Female Novel
Chapter 289
However, Hendrix ignored Andrea, only saying to Josiah and Austin, "It's getting late. Arianna and I
should go home now."
Josiah put down his glass, stood up, and said, "I'm leaving too."
"D*mn!" Austin rose to his feet and said irritably, "We haven't stayed here for long. Why is everyone in a
hurry to leave?"
Hendrix glanced at them and said, "Arianna can't stay up late. You all can take your time."
Indeed, I was pregnant. So, Austin had nothing to say against that. He turned at Josiah and asked,
"Why are you in such a hurry then?"
"I want to sleep," Josiah shrugged and said flatly.
Austin almost blurted out some curse words. He spent some time regaining his composure, and then
only said, "Fine, let's all go. Well hang out again someday."
At this time, Chloe came back from buying food. Seeing that everyone was leaving, she handed the
snacks to Andrea and said, "Miss Burton, here you go."
Andrea didn't even look at Chloe as she said, "You've made me wait for such a long time. I'm not
hungry now, and I can't eat anymore."
Then, she took the snacks from Chloe and threw them into the trash can in an offhand manner.
Seeing that, Hendrix only glimpsed at me without much emotion, and he pulled me away. Josiah
frowned, but he didn't say anything. He only looked at Austin and said, "See you."
As for Chloe, she wasn't looking very happy at how she was treated. But she couldn't say anything
because she wanted to maintain her sensible and gentle image in front of people.
Hendrix held my hand until we came to the entrance of Paramount Hall. Then, he asked me to wait for
him while he went to get the car. It was really dark, I could feel the cool breeze blowing occasionally.
It looked like it was going to rain soon.
"When is the due date?" Someone suddenly asked from behind. Slightly taken aback, I turned to see
that it was Josiah.
Bemused, I answered, "Soon. In another two weeks, I think."
He nodded. Noticing that Chloe wasn't by his side, I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer. So, I
asked, "So, is Chloe your assistant now? Or...?" I didn't end my question, because Josiah didn't seem
like someone who needed an assistant.
"Secretary," he brusquely replied to me. Then, he continued, "Did you get in touch with her recently?"
I was dumbfounded at his question, not knowing who he was referring to. "Who?" I asked in confusion.
"Monique."
For a second there, I didn't catch up with how fast he changed the topic. When I finally connected the
dots, I shook my head, "No, I've been too busy recently, so I didn't call her as much as I used to.
What's the matter?"
Josiah only shook his head and said no more.
Looking at him, I struggled if I should tell him about Monique and her pregnancy. After a while, I said
tentatively, "Why don't you go and visit her when you're not as busy?"
I didn't know what happened between Monique and Josiah, but I was sure that they both kept a place
for each other in their heart.
Monique wouldn't tell Josiah about her pregnancy because she was worried that he didn't love her. She
didn't want him to make do because of the child.
As for Josiah, it was likely that even he didn't know exactly how he felt for Monique.
Seeing that Hendrix's car was coming towards us, I said goodbye to Josiah, "We'll talk another day if
you want. Bye!"
After a few steps towards Hendrix's car, Josiah called from behind me, "Remember to get someone
you trust with you when you're in labor."
Bewildered, I couldn't help but laugh out loud in amusement, "I know." Although I answered that, I didn't
know why Josiah needed to remind me about that. It wasn't like I had a mother-in-law who would
choose to save the baby over me if I had a labor complication.
After getting in the car, I clumsily moved my body to lean against the chair. Somehow exhausted, I
asked, "When would things with the business be less hectic?"
Monique's due date was only two months away. I was more worried about her than myself because
Monique had no one to take care of her. The limited medical support in the countryside didn't help to
ease my worries either.
Hendrix started the engine. Sparing a look at me, he didn't answer me but asked, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing... I'm thinking that maybe we can go to the countryside together when you're free. I haven'tnovelbin
seen Monique in a long time, so I want to visit her."