My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1582

He was silently shifting the topic while I couldn't do anything about it. If he got closer, I would get lost in his aura.

A sudden knock on the door interrupted the two of us.

Hearing the sound, Hendrix's ambiguous expression changed a little. He looked up and saw Estella standing by the door, clearly placed in a difficult situation. Then he sat up straight and said, "Come in." While I was adjusting my clothes, Estella had approached both of us.

"Mr. Roberts." Estella greeted him and glanced at me. She wanted to speak but stopped on second thought. It was obvious that she was holding something back.

In fact, there was no need for her to do so. I was also a shareholder of the Roberts Group.

"Just say it," Hendrix reminded her just at the right time, and his tone was restored to his usual indifference.

Estella lowered her gaze and handed the document in her hand to Hendrix. When he looked through it, she explained to him, "At the beginning of the year, we verbally agreed to sign a contract with several leaders-in-charge of these projects. This afternoon, as if they had all agreed on it together, they called our project department to cancel the contract. Those from the project department confirmed that we will lose some of the projects in this document while the others are still uncertain. Mr. Ford went to the other party's company in person, hoping to discuss it. However, his secretary asked me to inform you that there doesn't seem to be much hope. It's best if the company can figure out a solution and respond to it as soon as possible."

Hendrix's thick eyebrows furrowed upon hearing this, and his face changed drastically once again. He replied with a displeased look, "I get it. Arrange a meeting with the managers of all departments tomorrow."

Thinking of Freya's analysis, I couldn't help but ask, "Miss Zanes, these projects are invested within Ucrebury, or are they newly developed after arriving in Jarold City?"

The Roberts Group had a deep influence in Ucrebury. Almost the entire construction industry relied on Roberts Group. Therefore, there was no reason for them to go against the Roberts Group. "It's newly developed, Madam," Estella said.

I frowned. If that was the case, it was similar to what Freya was worried about. Those in Jarold City who were jealous of Hendrix had already begun to take action.

Hendrix glanced at me, closed the folder, and ordered Estella to leave, "You can leave. I'll call you if there's anything."

"Alright." After that, Estella left.

As soon as the door closed, Hendrix asked, "What do you know?"

"Mhm?" I was stunned and looked at him blankly.

Hendrix sighed and said meaningfully, "At the start of the year, you didn't interfere much in Roberts Group's matters. In terms of construction, you don't know much about it either. But just now, you questioned Estella all of a sudden, so it's obvious that you've been thinking about something for a long time. Mrs. Roberts, we're married for ten years. Do you think you can still hide anything from me?"

I laughed. Even without more than ten years of rapport, Hendrix could still see through people's thoughts. "Well, you're right. I indeed came here for this matter."

It was not a small matter to stop Hendrix's development plan. I collected myself and placed my hand on the back of his hand, looking solemn and dignified. "Hendrix, I always know that you're capable, but can you not push yourself too hard? It was only years ago that you moved the company's headquarters to Jarold City. Now that so many projects have gone wrong, shouldn't you consider consolidating the foundation first and putting the financial affair aside? As you said, the GW group is with bad intentions. You'll get in trouble if you rush everything too prematurely."

Hendrix's gaze darkened, and he squinted his eyes slightly. After a while, he asked, "What did Freya tell you?"