My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna) novel Chapter 481

I pursed my lips and did not intend to stay here any longer. I repeated myself to Austin, "I'll be going first!"

I then walked out of the hall without waiting for his reply.

I heard Austin speaking in an unpleasant tone from behind me. "Am I busy? Hendrix, who's the one who stayed up all night? Who's the one who kept frowning after drinking all night?"

I felt myself go speechless.

I walked out of the hall and got into the car. As soon as I started the car, I got a call from Kelsey.

I turned off the engine and answer the phone, "What's wrong?"

"Are you coming back to Ucrebury? If you are, you'd better come today." She sounded serious as she spoke.

Surprised, I asked, "Is something the matter?"

She paused for a moment and replied, "I don't know how to say this. They haven't contacted you probably because they've been trying to hide this from you, but time will tell the truth.

Come back and take a look yourself. Whatever it is, you should know the reason."

For a moment, my brain felt like it had exploded, and my lungs crushed by something heavy that made it difficult to breathe. I took a deep breath and answered, "Did something happen to Monique?"

There was no answer. After a moment of silence, she said, "Come and have a look!"

"Okay!"

After I ended the call, I quickly booked a flight to Ucrebury. Luckily, it was still early, so the next flight from Jarold City to Ucrebury was in an hour.

Once I got my flight ticket settled, I started the car and saw Austin rushing out of the Granger Group and waving at my car.

I was surprised to see him and immediately stopped the car. I looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

It wasn't that I didn't want to ease the tension between the two of us, but my heart was a conflicted mess, though I didn't exactly know what it was so conflicted about.

It was a nice coincidence that I would be going to Ucrebury later. I could take the opportunity to calm down. Perhaps then, everything would be fine.

At the Jarold City airport, people coming and going flooded the place while the nearby roads were lined with cars moving at a snail's pace. Fortunately, I managed to catch my flight.

I hurriedly got my ticket to board the plane. I only breathed a sigh of relief once I had gotten into the plane. I found my seat and sat down. Soon after, the plane was ready for take-off.

"Dear passengers, we're about to take off. Please put away the folding tray and fasten your seat belt for your safety. Please turn off your cell phone or have it switched to airplane mode," informed the stewardess in a sweet voice.

I immediately took my phone out of my bag to turn it off. As I did, I noticed a dozen missed calls and a few text messages - all

from Hendrix.