My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1623

I knew that there was no room for refuting from his tone. I gnashed my teeth in resentment and uttered, "What about Anne? You have to let her stay with me. She won't affect your plans." Hendrix replied, "I've sent her to Freya's place. Anne likes the little boy over there a lot, and she didn't whine. To fulfill her wish to play with the kid, you're not allowed to go anywhere this time." Beep...

Once Hendrix had finished speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving me dumbfounded in a house of silence.

I was so angry that I wanted to smash the phone, but it was the only way to contact the outside world, so I had to put it back carefully.

Having time alone was different when being forced into having it. I was forced to indulge myself with books for the morning. New knowledge didn't enter my mind at all, but I felt more impetuous. Just as Hendrix said, bodyguards came in every hour, and looked at me from afar across the corridor. Currently, I was tired of studying. I heard the footsteps of bodyguards coming upstairs and stared at the stairs sulkily.

The bodyguards were wearing uniforms and suits. In fact, they were just thugs who were properly dressed. If they saw me from down the stairs, they would be shocked when they saw my expression. However, when the bodyguards came up to the stairs, he did not stop, instead walking towards the study.

I sensed danger and immediately covered my belly and leaned back in the chair. The bodyguard had already reached the door. When I saw his face clearly, I relaxed in an instant, but then began to struggle with my thoughts. I was very familiar with this face, but I couldn't remember anything about it.

In a trance, the bodyguard had already come to me. He reached in front of the desk in a couple of steps, stretched out his long arms, and showed the satellite phone in his hand.

I was both surprised and overjoyed. I took it over and held it in my hand. I had only seen this object with Kaleb's people, and it could even be used in the mountains. It was a gem.

"Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Roberts has installed a signal shielding device around the villa. This satellite phone can connect to the outside. Someone will call you later. Be careful, don't let others see it," he explained. As soon as he finished, there were footsteps downstairs. The other bodyguards saw that he had been delayed for quite a long time, and followed him. "Hey, Edwin, what's going on? Answer me if you can hear me."

I quickly hid the phone in the nearest cabinet to help Edwin out. "It's nothing. There are a few books in the bookcase that I can't get to. I needed this young man to do me a favor."

When the others heard this, they stopped. They didn't even respond to me, perhaps worried that Hendrix would find out that we were communicating with each other.

Edwin Sharman had completed his mission. He exchanged a look with me and hurried downstairs.

After confirming that the footsteps of the two people below had disappeared, I picked up the satellite phone and hid in the bathroom.

Edwin would probably notify the other party when he left. Their phone call would come shortly. I was curious about who knew what had happened, and was willing to help me at the risk of offending Hendrix. I didn't wait for long. Fifteen minutes later, the satellite phone's indicator light flashed. I immediately pressed the answer button.

I asked, "Hey, who's there?"

"Arianna? It's you, isn't it? Phew, lucky! I was afraid

Hendrix would find out."