My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1651

I felt a sudden shock in my heart, and a buzz suddenly exploded in my mind, making me a mess. At the same time, I was eager to know the truth, which made me subconsciously clench my fist, with my nails almost cutting into my skin.

Aaron tightened his grip and tried to comfort me. "Relax, Arianna. You can't get too emotional for the baby's sake. Listen to me."

The baby... My hand reached out to touch my raised belly, and his eyebrows furrowed deeper.

In the end, I accepted Aaron's suggestion to stay in the Reid Manor for the time being. He returned my phone to me, but there were no missed calls from Hendrix.

Maybe he shared the same thoughts as Aaron, thinking it was safest for me to stay here, yet maybe not.

After the Roberts Group acquired most of the market, the situation became more serious. Hendrix was seen on Twitter and the news on television every day. He was always frowning and had gotten thinner, bu he was as busy as a spinning wheel.

After staying in the Reid Manor, my pregnancy check-ups were handed over to a private doctor to ensure my safety. Therefore, I was surprised when Silvia came to visit me.

At that time, Emma and I were resting in the back garden, so she had the servants bring her in directly.

"It was not easy to find you." Silvia was wearing a floral dress, having the vibes of the girl next door, emitting gentleness and grace.

"Take a seat," Emma said.

"It's fine." Silvia smiled politely and turned to look at me. "Arianna, you should know why I'm here."

"Is there anything wrong with lan?" lan was the only reason why we were still in contact. Maybe she was here for the custody case.

Silvia lowered her eyes and smiled with an unclear expression. "Since you know, Miss Reid, just tell me your condition. How are you going to let lan off?"

"What do you mean?" I looked puzzled and didn't know why she'd suddenly become so vicious.

Silvia was well prepared. She took out her phone from her bag, tapped on it and then gave it to me. She opened the article that Freya had showed me regarding the relationship between lan and Sawyer, which had damaged lan's reputation irrevocably.

How could this be? I'd already told Freya to put an end to the plan. Why did the article leak out?

"Frankly speaking, Miss Reid, I didn't expect you to do this to lan after so many years of your friendship," Silvia announced bitterly. She didn't give me a chance to retort. She continued again, "But now that this has happened, we have to find a solution. Ian can't go out now, so I'm the one who has to deal with it. Now that his career and life have been affected significantly, you've achieved your goal. Ian said that he will do whatever you want, except giving up on Anne's custody."

Emma was just a bystander. When she saw that Silvia's mood was slowly changing, she interrupted and eased the atmosphere. "What's the matter? Don't get too stirred up, Miss Lawson. Arianna is pregnant."

Silvia looked at her and relaxed a little.

I looked at the post carefully. It didn't cause much uproar because lan was not a public figure, but it did cause some disruptions in the industry. Beneath the post were replies from many netizens who'd claimed to be lan's patients, and had expressed their disgust. The psychotherapy clinic probably had no more patients coming now.

God could be cruel at times. The worst things came all at once.