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.

that, there was nothing left for him to say,

run. I recalled the conversation I had with Hendrix and how his

he would remain expressionless. As a patient, I understood how a person could

not impossible to solve. I hoped it was the latter. After

nearly half an hour, Evan

settled something, sorry to keep you waiting," he

silence, "You were with Hendrix just now." "I wasn't," Evan said as he kept his eyes on the ground, not daring to look at me, "Madam, please don't overthink things, I was late just now because

affairs."

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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

"Well then, tell me what were you

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