My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I nodded and had no choice but to tolerate the discomfort. I could feel that I was already barely surviving, what more for the baby in my tummy.

As soon as I walked out of Josiah's office, I immediately bumped into Hendrix, who was evidently unhappy. However, I was already in a bad mood and my body was falling apart. As a result, I had no energy lef to speak to him.

I was ready to walk past Hendrix but I could feel a tight squeeze on my wrist before I could proceed any further. He asked, still in that low magnetic voice, "Are you okay?" "I'm still alive!" I flung his hand off and immediately walked into the elevator.

Back in the office, Kelsey took a pile of documents and put them on my desk. "Director, these are the recent financial reports for Roberts Group. Once you have had a look, please sign off on these documents.

I nodded and said, "How are things with Alford Audit?" Although Shelley Group was still not a megaconglomerate, it was definitely not a small-medium enterprise either. The financial result was definitely not in small figures.

"Everything's going well!"

I looked down and began to read the documents. Suddenly, I thought of the business trip tomorrow and asked Kelsey, "What time is the flight to Asherton tomorrow?" "Five o'clock in the morning!" She said, "We plan to settle everything there in Asherton within two days' time, so it's best to head there early. Some people from Brilliant Audit will be joining you too!"

I nodded and gave the matter some thought for a while. "I think it's enough for me to go alone. You should stay and help out with Brilliant Audit and Alford Audit."

"Okay!"

The rainy season in Ucrebury was too gloomy. After a few hours of sunny weather yesterday, it began to rain heavily again.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, I was already utterly exhausted from reading all the documents. It was difficult for me to even open my eyes and I had to ask Kelsey to purchase two bottles of eye drops for me. By the time we finally concluded our work, it was already six o'clock in the evening.

I was feeling a little hungry, probably because of the pregnancy, so I turned the computer off and walked out of the company building. Joining me were countless other staff members who had just finished their work too.

I forced a smile through countless greetings on the way and finally made it out of the main hall. I then proceeded to order myself a meal at a fast-food restaurant nearby.

While I was waiting for my meal, several young and fashionable girls walked towards me and greeted me shyly. "Director Reid, we didn't expect to see you

here!"

I nodded but I couldn't remember who these people were. Did I even know them?

A capable-looking girl looked at me and said, "Director Reid, I'm Eugene from the IT Design Department."

I paused for a moment before I was able to finally recall. As Advancer Tech was now parked under my portfolio, it wasn't unusual for me to stop by at their department. No wonder they could recognize me. Roberts Group was a huge company. Just its subsidiary, Ucrebury, employed thousands of workers. Although everyone worked under the same roof, it was difficult to recognize anyone aside from the few close colleagues one typically worked with.

I smiled and greeted the girls before I took my packages and left.

"Wow, it looks like the higher management in our company loves dining in the same places as we do!"

"Well, they're still human, after all. Why can't they eat the same takeaway food as we do?"

"Their monthly salary is typically equal to a few year's worths of our own salaries. I thought they would indulge in good food more often!"

As I exited the restaurant, the conversation slowly faded away.

Alas, being human was a difficult task. No matter where we were in life, we always felt that something was lacking. We chased after money when we were

poor, but when the money came, we started obsessing over imperfections in our relationships.

After the day's exhaustion, I went into my car, took a few bites off my food, and heard the honking of a car beside me. I proceeded to wind down my window.

A black Maybach was parked beside me. I tried to recall who the car owner was, but most people I remembered owning a Maybach car only let it sit in their garage for a long time. No one seemed to drive their Maybachs out at all.

It wasn't that they couldn't afford to drive it, but it was more because the cars attracted too much attention.

I then came to the conclusion that it must've been someone I didn't know at all, and proceeded to wind the window back up.