My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I looked up and paused. "Hendrix, is Doctor Saunders in Mesville?"

He nodded. "The company is expanding and Josiah is in charge of it. I've also been busy. What's the matter?"

"Can you ask him to do me a favor?" I really didn't feel at ease about lan and Monique. For the past few months, I had not heard anything from Monique.

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"Well, there's a dinner gathering tonight. You can ask Josiah about it later." Hendrix paused and frowned, when saw that I wasn't moving when I had already prepared to leave. "What's wrong? Don't you feel like going anymore?"

I nodded. "Monique and lan have gone to Mesville."

He nodded slightly. "Okay. I'll head out to do something and pick you up for dinner tonight!"

"No, it's fine, I'll drive there myself!"

"Do you realize that it has become a habit of yours to reject me?"

froze. Looking at his gloomy face, I said faintly,

drive safely tonight then!" Saying

Was he angry?

hand on my forehead to rub it, feeling as if my head

arrived at the Imperial Restaurant. Everyone

other people in the room. One of them was Calvin Hammer whom I saw the other day and Troy Lawson, the

we last met, Mrs. Roberts!" Troy and I had met a few times for work, so we weren't very familiar with

to steal some glances at Calvin. Wasn't he held

said. He had so much

power could sweep everything under the rug. It was

looked different from the vicious, violent man that I saw the other day. He looked very much like

man

my best to maintain a smile on my

waiter to begin serving once everybody was seated. He then started a conversation with

work. They were talking about letting Alford Audit handle Ucrebury's