My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1640

He explained, "It took me five years to move the Roberts Group to Jarold City, and there won't be another five years for me to wait. Two years. If I can't defeat them in two years, I will completely lose the opportunity when the high officials who plotted that accident are promoted once again."

Hendrix's tone was calm but convincing. If he did not proceed, he might regret it for the rest of his life. Sometimes, opportunities could not withstand the trial of time.

That night, Hendrix and I snuggled each other to sleep, but I had been thinking with my eyes open. I knew very well the man sleeping next to me was treading on thin ice, but I had no reason to stop him. I couldn't decide to support him or to lose him. I fell asleep at dawn.

When I woke up, Hendrix was no longer there. Minnie reported that he had returned to the company.

I hadn't sat down to have breakfast with Anne for a long time. Although I had no appetite, I still accompanied her to have a bowl of cereal.

I didn't expect lan to come back. This time, he brought a lawyer with him. The two tall men stood together, looking quite imposing. It seemed that they had expected that I wouldn't let go, and had decided to go with the legal procedures.

Anne immediately went over and hugged lan. "Uncle lan!"

lan smiled and rubbed her head. The lawyer next to him announced, "Miss Reid, I'm here on behalf of Mr. lan to talk about the child's custody."

I frowned and walked over while holding my belly. "Don't discuss this in front of the kid."

I turned around and ordered Minnie, who was in the kitchen, to bring Anne upstairs. Then we sat down in the living room.

lan sat opposite me with his hands in his pockets. He didn't even glance at me, but his lawyer spoke with assurance. "Miss Reid, you and Mr. Ian are not related by blood to Moanna Reid, or Anne. Both of you are friends of the deceased Miss Monique Caulfield. Mr. lan believes that your focus on your family's happiness will affect the growth of the child. He hopes that you will take the initiative to give up on the guardianship, so that both sides don't have to go to court."

The lawyer was quite tactful. He knew that I had done no serious negligence of duty, according to the legal framework. They would have no chance to win, so he wants to start from the emotional aspect. In cases involving guardianship, the judge generally takes the emotional aspect of the child into account.

I glanced at lan and replied with a serious tone, "lan may not have told you that I majored in law. I just passed the bar examination recently, so there is no need to scare and pressure me with the law. I have a family, and I, too, have the ability to take care of Anne. As for Anne herself... She wants to grow up with younger brothers and sisters. It's impossible for me to be irresponsible toward her. I will love all the children equally."

lan still looked calm and indifferent. I was a little annoyed, and deliberately pushed the topic towards him. "Besides, lan has his own child. What guarantee does he have that he will treat everyone equally?" My words were also sharp, but they were obviously well prepared, and were not frightened.

The lawyer turned his head and looked in lan's direction. Seeing him nod, he watched me and replied, "Miss Silvia's child is not Mr. Ian's. Mr. lan can also guarantee that he will never have his own child, and will love the two children wholeheartedly in the future. Any more questions, Miss Reid?"

Startled, I looked at lan in disbelief. "How could it be?"