My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Chapter 404

Kelsey and I hadn't didn't talk for long.

I initially had planned to directly return to the villa. However, after thinking about it, I decided to make a

trip to Irvin's place instead.

However, not long after starting my journey, the car came to a stop right at the luxury building at the city

center.

Many drivers hurriedly got out of their cars to check what the commotion was. It was obvious that

something had happened.

I was not one who liked being nosy. But since my car was blocked, I wasn't going anywhere. So, I

joined the bandwagon and got out of the car. I got hold of a lady and asked about what happened.

Evidently, middle-aged ladies only knew two things: playing cards, and being all up in others' business.

When the woman saw me asking, she immediately lit up as she explained, "Oh, young lady, if you're in

a hurry, you'd better find a way to leave first. Someone's trying to jump off a building; I heard that it's

the ex-wife of the head of the Granger Group who had just passed away. The rich and powerful family

had a hard time. Her ex-husband had just died, yet she was goaded into jumping off a building by his All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

former mistress. The daughter of the Roberts Group head in Ucrebury is really something. She took the

inheritance and forced the ex-wife to jump off a building. She committed a great sin!"

Below the building, a commotion went on as the crowd started to scream. The middle-aged woman

didn't say anything more and immediately rushed forward and squeezed herself into the crowd to watch

the scene.

The wind was knocked out of me for a brief few seconds. The ex- wife of the Granger Group's head?

Helen? Irvin's mother?

After thinking for a while, I locked the car door and followed into the crowd without thinking too much.

In just a few short minutes, the ground floor of the city center's building was packed with people. The

surrounding streets had been blocked off, and there was no way to get through.

The triangular- shaped building was the chosen location of Hendrix's company headquarters in Jarold

City, and it was surrounded by several famous office buildings, including the Granger Group and the

Moore Group.

Helen had climbed right to the top of the building, which was more than a hundred stories high.

Many passers-by grouped under the building -the result of the feud between two wealthy families. A lot

of people just enjoyed being nosy.

Someone had called the police and even the Fire Department had come. The building was then

cordoned off by the police to keep people from entering the premises.

Nobody was allowed to enter or exit the building.

As I didn't know what was going on, I called Irvin several times but there was no answer.

I called Hendrix. After the call went through, he sounded like he was on a plane. Perhaps he was in a

hurry as he said, "I have to drop by Ucrebury for a bit and will get home a little later. Don't wait for me

for dinner."

Then, he hung up immediately after. I called again but the phone was switched off.

I had no choice but to squeeze to the front to try and talk to the police. "Sir, could you let me in? I know

the lady who's trying to jump off the building."

"Who are you?" The police asked, beckoning me to step backwards and not to get too close to the

scene.

Yohannes and Helen were already divorced, and I couldn't think of another answer, so I hurriedly said,

"She's my friend's mother? Can you let me go up and take a look?"

"Only immediate relatives are allowed to enter the building. Please step back and don't interfere with

our work," the policeman said as he shoved me back.

I was almost falling from the hard shove, but fortunately, someone held me up.

"I'm Irvin, the son of the lady. Am I allowed to go in?" Irvin helped me up and handed his identification

card to the police.

The policeman took a look at it and said after a pause, "Mr. Granger, this way please!"

Irvin glanced at him coldly and dragged me up the building. It didn't take long for me to reach the top

floor.

Normally, outsiders were not allowed to enter these office buildings, especially the top floor. Only those

who had a work pass could come up here.

The top floor was an open space roof top, and the railings were designed to be high for security and

safety purposes. There were flowers and plants around, along with patio tables, chairs, and umbrellas.

This was a place one would come to relax.