My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I nodded. "To be honest, I wasn't sure in the beginning if a child was enough to keep him, but looking at your reaction now, it looks like I've succeeded. After all, Hendrix's priority now is no longer you, but it's me and the child in my stomach."

Hendrix's face soured a little more as if he wasn't too happy with my remark, but I didn't care. I looked at Andrea and continued, "Of course, Miss Burton, since you're so thick-skinned, you can always choose to wait by his side. One day, when our child is born, perhaps Hendrix will get bored of staring at my face all day and may find trash like you amusing. By then, it's possible that you may be able to fulfill his wish of establishing a sub-family out there."

"Puff!" A burst of laughter came from the door. It was unclear when Sawyer and Austin had started standing near the door as well.

Sawyer tried to hold back his laughter and said like a ruffian, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop just now, but your voices were so loud that I didn't think to hold back my laughter."

Austin stared at me unhappily and walked towards Hendrix. Passing Hendrix a pile of documents, he said, "I have nothing to say about you having your own family, but you shouldn't let a woman like Arianna bully her!"

After that, he dragged an unhappy Andrea away and was about to leave the office.

I halted both of them on their way out and stared at Austin, "Mr. Shelly, do you care to clarify what kind of a woman I am?" "Selfish, unscrupulous, malicious!" Austin didn't hold back at all.

I nodded with a sarcastic smile and said, "It must be quite some trouble for you to be observing me this closely. If then, mind if I ask what kind of woman are you typically fond of?"

Ignoring the troubled looks on their faces, I smiled and said, "I have to say, Miss Burton, you really do have a skillset of your own. Creating a holier-than-thou facade isn't easy, yet you have mastered the skill so well that anyone could look past your true nature as someone who has attempted to ruin another person's marriage, convince someone to get rid of their child, frame an innocent person for possessing illicit drugs, and humiliate other people. You've managed to get away with all of these just because most have been tricked into thinking that you're just a gentle and helpless person who could do no harm." "Arianna, you're talking nonsense!" Andrea roared, no longer caring about her own image.

I raised my eyebrows and said, "Are you so desperate that you're screaming now?"

"That's enough!" Hendrix, who had been keeping a straight face finally spoke. He then looked at Austin and said, "Send her back and don't let her set foot into this company anymore."

Austin had wanted to speak further before he was interrupted by Josiah, "Austin, come see me when you've returned. I've prepared some medication for Uncle Shelley that'll be very useful in treating his rheumatism."

Sawyer also looked at Hendrix and said, "Mr. Roberts, do you have time? Let's have a quick chat!"

With that, Austin had nothing else to say. He glared at me and left with Andrea.

Then, I looked at Josiah and said, "I have something to discuss with you!"

After all, there was something that I still needed to consult him on!

He nodded. Upon observing that Sawyer and Hendrix were discussing business, Josiah said, "Let's head to my office!"

I sat down in Josiah's office and felt the energy drained out of me. "I've been feeling dizzy lately. My shoulders and spine are especially uncomfortable."

He sat down beside me and motioned for me to stretch out my hand so that he could monitor my pulse rate.

A moment later, he drew his hand back and looked at me. "You got a low blood sugar, whereas your lungs and stomach are also suffering from inflammation. You've been staying up too frequently nowadays, which is why there's not enough blood supply to your head. Try to refrain from staying up late from now onwards. Aside from that, there are also some signs of congestion in your chest, which creates a tendency for you to feel depressed. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself."

I nodded and said, "I'm going on a business trip to Asherton tomorrow. Is there anything you can

prescribe to help with my sleep?"

He paused and said, "Yes, but it's not good for the fetus. It's best that you refrain from taking it!"