My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 276

Then, Irvin turned at me and curled his lips into a smile, "Don't cry. Don't you think you're contradicting yourself? You pushed me into the fountain, yet you're crying for me."

I scowled at his tone. He had deliberately misinterpreted my actions. I only cried because I truly thought he was dead.

Irvin left after that. Unknowingly, I turned to look at Hendrix, and I was afraid that he would mistake what Irvin had said as the truth, "I wasn't crying for him! It was physiological tears! I was frightened."

"I know," Hendrix reached out to tuck a strand of my front hair behind my ear. With a faint smile, he stressed, "I know."

Fortunately, the rest of the night was uneventful. It was already quite late, and I was getting exhausted after Yohannes blew his birthday candles and shared his cakes with us.

Nerissa walked us to our car, and she nagged, "Stay home as much as possible for the coming few days. You are going to give birth soon, so please, be careful. Don't think that you can do whatever you like because you're still so young. The risks are still there, okay?"

I nodded. Nerissa told Hendrix a few more things before she finally allowed us to leave.

At the crossroads waiting for the traffic lights to turn green, Hendrix glimpsed at my tummy and said, "Two more weeks to go. Don't worry, I've already talked to the hospital."

I only nodded as I was drained of energy, and I didn't want to talk much.

Leaning against the back of the seat, I closed my eyes and rested.

When the car started to move slowly, Hendrix spoke in his low and cold voice, displeased, "Stay away from Irvin from now on."

"What?" I startled, and I turned to him. "Why?"

He turned the steering wheels, stealing a glance at me, and asked, "Why? You don't want to?"

I shook my head, "No, I'm just curious. Why did you ask me to stay away from him?"

Hendrix didn't answer me, but his brow furrowed. Something clicked in my mind, and I couldn't help but laugh, "Do you think Irvin likes me? A pregnant woman?"

Hendrix knitted his brows together even more, and he asked again, "Why are you so confident?"

I quirked my eyebrows and answered, "You help me build it." Truth be told, I never had such confidence. I basically didn't look in the mirror since I was pregnant because I had gained weight. Even my limbs were swollen.

In other words, I looked like a meatball no matter from any angle. I didn't think Irvin would take an interest in such a kink.

Therefore, Hendrix was simply overthinking.

When we went back to the villa, I was already so sleepy that I didn't even want to get out of the car. Hendrix walked over to the passenger's side, and he carried me back to the bedroom. Then, I fell into a deep sleep.

The next day.

Hendrix was already gone when I woke up. I searched for my cell phone for quite a long time, only to remember that I had left it at the pavilion in Granger manor.

After washing up, I went downstairs and saw Minnie. Hendrix had apparently arranged for Minnie to come to Jarold City. Partnered together, Minnie and Heather had made quite a hearty breakfast. Minnie beamed when she saw me going down the stairs. She glanced at the size of my baby bump and said, "Your belly looks bigger now. I'm sure that it'll be a chubby baby boy!"

I found it amusing that Minnie was even more enthusiastic than me. "We haven't even checked the gender yet. How do you know if it's a boy?"

Minnie curled her lips and looked at my belly, "I just know. It's a boy. By the way, we've made fish soup for you. It's delicious and nutritious. Come and have a try!"

I sat down by the dining table and looked around. Not seeing Hendrix around, I asked, "Where's Hendrix?"

I had a feeling that he had gone to the company again.

Minnie brought the fish soup and other food they made to the table, "Mr. Roberts went out in the morning, but he said that he'll be back to have lunch with you. Looking at the time, I think he'll be back in a while."

I knew Hendrix had been busy recently. Valerie said that Hendrix was ambitious, and I couldn't deny it. His plan for the Roberts Group would never stop just at Jarold City. He wanted a piece of the pie in world finance.

Jarold City was just a stepping stone for him. Through Jarold City, Hendrix would venture into the Western Europe market.

I couldn't help but sulk at the thought of it. Valerie was right. If Hendrix had married Andrea instead of me, he could have gone further.

I wasn't of his help in the family's business anymore. Besides, once the child was born, the chance for me to go back to work in the Roberts Group was even slimmer. Even if I had to work, I could only work in other companies.