Chapter 283


    It was Evan. "Yes, Mr. Roberts?"


    "Fire the girl at the front desk and put her on our cklist," he said coldly. Then, he thought of


    something and continued, "Next time, don''t simply let anyonee up to my floor without my


    permission."


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Evan was a little confused, "Who, Mr. Roberts?"


    "Andrea," Hendrix said, and he was ready to hang up the phone.


    Evan might have sensed it, so he hurriedly said, "But Miss Burton alwayses with Mr. Shelley. I


    don''t think I can stop her-"


    His brows furrowed, Hendrix cut Evan short, "Then you shoulde up with something to solve it."


    After that, he hung up. He then looked upwards at me and asked, "How do you think I handled this?"


    I nodded in approval, "Simple and rough."


    He asked, "Are you satisfied with it?"


    The corner of my lips twitched. "It''s none of my business."


    Not wanting to listen to what he had to say next, I picked up a muffin from the table and put it in his


    hand. I changed the subject, "Minnie said you''d be very happy if you knew that I made these."


    He looked at the muffin in his hands, then his eyes fell on me. "Well, did you?"


    "I helped only a little," I shrugged. Frankly, Minnie and Heather had done most of the works. "Pouring


    the batter into the muffin liners and whatnot."


    Hendrix smiled, apparently expecting myck of participation in the baking process. "It looks a little


    ugly, but it should taste good."


    Hearing hisment, I scoffed.


    He was purely messing with me. My pouring skill-admittedly not very good-didn''t y a role in the


    muffins'' appearance.


    It was already afternoon, and in a few more hours, it would be time to get off work. Minnie called to say


    that she would go back to South Hill Vi first. She also asked me to wait for Hendrix and go back with


    him after work.


    Knowing that Minnie wanted to create an opportunity for Hendrix and me to spend time together, I


    agreed to it.


    Hendrix didn''t like desserts, so naturally, he only took a few bites of the muffin and put it down. I didn''t


    say much about his behavior. Instead, I leaned on the sofa and raised my phone to my eyes.


    However, before I saw anything on the screen, it was taken away. Hendrix kept it in his pocket and


    nagged, "Stop looking at the phone so much. It''s not good for your eyes."


    "Then what can I do? Look at you?" If I weren''t allowed to look at my phone, there was nothing else I


    could do. Besides, I was still upset from the argument earlier. So, I couldn''t stop myself from making


    snarky remarks whenever Hendrix said anything.


    I was expecting him to be irked. Instead, heughed, "Well, I mean, I don''t mind. Look at me all you


    want."


    I rolled my eyes at him and said indifferently, "I think Andrea would love to look at you. I''m not


    interested."


    "Are you still angry?" He asked, pulling me into his arms. Then, he sighed, "There are too many people


    in thepany, and people will talk. You shouldn''t take everything to heart."


    I taunted, "So you knew the gossip from the beginning, but you just let it be? If I didn''te today,


    you''ll just let it spread, won''t you? You like it, didn''t you? Your wife and mistress are pregnant at the


    same time! Who knows, if you''re lucky. You might get a son and a daughter! It''ll be a win-win situation


    for you!"


    Realizing that I was getting aggressive, he pinched the bridge of his nose. "If I hadn''t known, I''d think


    it''s true. But why don''t you use that imaginative brain of yours and think it through?"


    I snorted, "About what? Think about how you are on Andrea''s bed?"


    It crossed his line. His face fell, and he said, "As I said before, there''s nothing between Andrea and me.


    Why can''t you let this go?"


    I wasn''t happy to hear his words either. "How am I going to let it go if you''re letting here and go as


    she wishes in yourpany? You even let the employees think that she''s your fiancee! And now


    you''re telling me that nothing is going on between the two of you? Hendrix, are you lying to yourself or


    lying to me? Do you think I would believe it?"


    He was looking at me all the while I was venting out my anger on him. Then, he suddenly smiled


    sardonically and said, "Oh, so Aaron can call you at inappropriate times, talk about the memories you


    had together, and send you fruits. But you can''t stand it when all Andrea does is only showing up by my


    side?"


    I didn''t expect that he would bring Aaron up, and I couldn''t hold the pending anger in my heart any


    longer. I stood up abruptly to get out from his arms, but I almost tripped on my own feet and lost my


    bnce. Hendrix reached out to grab me out of instinct, but I pushed him away. "Stay away from me!"