Chapter 158


    In the café.


    Soft music was ying in the background. After ordering a fruit juice for himself, Austin looked at me


    with annoyance in his eyes, "What do you want from me?"


    "Do you hate me because of Andrea or because of something else?" I asked casually.


    Heughed, "You want to meet me just to talk about this?"


    I shook my head, "Nope. I''m just asking."


    Discouraged by his response, I went ahead and said, "People shouldn''t dwell on the past. Hendrix and


    I are married, and we have settled down. I know you like Andrea, so why don''t you confess your love


    for her?"


    "Are you done?" He frowned, visibly frustrated at me, "Arianna, just who do you think you are? Do you


    really think that we will live our lives the way you want us to?"


    I lowered my gaze and stopped talking.


    I was never good at persuading someone, so I shifted my topic, "Let''s talk about the factory in the


    southern district then. The one you decided to shut it down on your own."


    Austin was surprised and only started speaking after looking at my expression for a while, "I can''t


    believe you found out about this."


    "I want to know why," I said directly.


    That was a business-rted matter. So, I didn''t beat around the bush and went straight for it.


    "Did youe to me first? Why didn''t you report to Hendrix?" he asked.


    I looked down at the table and exined, "You were in charge of Advancer Tech, and its factory had


    been shut down for six months. Naturally, I''de to you when I couldn''t figure out from where you


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    found the funds to fill in for the loss. I believe that you didn''t do this with bad intentions. Besides, I don''t


    want you to have any unnecessary dispute with Hendrix over this."


    Austin sneered, "Arianna, you are this naive."


    He raised his eyebrows and said cynically, "You can just tell Hendrix about Advancer Tech. He probably


    already figured it out anyway."


    "But," After a pause, he smiled and added, "I admire your work ethic. Don''t get me wrong; I still hate


    you. However, I must admit that although you''re annoying, you''re great to work with."


    It wasn''t news to me how mean Austin could be, so I wasn''t bothered by hisments.


    Since things hade to a conclusion, there was nothing more to discuss. So, I left.


    When I got out of the café, I received a call from Monique. Something was off in her tone.


    She asked me to meet her at the hospital.


    Once there, I parked my car at the hospital''s parking lot, and I saw her sitting in the lobby in just a


    glimpse of an eye. Monique was sitting there alone, looking helpless and out of touch.


    She was holding something that looked like medical records in her hand. Instantly, I knew that things


    didn''t seem right, so I walked up to her and took the records from her.


    A blood test result and an ultrasound image were attached to the records. Noticing at the recorded


    date, I asked in confusion, "Eight weeks pregnant? Who''s the baby daddy?"


    I knew Monique would asionally hook up with guys.


    But she had always been cautious. I wondered why she made such a simple mistake.


    She dropped her head and pulled on her hair, "It was around the time when you went on the business


    trip to Asherton."


    I tried thinking back on the details, "Was it the night you got drunk?" I recalled that I asked Josiah to


    pick her up as I was upied at that time.


    However, to my knowledge, Josiah had always been a gentleman and he never yed around women.


    "Is it Josiah?"


    Monique stayed silent. She didn''t want to tell me anything.


    I sat down beside her and waited until she finally looked up at me and said, "I''m nning to sell the unit


    in Bronzy Condo, then I''ll move to Andnd."


    I nodded, "I''ll respect your decision no matter what. I have some extra money to spare if you ever


    needed help."