My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Looking at the people walking in and out of the lobby, I asked the receptionist, "Does Miss Burton come frequently these days?"

The receptionist nodded and looked at my belly. Hesitatingly, she replied, "Ever since Mr. Roberts came to Jarold City. Madam, you are...?"

"I'm Hendrix's wife." Pointing at my baby bump, I smiled softly, "Soon, I'm going to give birth to our child."

Then, I brushed the lady's doubtful gaze aside and called Hendrix.

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"Hello!" The flirtatious female voice was obviously not Hendrix's.

It was Andrea.

"I'm looking for Hendrix," I couldn't exactly say that I was uncomfortable with Andrea picking up the call. After all, it was normal for women to be obsessed with someone like Hendrix. "He's in a meeting," Andrea replied, a little too triumphantly. "By the way, you're about to give birth, aren't you?"

I narrowed my eyes in displeasure and hung up the phone straight away.

scoffed, "Look, here's another woman dreaming of becoming Mr. Roberts' wife. You

so worked up that her face turned red. She took a step forward, wanting to

a lot of people passing by the lobby, and they were watching. Picking

the phone again, this time

as usual. "Arianna, what's the

in

He replied curtly, "Yes."

me? I didn't have an appointment with Hendrix, so the receptionist doesn't allow me to go up," I said those words without putting

he answered and

She looked very puzzled,

the front desk and waited for Josiah. Minnie glared coldly at the receptionist and mumbled, "She's such a

she was about to refute when someone came to the desk. The man requested, "Hi, I have an appointment with Mr. Roberts.

work, nodding efficiently, and she said, "Sure, please

and saw that it was Troy, the president of Alford Audit,

that I would see him here, and

Shouldn't you stay in Ucrebury just to