My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

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. 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!