My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 165

"I'm getting married soon, and my fiancée wants me to stay at home to take care of the family," She sounded regretful. I could hear that she didn't want to resign either.

"But you don't have children yet, right? You can still work after getting married. Besides, you might not get used to staying at home," I said.

Dalton also wanted the same thing back then. He wanted me to stay at home, and I knew he probably didn't want me to be overwhelmed by my job. But if I stayed home, with all those free time I could have had, I would never be able to tolerate whatever went on between Hendrix and Andrea.

Kelsey nodded with a light smile on her face, "Director, I'm grateful for the time we spent together. But I'm sorry. I made this decision on my own."

There was nothing left for me to persuade if she said so.

I nodded, "Well then, you can email the resignation letter to me when you have time. Also, you'll need to start to hand over your work to another colleague."

Kelsey stood up and bowed to thank me sincerely before she headed out of the office. But when she was just a few steps away from the door, she stopped and turned around to look at me. She said, "Director, the problem with the Roberts Group's audit and Advancer Tech is not as simple as it looks."

Before I could ask any further, she had already left my office.

I had been forgetful recently, and I also had been struggling to keep my mind clear. I knew that something was going on between those two, but I just couldn't figure things out in such a short time frame. Hendrix didn't want to talk about work with me at home either, so I had to put those things off.

At lunchtime, Hendrix called me to his office.

I knew he would want me to have lunch with him.

I wasn't sure if he planned that, but the wall paint in Hendrix's office had been changed to a warmer color. The plants at the door had also been replaced by orchids.

There were more plants decorated in the lobby too.

Evan was about to head out when he saw me walking towards Hendrix's office. He was surprised, but he quickly came back to his senses, "Mr. Roberts is in his office. Miss Reid, you may go on directly."

I nodded and looked at the new desk in the office area. I was curious and couldn't stop myself from asking about it, "Did the secretarial department hire a new employee?"

Evan was always a man of few words. He just nodded and answered, "Yes."

Knowing that I couldn't get any more information from him, I stopped asking and went straight into Hendrix's office.

Hendrix was still busy. When he saw me coming in, he gestured to the food on the table and said, "Eat first. I'm going to finish this up."

I nodded. I also noticed the new plant on his desk, but I didn't bother to ask and started eating.

After Hendrix was done with his work, he sat down beside me and looked at me. He asked, "Is there anywhere you want to visit?"

I shook my head, "No!"

I didn't know why he suggested a trip. I thought he would want me to stay home for the sake of the baby.

After having a few mouthfuls, I lost my appetite. I then looked at him and asked, "Did you hire someone new?"

He raised his eyebrows and said, "You sound like a CEO's wife now."

I didn't say anything and waited for Hendrix to continue.

He added, "She was working with Mr. Hammer before this. Since you'll be on leave soon, I thought that it might be easier to hire another secretary."

Richard?

I suddenly remembered the girl we met at dinner before.

Just as we were speaking, the girl suddenly walked into his office. She was wearing a bright yellow dress with her hair tied up into a high ponytail. Youthful was the only word that could describe her presence. "I'm sorry, Mr. Roberts. I'm here to deliver a document!" She looked a little awkward. She placed the file on Hendrix's table and glanced at me cautiously.