My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Beep... beep...

And then the call was cut off. He didn't pick up the phone.

Hendrix had always been a light-sleeper and he seldom let his calls go to voicemail. Something must have happened to him.

I held the phone for a few seconds, then I clicked into WhatsApp and started a video call with Evan.

After a while, Evan answered the call. Behind him was a bright coloured wall.

"Madam Reid, what's the matter?" Evan asked as he stared into the camera in a daze.

"Where is Hendrix?" I demanded.

"Mr. Roberts didn't tell me anything," he blurted out without thinking twice.

"Is that so?" I muttered. His answer was hardly believable. As a personal assistant, Hendrix wouldn't keep Evan in the dark about his whereabouts, especially if he was in the office just a few moments ago. I continued, "Well, I'm not looking for Hendrix, I'm looking for you. Where are you? I'll come to you."

Evan thought for a few seconds and said calmly, "I think I'll go to you instead, Madam." "Okay, come to Hendrix's office. I'll give you twenty minutes," I ordered.

left for him to say, so he promptly

run. I recalled the conversation I had with Hendrix

to control his own emotions. If a situation wasn't very serious, he would remain expressionless. As a patient, I understood how a person could lose control

solve. I hoped it was the

nearly half an hour, Evan pushed through the doors

Reid. I had just settled something, sorry to

now." "I wasn't," Evan said as he kept his eyes on

affairs."

my lip

informed Evan that he had to obey both Hendrix's and my orders. Evan had always taken this order to heart. Perhaps Evan was telling the truth but since he had kept me waiting for some time, it meant the matter that he went to settle was quite important and

me what

Evan

"In order for Serene to successfully take over the deal

company's business IS

the

stock committee,