My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1696

Aaron walked to the opposite side of the table and sat down with his legs crossed, looking extremely relaxed. "Mr. Gavlin, you really have a good memory. My uncle just gave an order a few days ago for you to not visit, but in a blink of an eye, you broke it. I admire you..."

Hearing that, Eddison's eyes flashed with impatience, but it disappeared in an instant. He laughed in a low voice and said to himself, "You are just like your uncle. You both like to play jokes."

"I'm not kidding." Aaron put on a standard, pretentious smile, hinting for him to leave.

Without Charles around, Eddison had not heeded Aaron's suggestion.

He directly changed the topic and put on a sincere tone. "I have heard that a lot of things have happened in the Reid family recently. Charles and I have been working for so many years, and we have always appreciated his character. I believe that he is innocent and can withstand the investigation. Also, if you need any help, feel free to ask. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

Upon hearing this, Aaron raised his eyebrows and winked at me. We knew what each other was thinking.

Eddison wasn't doing this without an ulterior motive.

We were lucky if he wouldn't make things worse.

Help? Would he ever help us?

After a moment of silence, Aaron began to interrupt. "The innocent will always be shown to be clean. My uncle will be back soon, so we are good. On the contrary, you were so anxious to come here. If I didn't know better, I might think that you received some internal information, and think that something must have happened to him. Is that true?"

As soon as he finished his sentence, the atmosphere became very tense. Eddison squinted at Aaron and the smile on his face faded away.

This group of people could never take advantage of the Reids. There was nothing they could do about Charles, who was principled and had integrity in his job. They couldn't win an argument with sharp- tongued Aaron. No wonder Eddison regarded the Reid family as a thorn in his side.

It took Eddison a long time to suppress his anger. He avoided Aaron's eyes and turned to look at me. "I heard you've given birth for a while now. Are the babies okay?"

He asked knowingly.

I clenched my fists and looked at his hypocritical face. I wanted to tear him into pieces.

But I couldn't.

There was a 90% chance that the child was in Eddison's hands, and if I angered him, the child would suffer.

Feeling that I was not alright, Aaron calmly raised his hand and put it on my clenched fist, telling me not to act rashly.

Grinding my teeth, I took a deep breath and tried my best to restrain myself by smiling. "Thank you for your concern. The babies are doing very well."

Eddison nodded and said thoughtfully, "I heard that this is a potential heir and an heiress. The Roberts is very weak, and it is rare to have a son. I am afraid that it will not be easy when it comes to custody matters. Would you like me to drop a word to the court to delay this matter?"

Looking at his kind expression, if I hadn't known how cruel he was about Hendrix's parents, I would have been deceived by him.

I opened my mouth and was about to refuse, but Aaron interrupted and said, "It seems that you have a lot of time, coming to my house to gossip. No wonder those subordinates are so free, taking time to investigate Uncle Charles of all people.

When I come into the picture, these dead beats will have no choice but to fold..."