My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 139

There was a long silence before I added, "The Roberts Group's auditing is important for these two companies. During this period, if something happened to either party, be it Alford Audit or Roberts Group, neither of them can escape from the blame."

"Director, I-" Kelsey wanted to say something.

Without giving her a chance to speak, I continued, "Take the documents back with you and doublecheck it. Make sure that there is no problem before you send it back to Hendrix's office for his review. Also, tell Alford Audit that if they wish to partner up with us, it needs to be a long term partnership. Of course, if this problem only involves you and Alford Audit, it will be much easier. Please deal with it on your own. Don't let it escalate to the point where the executives from both sides will have to sit down and discuss this together."

After making my point clear, I let her go. I wasn't a fool. Auditing was something that I was new to, but Hendrix saw that there was something wrong.

He didn't put the blame on me, but instead, he looked for Austin. That indicated that the matter was likely related to Austin. Deceptions, frame-ups, cheating, and such were ordinary in the workplace. Besides, Austin had always disliked me. It wouldn't be difficult for him to try to kick me out of the company. All he needed to do was just to replace some loopholes in between to mess things up.

Kelsey was my subordinate, so she would be handling most of my stuff. If she acted selfishly, it'd be just a matter of time before I was forced to leave the company.

I knew Kelsey well. She wouldn't be convinced by anything else unless she was involved emotionally.

Getting to know Calvin that day was both an accident and a coincidence. I just had to connect the dots and figure out the big picture after putting Kelsey to the test.

Since I didn't have any more work planned for the day, and in addition to me feeling low-spirited, I decided to just pack my stuff and head home.

However, before I managed to step out of the office, Sawyer was already standing by the door in his suit. He looked at me with his arms folded, then he said, "Let's have dinner together." I frowned, "I'm not in the mood."

"Then I'll treat you to a grand meal. How about hotpot?" He asked, walking in to take my car keys away, and continued, "People will notice if we leave in my car. Let's drive yours instead." I rolled my eyes and asked, "Where are we going?"

He smiled brightly and said, "Just follow me."

I didn't want to go in the first place, but as I thought of Hendrix and Andrea, my heart was heavy with emotions. So I decided to just head out and eat something.

I didn't expect Sawyer to bring me to such an unremarkable spot for dinner. He drove the car into a deep alley in the downtown area, which the surroundings looked out of time.

The walls were dark and grey in color, but there were little flowers at the creaks of the walls, and they looked uncommonly beautiful in the light of the setting sun.

After driving for a little while, he stopped the car and looked at me, "The alley ahead is too narrow for the car. Let's get out and walk through the alley."

After getting out of the car, I noticed that the alley was really like what Sawyer had said. It was too narrow and seemed like it could only fit two people. Accompanied by the sunset, the flowers on the grey wall looked extra bright and colorful.

"How did you replace out about this place? It seems very secluded." I asked curiously. I had been staying in Ucrebury for so many years, yet I had never been there.

That alley seemed to be there for a long time.

His hands were in his pocket as he explained in a relaxed tone, "I came upon this place a few years ago. This alley was built in the 1920s. Ucrebury was originally home to the farmers of the southern region. Most of the buildings at that time were built with tiles. An alley this secluded was a rare sight in the south."

I nodded. That alley did seem like something you would replace in the north.

He glanced at me faintly and said, "This alley was built by a general of that time for his wife. It is 1,314 meters long and 520 centimeters wide. Couples tend to come to this alley for a date."