My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 129

I gestured to the phone in my hand and said, "I'm here to get the phone."

"There's no need for that if you're sleeping," he said.

"You're right," I replied.

Then I got back to the lounge, a little absent-minded.

Fortunately, pregnant women tended to get sleepy. After staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, I fell asleep.

It was already afternoon when I woke up, and I heard someone quarreling in the office. I got off the bed and felt a little dizzy. It might be because I had slept in for too long.

When I pushed open the door, Hendrix and Austin were in a face- off. I didn't know what they were arguing about, but they stopped once they spotted me.

Hendrix threw a stack of documents at Austin and said coldly, "Don't mess with your own stuff, I hope you won't make the same mistake again."

Austin picked up the documents and glared at me gloomily. Then he left the room without saying a word.

I was dumbfounded. Did I show up at the wrong time?

"What are you doing standing there?" Hendrix asked. He leaned back on his chair and stretched out his arm lazily towards me, and said, "Come here."

I walked up to him, sat on his lap, and complained, "I'm not feeling well. I think I've slept for too long."

He tucked some loose hair to the back of my ear, then pressed his cheek to my neck and said, "It's okay, let's go for a walk later. What do you want for dinner?"

"I'm not hungry yet," I looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already three in the afternoon. I had been sleeping for almost four hours. No wonder I felt uncomfortable.

He put a glass of water into my hand and asked, "Mr. Hammer just called and invited us for dinner tonight. Do you want to go?"

I paused upon his words and drank a mouthful of water before putting the glass back on the desk, then I asked, "Did you say yes?"

His eyes were dark and deep. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes. I wanted to treat you to something nice."

That was, in fact, a great excuse.

As a CEO, he didn't need to be invited by another person just to treat a pregnant woman to a decent meal. "I'll leave it up to you then," I stood up and smooth out my creaked blouse, saying, "I'll head back to the office."

I had done nothing for the whole day in the office other than sleeping.

At the same time, his phone rang. He nodded his head, looked at me, and said, "Go ahead. I'll pick you up shortly."

Back in the office, Kelsey was visibly not in a good mood. She forced a smile upon seeing me, "Hey there, Director!"

"What's wrong?" I took a glance at the empty desk. It was rare to have no documents, so I asked in a casual tone, "Are every document dealt with for the day?" Kelsey lowered her head and answered dispiritedly, "Mr. Roberts rejected them and asked Alford Audit to redo everything."

"He requested the Shelly Group's auditing to be done again?" I asked.

"Yes," Kelsey said.

"And that was Mr. Robert's idea?" I asked again to be confirmed.

She nodded.

Thinking back at Austin's dismayed expression in Hendrix's office, I finally knew what was going on.

"Do you know the reason?" I asked as Hendrix would never add our workload without an apparent reason.

"It seems that Alford Audit made some minor mistakes during the auditing process. But Mr. Roberts seemed furious about it," Kelsey muttered while evading my eyes.

I didn't ask any further. Since Hendrix had already decided, I wouldn't be making any difference by voicing out when he knew what's better.

"Alright then," I replied. I took the water bottle left on my desk for a few days and emptied it by watering the balcony plants. Then, I suddenly remembered the matter regarding Advancer Tech, and I asked, "Is there any issue with Advancer Tech?"

"No, the market response was good. But there is something out of place with Fantasia Company," Kelsey replied.

Surprised by the news, I asked, "What's wrong?"