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.

here's another woman dreaming of becoming Mr. Roberts' wife. You know, not

Who do you think you're talking to!" Minnie was so worked up that

passing by the lobby, and they were watching. Picking a fight in the lobby would be damaging for the

my gaze at the phone again, this time calling Josiah. The call connected

was as distant as usual.

you in

He replied curtly, "Yes."

downtown. Can you please come and fetch me? I didn't have an appointment with Hendrix, so the receptionist doesn't allow me to go up," I said those words without

answered and hung up

She looked very puzzled, still couldn't decide if

at my belly, my hand caressing it while I stood not far away from the front desk and waited for Josiah. Minnie glared coldly at the receptionist and mumbled, "She's

someone came to the desk. The man requested, "Hi, I have an appointment with Mr. Roberts. Please let him know that I'm

back to her work, nodding efficiently, and she said, "Sure, please

man's voice reminded me of someone I knew. I turned around and saw

didn't think that I would see him here, and I called him before

also saw me, and he was equally surprised too. He asked, "Mrs. Roberts, you're here too? But you're already so heavily pregnant. Shouldn't you stay in Ucrebury just to be