My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 154

Hendrix looked at me, frowned, and said nothing.

I walked over to him and grabbed his hand. Then I said in a softer voice, "It's getting late already. Let's go home!"

"Are you worried about me?" He asked with a smile.

I ignored that question and asked him again, "Do you want to go home?"

He glanced at Aaron, who was looking at me. Then Hendrix nodded and said, "Sure, let's head back."

As he spoke, he pulled me into the car. Then, he looked at Josiah and said, "Take Arianna's car to the garage."

Aaron probably didn't want to go head to head with Hendrix, so he only stood there and looked at us while we drove away.

In the car.

I was looking out the window absent-mindedly. The city night lights flickered as we drove past them.

Then, I felt a sudden warmth on my belly. It was Hendrix's hand. I looked down at his hand, and I didn't stop him from feeling the baby.

"You're almost four months into the pregnancy," He said in a low voice, "Do you want to go for a trip?"

I looked back at him in a daze, couldn't figure out what he was thinking. He should be asking me about Aaron by then, but instead, he talked about something else.

"There are a lot of things going on with Advancer Tech," I said as I took his hand away from my belly. Then I continued, "The Roberts Group's auditing is almost done. Once the report is submitted, we still have to deal with Advancer Tech."

After a pause, I asked, "Hendrix, why did you put me in charge of the audits for Advancer Tech and the Roberts Group?"

I always felt that there were some things I hadn't figured out, and that feeling grew stronger ever since I took over those two companies.

The Roberts Group's audit hadn't been finalized yet, so the conclusion was not set. Meanwhile, Advancer Tech seemed to have something serious going on too.

I just couldn't wrap my head around it no matter how hard I think about it.

He was still on the wheel while he glanced at me with a smile and asked, "Why do you think I did that?"

I shook my head, "I don't know. I only know that there was some problem in the auditing process, but I couldn't figure out what it was. The same goes for Advancer Tech. By any chance, do you know what happened?"

He smiled faintly while looking at the road ahead, "Let's talk about these when we're at the office. We should focus on the baby and us for now."

Knowing that Hendrix intended to shift topics, I looked down to play with my fingers and stopped talking.

I couldn't do anything if he didn't want to talk about it. Likewise, I also wouldn't bring up Aaron since he didn't ask.

There were too many things on my plate, and I was struggling to keep up with them. I was exhausted and stressed out from dealing with so many things in a day.

He parked the car in front of the villa, and Minnie came out to greet us. She smiled warmly at Hendrix and me, "You should come back earlier next time since it's getting colder now. Plus, it wouldn't be safe for a pregnant woman to stay out so late."

Minnie had always been like that. I nodded and didn't say much. Suddenly, I remembered the box that Dalton had left behind. I asked, "Minnie, have you seen the sandalwood box you passed to me? The one you found when you were doing chores."

Hendrix was already standing by the main door when he heard me asking Minnie. His body stiffened, and he looked over at me and asked, "Why are you bringing that up all of a sudden?"

I replied, "I just remembered it." Aaron's presence that day stirred up the long-lost memories in me. Since this was my life, I shouldn't forget and choose to put away the memories for the rest of my life.

I knew, deep down in my heart, that it wouldn't be the last we heard from Aaron, and I would never be able to get rid of him either. I had to prepare myself for the confrontation that would happen sooner or later.

Minnie thought about it for a moment before she shook her head, "I never saw the box after I passed it to you. Master Roberts told me to let you take care of it and that the box contains things he and your grandmother wanted to pass on to you."