My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 190

My body temperature varied throughout the night, and I was only half asleep.

It was already the night of the second day when I woke up again. Out of a mother's instinct, the first thing I did was to touch my baby bump. Fortunately, it was still there.

I let out a sigh of relief. I closed my eyes, caressing the baby bump for a while before I opened them again.

There was no one in the room. I was a little thirsty, so I propped myself up and wanted to get out of bed. But my legs were weak.

As soon as I stood up, I slumped to the ground.

I was startled and quickly grabbed onto the bedside table. Luckily, I was alright because my knees hit the ground first. However, I brought down the decorations on the bedside table, and they made quite a racket.

The door to the bedroom flew open suddenly, and Hendrix was there, holding a document in his hand. It seemed like he heard the noise and ran over in a hurry.

He frowned, seeing me on my knees on the

ground. He then picked me up and put me on the bed. His voice was a little rough when he spoke, "What are you trying to do?"

"I want to drink some water," I answered. My throat was still sore.

He half-laid me on the bed. Then, he turned around to pour some water and brought it near my mouth. "Your cell is on the bedside table. Call Minnie or me if you need anything. Don't force yourself." I nodded, and I didn't say anything else.

After drinking some water, I felt a little better.

He peered at me and asked, "Are you hungry?"

I shook my head and my gaze fell on the documents he brought in. It was the proposal for the release of Advancer Tech's latest product.

It was only a brief while before I looked away, staring at the wall facing the bed in a trance.

Noticing my behavior, Hendrix handed me the document. "This is the latest proposal for Advancer Tech. Do you want to have a look?"

I shook my head, and I replied flatly, "No."

Whether I accept it or not, I had left the Roberts Group. I couldn't make any significant changes even if I wanted to. The only thing I had to do for the moment was to prepare myself to give birth to the baby. Hendrix suggested, "After the childbirth, you can go back to work if you want. It's my bad that I didn't think of the audit problems in Advancer Tech and Roberts Group. It's not your fault."

He took the initiative to mention the matter, and I couldn't help but frown.

Although deep down, I was upset, I didn't know how to tell him about it. So, I just kept silent.

Gauging my reaction, Hendrix must have thought that I still held a grudge. He added, "Advancer Tech is still yours no matter what happens in the future. Don't think too much. Take good care of yourself and the baby!"

"Hendrix," I said, and my voice was still a little hoarse. "The crisis that the Roberts' Group faced happened when you sent Andrea to Jarold City. Did you plan them?"

It was too much of a coincidence for them to happen all at once. I had thought of countless possibilities, but I didn't dare to think that it was all planned by Hendrix.

He stared at me, and his eyes so deep that it scared me. "Do you think that I've used you as a scapegoat?"

Feeling wronged, I looked back into his eyes. "I have always been in charge of the construction project ever since I joined the company. I have never been in contact with audit and marketing. But after I completed Mr. Hammer's case, you assigned me to take over the audit for Roberts Group and the project of Advancer Tech. Usually, you'd assign one project for me, but you arranged two at the same time for me."

I was still looking at him. Hendrix raised his eyebrows and urged, "Go on."

I moved my body and found a comfortable position to lie down. Then I continued, "You said that it was the punishment because I had slowed down the final payment process with Mr. Hammer. But in fact, it was just a cover. After the Roberts Group goes public, the biggest worries for the company are the capital and financing."

"The Roberts' fund has always been the most abundant among the listed companies. Why do you think that the Roberts Group has a capital shortage?"

I chuckled at his confidence. "If the funds are sufficient, why would it cause tens of millions of dollars of losses to the company when Mr. Hammers delayed his final payment for only a few days?"