My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I shrugged. What else could I do but to get used to it?

Hendrix was in a hurry to go to a meeting. As soon as he got out of the elevator, Evan came over with a file. Hendrix looked at me and said, "Wait for me in the office. If you're sleepy, take a break. I will come and keep you company after the meeting."

I nodded as I watched him and Evan enter the office. The annual holidays were coming up, so things were getting busy.

"Director Reid!" Someone called out behind me. I was stunned for a moment. When I looked back, I saw an acquaintance, but I could not remember who that person was for a moment.

She said with a wide smile on her face, "Hello!"

She must have sensed my polite confusion, so she flashed me another smile and said, "Director Reid, I am Eugene, from the Roberts Group in Ucrebury. I was transferred here recently. I am from the finance department."

I then remember that I had spoken to her before when I was receiving the engineering contract from Richard.

I immediately laughed and sent a smile her way. "I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you straight away! It's been five years after all!"

shook her head and said with a smile, "No worries, it's been a long time.

room and said, "He's in

in this year's financial report to Mr. Roberts. Are you free after the meeting? Perhaps we could have a meal together?" She suggested. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels

friends. Since we've known each other for years, I thought we could eat together and then perhaps, go shopping together." I nodded with a small smile. "Yes, let's go when

surprise. "Really? Then let's make an appointment for next time. I'll go hand in the

room with the report in

to greet Eugene before she

going to enter Hendrix's office, but I stopped in my tracks

"Miss Reid!"

I turned to the

a slender body, and was a definite sight for sore

was a head taller than me, so she tilted her head down slightly to look at me. With a smile, she said, "Miss Reid, are you free? Would

her invitation and shook my head immediately, "I'm sorry. I don't

with raised brows. "Well, that can be