My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Serene had probably never imagined that a pampered woman would be so difficult to deal with.

"Ten billion dollars it is. Let's sign the contract today," she said while squinting her enticing eyes. It seemed that she was giving it her all to obtain the shares. She continued shrewdly, "The Roberts Group does have a lot of potential to develop, but it needs a more powerful backup to help boost its improvement further. Hendrix can't do it alone, but I can. Miss Reid, rewards don't just fall from the sky in the real world. It you continue to hold the shares, Roberts Group may lose their best investor. When that happens, who knows what might happen to the five billion dollars in your possession, let alone this additional ten billion dollars. You'd better think it over."

To be honest, these words were so provocative that I would have been so close to falling into the temptation, assuming that these shares were not entrusted to me by Master Roberts.

Looking at her stern and sincere expression, I,too, gave a look of dawning realization, which displayed my feigned ignorance.

When Serene's face eased up a little, the corners of my lips curled up and I started acting like a crook again while insisting, "I still think it's better not to sell it off."

what I said clearly, I articulated every single word. "Miss Forbes, you know very well I'm not short of money under the provision of the Reid and Moore family, so I don't have to put my shares up for sale to support myself. However, you have reminded me that the Roberts Group is only listed domestically. You want to invest in it at all costs, but in the future, Hendrix will be chosen

I stopped, her face fell completely. She glared at me with a sly gaze, and there was

together and neither approved nor

who took the gesture of naming her own price seriously should not have thought of hoarding the shares of Roberts Group. But thanks to Serene, she indirectly gave me a way out. Otherwise, I would not have been

other tensely for about half a minute, and Serene seemed to have thought of something. She picked up her bag, stood up, and turned to leave. Not even two steps later, she suddenly stopped and turned around

about that," I replied while putting up a bored facade as I slumped on

around for too long

as she left, I immediately dialed Hendrix's private number

he asked before I could say anything, "Serene