My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1754

It was not until Hendrix stopped to look at the babies in the room upstairs that I managed to catch up to him.

Wynn was already sound asleep. He held Aurelia and played with her in the living area of the bedroom, his eyes filled with love. She had just reached her first month of age, and she was like a palm-sized doll in his arms. Looking at him being so careful with her, I couldn't help but smile.

When he saw me enter the room, his playful expression toward the baby suddenly disappeared. He looked at me apathetically, as if glancing at a stranger. When our eyes met, I subconsciously lowered my head.

"Didn't you say you were coming tomorrow instead?" I asked softly.

Hendrix did not speak, his expression turning even more unsightly as he scrunched his face up seriously. "Are you saying that I didn't come at the right time?"

All of a sudden, Aaron's voice could be heard from behind. "Looks like everyone's here. Let's go to the study together. Uncle Charles has something to say." He didn't linger around for long. After saying that, he disappeared by the door.

The air was stagnant for about two seconds before Hendrix broke the silence by lifting his foot. He walked into the bedroom to put Aurelia down before striding out. This sudden disregard puzzled me. How did I provoke him?

Nevermind. Who hasn't had a sudden emotional outburst before? Maybe it's because the situation with Eddison didn't go well. I would talk to him after meeting Charles.

By the time I arrived, Charles and the others were already in their respective seats. Three sternlooking men shifted their attention toward the door simultaneously. If they were just ordinary people, my legs would not have been trembling feebly.

I should have sat beside Hendrix, but he looked away intentionally. Obviously, he didn't want to be close to me, so I went ahead to the single seater sofa next to Aaron.

I asked, "Dad, Aaron said that you have something important to discuss with us, right?"

"Yes." Charles nodded in response and signaled at Aaron with a look. Aaron understood the message and started to explain, "Sebastian sent a message through Tobias. He said his men have developed a promising antidote that can cure you, under the condition that we return the original contract of the oil excavation to the Milton family."

Charles interrupted, "What I mean is that Sebastian is infamous both in our home country and abroad. Even if he obtains the oil excavation agreement, the Middle East may not be willing to do business with someone who has a criminal track record. This isn't a big deal for him anyway, and the poison in Arianna's body is ticking away like a time bomb. We can't afford to delay any longer."

He heaved a long sigh and asked Hendrix, "What do the both of you think about this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire study immediately fell into a state of awkwardness.

In the end, Sebastian finally revealed his bargaining chips, hoping to declare his ambition of oil to everyone.

"No," I refuted determinedly. "Although Sebastian's reputation is ruined, who can guarantee that he won't pick himself up again and start over from scratch? If the oil resource falls into his hands, it would mean that he might achieve the support of the whole Middle East in the future. When that happens, it'll be out of our abilities to deal with him.

It didn't matter if I were dead. If my departure could be used in exchange for the safety of this family forever, it would be worth it. If I survived by chance, but everyone would have to live in fear and worry everyday, how was I able to tolerate it?

Sebastian had already gone mad. Since he was a maniac, he should be imprisoned forever, deprived of any chance to recuperate and get back on his feet.

Charles and Aaron didn't say anything further. They had the same exact frown written all over their faces as they peered in Hendrix's direction, waiting for his response.