My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1608

My words were stuck in my throat. I cast a glance at the bodyguards to see if Irvin was telling the truth. The answer was so obvious. Irvin had no reason to lie to me. Hendrix was probably worried that the outsiders would harm me, so before he had left, he had ordered to not let any man in.

I didn't have many male friends. Freya and my other female friends were all free to enter my house, so it was understandable that I did not know about that.

"My apologies," I said sincerely. I asked Irvin to take a seat and asked him, "Where have you been in the past two months? Why haven't I heard anything from you?" "Mesville," Irvin said with a solemn look.

"Granger Group plans to expand overseas?" With Irvin's ability, I believed that he could expand the family's business after taking over Granger Group.

Irvin shook his head and lowered his gaze to the ground. He seemed to be a little distraught and said, "Shirley and the child are missing."

"What?" I thought I had misheard. "How? Isn't she always around you?"

That silly girl would never leave Irvin no matter what happened.

Irvin frowned and remained silent. His expression showed as if he was in pain and was having a hard time.

That was the first time I saw that Irvin was filled with sadness and sorrow for Shirley. Even though I was worried as well, I couldn't help feeling happy for her. No matter where Shirley was at that moment, she probably would think that everything was worth it if she could see his expression.

It took Irvin a long time to speak again. "Last year, GW Group sent someone to the Granger Group. They proposed to help in financing Granger Group's overseas project, and in return, they will be getting some shares of our company. They also promised to unconditionally give the Granger Group their artificial intelligence technology. That time, I wanted to compete with Hendrix so badly that I agreed without hesitation. It was only until I confirmed the details that I found out the real motive of GW Group. They offered me their artificial intelligence technology for free in exchange for fifty-one per cent of the shares, fully attaining absolute control of the company. What's the difference with selling the Granger Group? I went back on the agreement on the spot, and GW Group wasn't pleased with it! Later, Shirley and my child went missing. The airline company they travelled with recorded their last trip to Mesville..."

"It's GW Group again..." I couldn't help feeling a little frightened. If Hendrix's attitude toward Sean had been even more unyielding, the person who would have disappeared without a trace would have been me. Irvin still had his head lowered and remained dispirited, saying, "I've been searching for them in Mesville for half a month, but I haven't heard anything from them..."

I didn't know what to say at the moment. I knew that there had to be some other motive for GW Group to kidnap Shirley and his child, so they would look for Irvin again. But when the day came, the Granger Group would be at the mercy of others.

Hendrix was right. GW Group were the cunning ones.

Noticing Irvin being in a bad shape, I got up and poured him a glass of warm water in the kitchen.

"Drink some water first." I handed the glass over and comforted him, "You have to take care of yourself before you can search for them."

Irvin placed the glass of water on the coffee table and grabbed hold of my wrist. He was so nervous, and his actions were so swift that the bodyguards who had been standing by almost rushed over. I quickly waved my hand to signal them to calm down so as to avoid another conflict.

"Arianna," Irvin said. He looked at her seriously with a helpless and painful expression, pleading, "I've never begged you for anything, but can you help me this once?"

"Don't worry. I'll send someone to look for them. I'll even head over by myself if the situation allows me to do so," I promised. Even if it was not for Irvin, Shirley was still my good friend.