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

thoughts run. I recalled the conversation I had with

very serious, he would remain expressionless. As a patient, I understood how a person could lose control of their emotions when faced with illness. Then, all the real emotions

was hard but not impossible to solve. I hoped it was the latter. After all, no

waiting for nearly half an hour,

Madam Reid. I had just settled something, sorry to keep

time. Finally I broke the 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

affairs."

bit my lip and

had repeatedly 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

awkward silence again. I then demanded, "Well then, tell me what were you doing? There's no need

Evan assured

for Serene to successfully take over the deal for Bate Coin, Mr. Roberts made

company's business IS

the

committee, and the authorities will