My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1015

I smiled faintly and looked up at him. I had been squatting for too long, and my legs were a little numb and my shoulders a little sore. I smiled and said, "This is my job. Didn't I tell you that there is no distinction between men and women in the workplace?"

Everyone laughed. Hendrix was bringing Ziglar around the base to view the construction work this afternoon. It seemed that he intended to let the Attwood family in on the profits for this project.

Rowane followed them, and from time to time, she would explain the engineering process of things as well. From the looks of it, the both of them did look good together!

Seeing that several people were coming towards my direction, I lowered my head and concentrated on my own work.

I had thought that they would leave after the tour, but Rowane suddenly said, "Master Attwood, you must be tired after such a long journey. There is a place to rest here. Let's go rest, and I'll cut you some pears!"

The old man seemed to be particularly fond of the fruit, especially freshly picked ones.

At hearing Rowane's words, the old man was happy to stay.

So Rowane helped Ziglar to the lounge, and Hendrix turned his gaze to me.

I didn't expect his request, "Miss Reid, please help us pick some fruits from behind the base."

I answered in protest, "I'm not very familiar with the road here!"

He raised his eyebrows and said carelessly, "Mr. Milton said that you need to cooperate as much as possible with our work."

Whatever work he was referring to was irrelevant to what Mr Milton had assigned me to work on. But, if I didn't do it, it would imply that I wasn't cooperating with him.

Seething inside, I nodded and put down the tools in my hands. Then I said, "Okay, please wait for a moment!"

I found some plastic bags at the base and went out. Most of the land in Lancille Village were filled with orchards, so it was not difficult to pick some fruits.

But because of last night's heavy rain, it was slightly muddy. The orchards were surrounded by fences, to prevent livestock from causing damage, and to distinguish between family properties. The fence was surrounded by thorny rattans. If one couldn't find the entrance, they'd easily get hurt.

I circled the garden and saw Hugo coming out. He smiled at me and said, "The entrance is on the other side. You have to turn around, but do keep in mind it rained last night, and the area here is full of construction sites. It won't be an easy road to walk about, so you have to be careful!"

I nodded. After walking some distance along the path he had pointed out, I did find the way into the orchard.

During the season of August, most of the pears in the yard were edible, but some were slow to ripen or just too immature to ripen properly.

Sour fruits were a no-go, so naturally, I had to find and pick the ones that looked sweet.

Fortunately at noon, there were no more water droplets on the fruits, and there were plenty of ripe ones. As I was walking, I heard some chatting, and I couldn't help but stop in my tracks. Hendrix and Rowane.

Rowane said in a delicate voice, "Mr. Roberts, there's no need for you to come with me. The garden isn't far. I could've gone by myself. It'll be so boring for Master Attwood to stay there alone. You could have stayed there and accompanied him."

Hendrix s voice was light as he replied, "I'm fine. The road is slippery. It's not safe for you to come here alone!"

His words had some warmth to them. I peeked and saw Rowane smile faintly, her eyes sparkling.