Chapter 157


    I nodded. It wasn''t like I could do anything else at that moment.


    Seeing that, he carried me in his arms and headed to the room at the garden upstairs. He put me on


    the bed and rested his hand on my belly, "You should go to bed earlier tonight. Tomorrow I''lle with


    you to the checkup."


    I nodded. If he didn''t mention it, I had already forgotten about the checkup.


    It was already gettingte. Hendrix went for a shower while Iid down on the bed with my thoughts


    racing around. My insecurity was doing harm to our marriage. I couldn''t trust him wholeheartedly. For


    heaven''s sake, I couldn''t evene to trust myself.


    I didn''t like myself like that.


    "What are you thinking about?" Hendrix asked as he walked out of the bathroom. He was drying his


    hair with the towel while looking at me, who was in a daze.


    I got up and circled my arms around his waist. His body was still wet from the shower.


    He wasn''t wearing any tops, so I leaned on his bare abs, not saying a word.


    Seeing my anomalous, Hendrix threw the bath towel aside and held me in his arms. He let my head


    rest on his shoulders and said, "Don''t bottle too many things up. It will only tire you out!"


    I nodded and sorrowfully asked, "Hendrix, can you cut ties with Andrea from now on?"


    I paused for a moment to let the words sink in before adding, "She has got parents that love her now.


    She can do without you. But I can''t. I only have you."


    Yes, I was using Andrea''s trick on him. One wouldn''t know the oue if they had never tried it before.


    He tightened his embrace at my words, and I couldn''t help but smile. Indeed, it seemed beneficial for a


    woman to act soft and vulnerable in front of a man.


    Then, I realized that Hendrix''s embrace was a little too tight. I was puzzled. He then lifted my chin and


    looked me in the eyes.


    He said coldly, "Arianna, this is not you. Snap out of it and just be yourself."


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    I...


    My mouth twitched as I red at him, "It''s normal for Andrea to be vulnerable. But it''s not me when I


    show you my weakness?"


    It was funny to realize Hendrix''s double standard. I couldn''t act frail, but he had no problem with Andrea


    acting like that.


    Heughed, "You don''t need to say such things when you have me as your husband. Also, you''re not


    weak."


    I came to the realization that my trick wasn''t effective on Hendrix at all. So I got off of his embrace and


    headed to the bathroom.


    Sure enough, some tricks only worked for some people.


    When I came out of the bathroom, Hendrix was already lying on the bed. I wiped my hair and sat in


    front of the vanity, ready to blow my hair dry.


    He got up from the bed and said, "Come here!"


    I thought he was asking me to go to bed to sleep, so I frowned and said, "I haven''t dried my hair yet."


    "Come here,” he insisted.


    I walked over to the bed and looked at him, "What''s the matter?"


    Hendrix then pulled me down to the bed, and he took the towel from me, saying lightly, "You''re going to


    damage your hair if you put too much heat on it with the hairdryer."


    I pursed my lips, "Drying with a towel takes too much time."


    Plus, my head started spinning, and I felt a little unwell. "Hendrix, use the hairdryer. I''m getting sleepy,"


    Without saying a word, he pulled me in his embrace and said, "Sleep then."


    I was really exhausted, so I fell asleep without waiting for him topletely dry my hair.


    I didn''t feel well and was easily tired for quite some time, probably due to the pregnancy. The next day,


    Hendrix and I went for the prenatal checkup in the hospital. At this stage, the fetus had already


    developed a more defined facial feature.


    Hendrix seemed to be in a good mood. Once we got in the car, he looked at me and asked, "What do


    you want to eatter?"


    I shook my head andzily leaned back on my seat, "I''m fine with anything."


    Although I did nothing, I was feeling abnormally tired.


    He helped fasten my seatbelt and said, "Let''s eat at home then. After that, you can get some rest."


    I nodded as I closed my eyes.


    For the next few days, I still felt unwell. However, I was only four months pregnant, so I decided to head


    back to work.


    The Roberts Group''s auditing had alreadye to an end, so my workload wasn''t that heavy anyway.


    Since I found out what happened with the Alford Audit, Kelsey wanted to resign, but I didn''t approve


    her resignation. Instead, I gave her some time off.


    On the weekend, I asked Austin to meet with me. I wanted to figure out what happened with the factory


    in the southern district.


    Considering he was a good friend of Hendrix, it would be inappropriate and immoral for me to report


    Austin directly to thepany.


    Therefore, I decided to discuss that matter with him in private.