My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1898

"Where's Hendrix? The golf course has been controlled by Sebastian. Have you thought of a way to save him?" I asked while carefully observing the surroundings for fear of any changes. Before Evan could say anything, I saw the sitter coming over with the children in her arms, escorted by several bodyguards.

The children looked frightened by how fast she was walking. Aurelia was crying loudly. The heartwrenching sounds of her cries made me feel like my children had been greatly wronged.

I took a small step forward and took her into my trembling hands. She immediately quieted down and breathed a sigh of relief. My heart ached as I looked into her soft, innocent eyes. With the children taken care of, Hendrix was the only one left I was worried about.

"Madam, it's not safe to stay here for long. The president told us to wait for him at the dock."

Perhaps it was because he had been with Hendrix for a long time, Evan was very clear on just how to persuade me. After a moment of consideration, I decided to send the children out first.

When we arrived at the dock, Hendrix's men had already arranged for an evacuation ship. The others who had come to rescue us were rushing to the island from their ships. On one hand, they wanted to get rid of Sebastian's men. On the other hand, they were trying to buy Hendrix some time.

After settling the children down, I waited for Hendrix at the dock.

However, after more than ten minutes of waiting, he was still nowhere in sight. I was starting to feel antsy, so I grabbed Evan and asked, "Hendrix hasn't come out yet?"

Evan replied with a nervous frown, "He should be here soon."

I looked back at the ships that had started leaving in advance. "I'll go get him."

Evan disapproved of my suggestion. "I should be the one to do that. You must stay in a safe place with the children."

I sighed and asked, "If you leave, someone might attack the ship and abduct the children. Are you sure you want me to fight those people?"

If it was up to protecting me or the children, anyone but Hendrix would choose the latter with no hesitation. As expected, hesitation flashed across Evan's eyes.

"Mullen will be with me. Will that ease your worries?" As soon as I said that, I asked Mullen, "We're really going to be putting our lives at risk -will you be alright with this?" Mullen's eyes were gleaming as she said, "I've waited so long for this day."

I looked at her, nodding solemnly. Seeing that Evan had no other questions, I turned and walked towards the island.

On the golf course, Hendrix and Sebastian remained in the same posture as they were before. Things appeared calm on the surface but in reality, they were as tumultuous as the stormy seas.

Sebastian seemed to be completely indifferent to Hendrix's arrangement of the retreat, which made no sense.

He hated Hendrix so much that there was no reason for him to leave any survivors. Perhaps his conscience had stopped him from killing children?

Whatever it may be, I had to leave the call to Hendrix.

"Arianna?" Sebastian was the first to notice me. He turned his head to me with a faint smile.

Hendrix only turned to look at me after Sebastian did. When he saw me, his thick eyebrows immediately furrowed deeply, and his eyes were filled with reproach, as if he were questioning me why I was bere.

I forced myself to walk over and stopped beside Hendrix.

The smile on Sebastian's face deepened. He looked like a gentleman, not much different from the well-dressed man I first met.

However, I've long learned what kind of monster was hiding underneath since then.

He was definitely prepared to destroy everything.

I took a deep breath and maintained my composure. I turned to Hendrix and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Hendrix said as he held

onto my hand. Perhaps he had been too nervous, his palms were moist and sweaty. When our palms touched, they slipped a little before we could hold each other's palms tightly.

Hendrix exhaled calmly and looked behind me. When he saw that only Mullen was with me, his expression softened.

Then, I noticed that he secretly shot Naomi a look. Naomi seemed to have caught the hint and approached Sebastian with the child in her arms. "Sebastian, I want us to be okay. Come, let's take our child and leave." Sebastian raised his hand and made a come-hither motion. "Come here."