wife has been meaning to thank you for a

while now. I'm not sure if you have time to spare?"

Although I actually had nothing to do, I noticed Kelsey staring at me and she seemed to have

something to say to me. Thus, I chuckled and said, "Mr. Hammer, you're too kind. The truth is, I should

be the one thanking you. Why don't we reschedule to a different time where we're all free? I still have

some matters to attend to and I'm unable to excuse myself today!"

Mr. Hammer did not persist and left after some small talk.

I glanced toward Kelsey and she said, "Director, Mr. Roberts wants you to go to his office immediately!"

Go to his office?

I was stunned for a second before furrowing my brows. "Did our department miss anything recently?" It

was unlike Hendrix to talk to me about private matters at work.

Unless it was work-related!

Kelsey nodded and replied, "The finance department had gone straight to Mr. Roberts regarding Mr. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Hammer's matters. Mr. Roberts seems to be quite unhappy about this and wants you to meet him in his

office!"

"Alright!" I headed straight to the top floor after giving her a brief response.

Hendrix's office was as cold as him. A chilly feeling would wash over me whenever I entered his office

despite the weather being a hot summer day.

His vacant office space appeared forbidding. After scanning the area, I noticed that the door to the

conference room was shut. Evan noticed me and told me, "Director Reid, Mr. Roberts is currently

having a meeting with Mr. Shelley and Doctor Saunders!"

I nodded and wondered if Doctor Saunders and Mr. Shelley happened to be Josiah Saunders and

Austin Shelley which I both knew.

I walked over to the couch in the lobby and sat down. I looked at the time and noticed it was already

noon. Since I was in such a hurry before I left that morning, I did not even eat anything and felt awfully

famished by that hour.

Evan poured me a glass of water and spoke to me in a respectful tone, "Please wait for a brief

moment, Director Reid. The meeting should take about half an hour."

I accepted the glass of water and ignored his cold expression. I asked, "Evan, did Mr. Roberts drink a

lot recently?"

Monique told me that Hendrix frequented her bar recently, thus I could not help but probe to see why

exactly was Hendrix getting drunk.

Evan paused for a moment after hearing my question. "Mr. Roberts might be in a bad mood, I think!"

"Why?" The child's matter should not have affected Hendrix this much. He was usually concerned

about Andrea's matters.

Evan let out an awkward cough after noticing how curiously I was staring at him. He then said, "I'm not

too sure about Mr. Roberts's matters!¹'

I was speechless.

How unthoughtful he was!