My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 1293

"I couldn't reach him. My child and I are at home." I could tell that she was about to cry.

I sat up and said, "Don't worry, I'll call my father right away."

After that, I hung up and was about to call Pedro, but the phone was suddenly snatched away by Hendrix. He looked at me and said calmly, "Mr. Reid is not an ordinary man. He was taken away by his superior to be asked questions. Maybe he just went for a chat, or decided to stay there for a few days. If there's nothing wrong, he will be sent back. However, if you ask around now, word will definitely get out. Don't you know that your father is a well-respected man in Jarold City? Imagine the consequences if word got out that he's involved with Charles Reid. One is a government official, and the other is a businessman who has connections in both the government and the underworld. Even if Charles was innocent, they will definitely suspect him after this."

I was stunned for a moment. I never thought of it this way. Hendrix was right. Indeed, if Charles was proven guilty, they would have sent a notice to deal with him by now. A few days have gone by now without any news, indicating that there was no evidence at all. It was all hearsay.

If Pedro were to intervene now, he might not be able to explain himself. On the contrary, I might even drag Pedro into this. I was so worried that I didn't think straight.

After I calmed down, I looked at Hendrix and said, "What should we do now? Aaron and Yana are very anxious now. We have to find a way, we can't go on like this."

Hendrix frowned slightly. "How do you know what state Aaron is in? He's a smart man. Whatever I'm thinking, he would have thought about it already. I'll send someone to check on Yana. Don't worry!"

I didn't understand what he meant at first, so it took me a while to react. Then I looked at him and said, "If Aaron knows that he can't intervene in Mr. Reid's incident, why didn't he tell Yana this? Instead, he's making her so worried."

I felt a slight pain on the bridge of my nose. It was Hendrix scraping my nose playfully. He asked, "Have you forgotten what happened last time when Aaron was looking for you?"

It occurred to me that when Aaron invited me to dinner, he was in a bad mood, and had even made Hendrix drunk. At that time, I thought the couple were arguing and didn't put much thought into it.

I then recalled Aaron's condition, and realized it wasn't merely a fight. I looked at Hendrix and said, "So, do you mean that Aaron wasn't trying to find someone to help Mr. Reid, but simply didn't want to see Yana?"

He raised his eyebrows and looked at me. "You can continue to think about it."

I thought for a moment and followed my own guess. "According to what you said, Aaron and Yana don't get along well with each other, so if anything happened to Mr. Reid, Aaron would not tell Yana. Then, how did Yana know? Do you think that someone was deliberately guiding Yana to call me, and then..."

He looked at me, and his dark eyes showed some appreciation. "It seems that you are not stupid. Your brain is still a little useful."

I curled my lips and shrugged. "Your words don't sound like a compliment at all. But who on earth would make such great effort to come to us?"

Hendrix did not speak, but instead looked at me meaningfully.

I paused for a moment, met his gaze, and said, "Could it be the Milton family again?"