My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Chapter 24

In the afternoon.

Kelsey was helping me fill the refrigerator. After telling me what to eat, she walked over and said,

"Director, the final payment of the government hospital has been delayed for a few days. The finance

department has been asking me about the situation. Do you want to give Mr. Hammer a call?"

I took a few bites of the durian in my hands and just couldn't stomach it. Therefore, I decided to throw it

into the trash can. I noticed that Kelsey was standing there obediently, hence I motioned for her to sit

down. I wiped my hands before saying, "How long has it been delayed?"

"About two to three days!" She paused for a moment before continuing, "It's not that long, but since

there are more funds here, the company has planned to use it for the development of the new market.

However, since it's now delayed, it will affect the company's profits in the next quarter."

I nodded in response. Roberts Group's capital happened to be quite flexible and any delays by their

partners would affect them, even though it might not be very significant. The funds Richard had in his

possession were incredibly massive. Even if the money was not used for investments, by saving them

in the bank alone, it would have brought quite the profit in just two to three days.

I spoke after a brief pause, "Mr. Hammer has always kept his promise. I've spent the past few days

recovering at home and have completely forgotten about this matter. I will be responsible for this. Why

don't you head over to inform the folks at the finance department? I'll take care of everything

immediately after I feel a little better."

"Okay!" She replied. She then got up and went ahead to cook.

I grabbed my phone and read Mrs. Hammer's text. "Are you feeling better now, Mrs. Roberts? The

funds from Richard have been transferred over and it's all thanks to you."

It seemed Richard has no issues anymore and I'm able to return to work in advance. After replying with

a simple text, I gave Richard a call to make an appointment with him to settle the final payments of the

contract.

Kelsey was already done cooking by the time I took care of work. She had to excuse herself earlier

since she had something urgent to take care of, thus I didn't make her stay for a meal. I said after

noticing how much of a hurry she was in, "I'm feeling much better now. You can stay at the office and

take care of some work at the company tomorrow since I've made an appointment with Mr. Hammer; I

can get this done by tomorrow.'

She glanced at me and spoke in a concerned tone, "Are you sure you're okay? Aren't you supposed to

rest for half a month after losing your child? How many days have you been resting?"

I chuckled and said, "Oh please, do I look like I'm not fine? Besides, Mr. Hammer will continue to delay

this matter if I don't show up. If this keeps up, how much would the company actually lose then? If that

happens, mocking me coldly isn't the only thing Hendrix will do."

I didn't actually terminate my pregnancy anyway. Plenty of things would have been delayed just by

doing nothing all day. Judging from my increasingly protruding belly, it would mean a much greater

world of trouble to me if I never drew a clear line with Hendrix.

The only thing I can do this moment is to make every second count and take care of everything before

leaving Ucrebury.

After listening to what I said, she sighed and replied, "Fine. However, you need to put your health first

before anything."

I returned to the dining table and resumed my meal after sending Kelsey off. It feels lonely eating

alone. However, I felt lazy to head out since it was already late.

I hastily took a few bites before returning to my room. Since Hendrix never returned home and I had

nothing else to do, I kept myself busy by reading for the last two days. If my child and I were to

permanently live in Andoland, we had to look for a comfortable place to settle down. Hence, I was

browsing the internet to look for a place to live in Andoland.

I was startled when I received a sudden phone call. The caller ID showed it was Monique. I picked up

the call and before I could even say a word, I could hear her screaming.

"Did you really get rid of your child? ! "