My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Chapter 2026

Hendrix calmly glanced at him and held out his hand to me, "Honey, give me the money."

I wasn't used to him calling me honey. I quickly took out my credit card and passed it to him, trying to avoid his eyes.

Aaron gave me this card when we were in the hotel and said that it had unlimited credit on it. I had never used it before so I didn't know if it was enough to pay for such a priceless work of art.

Hendrix didn't mind at all. After taking the card, he walked over to the staff who was in charge and told him that he wanted to purchase the painting. The payment process went smoothly. After signing the contract, the deal was done and the painting would be sent to the house by a specialist. After settling the bill, Hendrix returned the card to me and made to leave.

Jordan was busy entertaining his guests, and wouldn't have time to see us off. So Hendrix led us to the side door.

After leading Aurelia into the car, Jordan caught up with us, "Hendrix, Arianna, please wait."

"What is it?" Hendrix turned around and asked calmly.

Jordan smiled slightly as he looked to the side, allowing his assistant behind him to step forward and show him a painting that was sealed in craft paper.

"My apologies that the staff didn't recognize you. You can take any painting you like, there's no need to pay for it. I'll arrange for someone to send the painting back with you and place it in a suitable spot."

As he said this, one of the assistants walked forward with a check. He raised both of his hands and respectfully presented it to Hendrix.

It was understandable for relatives to exchange gifts as a sign of friendship and to foster a good relationship. However, nothing like that had ever existed between us and Jordan.

Hendrix looked him straight in the eyes. His thin lips opened slightly, "My dear Jordan, I'll pay for what I want, I don't like taking advantage of other people."

He then turned around and got into the car. He sat next to Aurelia without looking back. Aaron did the same as well. He opened the front passenger door and sat in the car. The whole thing was very awkward.

I had to try and calm the situation down, "They're just not in a good mood right now, its not because of you, so don't take it personally Jordan." "Of course." Jordan didn't seem angry at all and changed the subject instead, "Arianna, you and Hendrix should enjoy your break. I'll see you soon at the company."

I was stunned when he mentioned the company, but since he didn't say anything else about it, I simply smiled and got into the car.

When the car started, Jordan stood on spot with a smile on his face as he watched us leave. His smile seemed to be hiding something sinister behind it.

After we were a fair distance away, Hendrix asked, "What did Jordan say to you just now?"

Coincidentally, I was thinking about what Jordan had meant, so I was quiet for a moment before I said, "He asked us to enjoy our break and looked forward to seeing us back at the company."

Aaron interrupted, "Previously when both of you resigned, he didn't even try to stop you, instead he came over late at night just to invite you to his art exhibition. He acted as

though he didn't care about

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the

company, but look, he's showing his true colors now."

We weren't trying to mock Jordan, but he had been acting very strangely in the past two days. On one hand, he pretended to ignore the resentment between Hendrix and the Marshall family, while on the other hand, he tried to beat around the bush by using the art exhibition as an excuse. He looked like a clown putting on a show for us.