Chapter 280


    Looking at the people walking in and out of the lobby, I asked the receptionist, "Does Miss Burtone


    frequently these days?"


    The receptionist nodded and looked at my belly. Hesitatingly, she replied, "Ever since Mr. Roberts


    came to Jarold City. Madam, you are...?"


    "I''m Hendrix''s wife." Pointing at my baby bump, I smiled softly, "Soon, I''m going to give birth to our


    child."


    Then, I brushed thedy''s doubtful gaze aside and called Hendrix.


    The phone only rang twice before it was picked up.


    "Hello!" The flirtatious female voice was obviously not Hendrix''s.


    It was Andrea.


    "I''m looking for Hendrix," I couldn''t exactly say that I was ufortable with Andrea picking up the call.


    After all, it was normal for women to be obsessed with someone like Hendrix.


    "He''s in a meeting," Andrea replied, a little too triumphantly. "By the way, you''re about to give birth,


    aren''t you?"


    I narrowed my eyes in displeasure and hung up the phone straight away.


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Seeing my reaction, the receptionist scoffed, "Look, here''s another woman dreaming of bing Mr.


    Roberts'' wife. You know, not simply anyone is worthy of him!"


    "Watch your tongue! Who do you think you''re talking to!" Minnie was so worked up that her face turned


    red. She took a step forward, wanting to argue with the receptionist.


    Holding her back, I shook my head slightly. There were a lot of people passing by the lobby, and they


    were watching. Picking a fight in the lobby would be damaging for thepany''s image.


    I lowered my gaze at the phone again, this time calling Josiah. The call connected immediately.


    His voice was as distant as usual. "Arianna, what''s the matter?"


    "Are you in Jarold City?"


    He replied curtly, "Yes."


    "I''m at the lobby of the main office building downtown. Can you pleasee and fetch me? I didn''t


    have an appointment with Hendrix, so the receptionist doesn''t allow me to go up," I said those words


    without putting much emotion and thoughts into it.


    "Alright," he answered and hung up quickly.


    The receptionist''s face didn''t look good. She looked very puzzled, still couldn''t decide if she should


    believe me or not.


    I looked downwards at my belly, my hand caressing it while I stood not far away from the front desk and


    waited for Josiah. Minnie red coldly at the receptionist and mumbled, "She''s such a snob."


    The receptionist heard it, and she was about to refute when someone came to the desk. The man


    requested, "Hi, I have an appointment with Mr. Roberts. Please let him know that I''m here."


    The receptionist went back to her work, nodding efficiently, and she said, "Sure, please give me a


    moment!"


    The man''s voice reminded me of someone I knew. I turned around and saw that it was Troy, the


    president of Alford Audit, in his ck suit.


    I didn''t think that I would see him here, and I called him before I could stop myself, "Mr. Lawson!"


    With that, he also saw me, and he was equally surprised too. He asked, "Mrs. Roberts, you''re here


    too? But you''re already so heavily pregnant. Shouldn''t you stay in Ucrebury just to be safe? If you must


    work, surely there are matters you can take care of at Roberts Group over there?"


    Smiling faintly, I looked at my baby belly and replied to him, "I stopped working a few months ago. The


    baby has been growing so big. Anyway, are you here for work too?"


    He smiled, "Roberts Group is expanding in Jarold City. Of course I''d be here to offer future partnerships


    with Roberts Group."


    Although Alford Audit was a long-established corporation, Roberts Group had a huge industrial chain.


    Making just a deal with the Roberts Group was enough to reach Alford Audit''s targeted profit for half a


    year. No businessman would miss such an opportunity.


    I nodded and didn''t say anything else.


    Noticing that I seemed to be standing for a while, Troy couldn''t help but frown and asked, "Are you


    waiting for someone?"


    I nodded, "I didn''t tell Hendrix before I came, so I''m waiting for him."


    "Mr. Lawson, you''re invited to go up," the receptionist interrupted what Troy was going to say next. As


    she did, she nced at me, somewhat uneased.


    Troy nodded as a response. He then looked at me and said, "Mr. Roberts might be a little busy toe


    and get you. Why don''t you go up with me? I don''t think it''s good for you to stand for such a long time."