My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1611

That was the biggest concession Irvin had made. Like Hendrix, they were both proud people who needed each other's help, but would not give up their dignity.

For Shirley, he really gave it his all. As friends of both of them, or as compensation for what I owed Irvin, there was no reason for me to stand by and watch without lending a hand.

Seeing that Hendrix showed no signs of changing his mind, I was angry and anxious. I nudged him and said, "Take it as a favour for me, alright? GW Group is still desperate to work with the Roberts Group, so they won't refuse your request, as long as..."

Before I could finish my words, Hendrix roared back, "So you want yourself and Anne to end up like what happened to Shirley?!"

I looked at the angry veins on Hendrix's forehead, and my mind went blank for a moment.

What did Hendrix mean? Did he already know that Shirley and Dannie were missing? Or had he already made up his mind that as long as we could stay safe, he wouldn't interfere with other people's problems even if it meant life or death

forthem?

At that moment, I suddenly found Hendrix unfamiliar.

Hendrix might have seen through my thoughts, so he turned his face away with an indifferent expression. He lightly opened his thin lips and ordered Irvin to leave. "You can leave now. Arianna's pregnant, she can't go anywhere else. Nothing must go wrong."

I said, "Hend..."

I wanted to help Irvin to persuade Hendrix, but he suddenly stood up and strode upstairs without looking back, leaving no chance for me to speak at all.

As soon as Hendrix left the living room, only Irvin and I were left. It was empty, and apart from the echoing footsteps, there was only the sound of sighing.

Irvin did not blame me. He stood on the spot for a while before walking out. I saw his thin figure leaving. His figure got further and further away, but I could not say anything to make him stay.

When Granger Group was in trouble, I couldn't help them. When Yohannes and Helen passed away, I wasn't by his side. And right then, the only one who could accompany him was his family, but they were gone as well. Hendrix had no choice but to abandon them for the sake of my safety. I would never be able to repay what I owed Irvin, but I had no reason to blame Hendrix for his stubbornness. He could ignore everything, but he couldn't bear to see me suffer. Hendrix used his methods to protect what he cherished the most.

The bedroom door was not closed. Hendrix was waiting for me inside, but I didn't know how to face him, so I turned around to enter the study.

While studying for the bar exam, an idea popped into my mind. If I was a top lawyer, would I be qualified to head straight to the GW Group headquarters and question Shirley and Dannie's whereabouts? The stronger this thought was, the more I couldn't concentrate as if my mind was floating in outer space. It wasn't until I felt the familiar warmth on the back of my hand did I come to my senses. I looked up and met Hendrix's deep eyes.

"Still angry?" Hendrix broke the silence.

I lowered my head and shook my head slowly, saying, "No."

Even if I was angry, I could only be mad at myself. It had been ten years since I was under Hendrix and Irvin's care, but I did not progress at all. Instead, I was still in the same spot.

"Irvin came to me before," Hendrix suddenly said to himself. He continued, "Before I went abroad, I promised that I would send people to search for them. The condition was that he couldn't tell you about it, but he still broke into our house and stayed with you for such a long time. Even the bodyguards kept it from me. If anything happened to you during this period of time, and the bodyguards wouldn't tell me because they're afraid of being punished, what would happen? Do you know how serious the consequences would be for us?"

Toward the end of his sentence, he was somewhat resentful, but he was facing me, so he endured it.