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.

there was nothing left for him to

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

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

this was merely my guess for the worst possible outcome. Maybe Hendrix had encountered something that was hard but not impossible to solve. I hoped it was the latter. After all, no

nearly half an hour, Evan pushed through the

Madam Reid. I had just settled something, sorry to

but stared at him coldly. The room was silent for a long time. Finally I broke the silence, "You were with Hendrix just now." "I wasn't," Evan said as

affairs."

bit my lip and remained

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

tell me what were you

course," Evan assured

for Serene to successfully take over the deal for Bate Coin, Mr. Roberts made a secret guarantee when he was being interviewed. Now,

company's business IS

the

of the stock committee,