My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 586

She sneered, "Homework? Who do you think you are? Do you think you deserve to have a background check run on you?"

I took out my phone and dialed Charles' number. I casted a cold glare at Cecil. "Don't say I didn't warn you. You're about to become the cause of your father's dismissal. I guess you could call this your karma." Her face twisted in confusion and then anger. Feeling the fire burning within her, she barked at the two men, "Teach her a lesson!"

The call went through. Charles answered in a deep voice, "Arianna, what's the matter?"

I pursed my lips and said, "Uncle Charles, Dion Parker, the county executive of Hovell, oppressed the civilians. He had also pocketed almost all of the poverty alleviation funds allocated to the county. Please send someone to look into this!"

Charles agreed and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm okay. They won't dare lay a finger on me!"

He assented, "I'll come over tonight. Just protect yourself and leave the rest to me."

I nodded, said 'okay' in reply and hung up the phone.

Cecil paused for a few seconds. Then she sneered sarcastically, "Arianna, you're just a poor single mother. Are you really pretending to be a rich lady in front of me?"

Looking at the two musclemen, she said, "Guys, drag her to the jungle and teach her a real good lesson. It won't matter if she accidentally gets killed in the process. I'll take care of it."

The two men were still rational. They seemed a little hesitant. The two men seemed to have some sense of rationality in them. They looked at me hesitantly and asked, "What's your full name?" I raised my eyebrow. "Arianna Reid. Didn't Cecil tell you my name?"

Stunned, the two men looked at each other and said, "If not mistaken, there's a man called Charles Reid in upper management. Uncle did meet him once when he went to the city for a meeting and said that he was going to get promoted again."

Cecil's face was painted in disdain. "You two are thinking too much. She has been in Hovell for four years. If she really knew someone up there, she wouldn't have been here for four years. I've never even seen anyone coming to visit her and her daughter." "Ha!" A cold sneer rang out. His voice was cold and sarcastic as he remarked, "Looks like you'd give up only at the sight of the gallows."

The comment came from Evan, who had just emerged from the hotel with Hendrix following beside him. The man's gaze was deep and cold.

Startled, Cecil looked at Hendrix and Evan. She quickly greeted them, "Mr. Roberts, Evan!"

Hendrix did not even spare her a glance. His gaze fell on me and his eyes darkened slightly before he asked, "Is your leg okay now?"

I nodded but did not say anything in reply.

Evan looked at the two men next to me. "If you know what's good for you, you'd better apologize now and go home to look for a way out."

Evidently, the two men weren't dumb. When they saw how elegant and noble Hendrix was, they knew that he was no ordinary person.

Surprise took them for a moment, before they started bowing to me and apologizing. "Miss Reid, we're really sorry for offending you just now. Please don't mind us."

"Leave!" Evan ordered as he looked at two men, waving at them to go.

The two men did not say much. They looked at Cecil and uttered quickly, "Cecil, stop causing trouble. Go home!"

With that, the two men turned on their heels and left.

At the sight of this, Cecil's facial complexion took a turn for the worse. Her anger had turn her face ashen. She eyed me as she said, "Arianna, aren't you just great at seducing people? Maybe..."

I was not in the mood to argue with her. I just ignored her and strutted straight into the hotel. She immediately grabbed my hand aggressively. "Why are you running away? Aren't you some big shot? Get them to come here then. I'll wait and see just how you're planning to investigate my father!"

I frowned as I stared down at her coldly. "Miss Parker, at first, I didn't understand why a county executive's daughter would be working at a hotel's front desk. But now, I think I understand. I bet your father is sharper than you are and he knows just how stupid you are. So, he wanted you to be on your own here at the hotel so no one would be around to drag him down."

"You..."

With a shove, I pushed her away and continued my walk into the hotel and then the office.