My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 1682

After pondering for a while, I turned to Tobias, narrowed my eyes and asked, "Are you going to leave Irvin alone in Mesville after I sign the contract?"

Hearing this, Tobias glanced at me and squinted. "Look at you, what are you talking about? I'm here taking the risk of offending Mr. Roberts. This shows my sincerity. What you said really makes me sad."

He pretended to be dejected and lowered his head. He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. He looked as if he had really suffered a lot.

This was not a lie. The bigger my stomach got, the more Hendrix didn't want me to meddle in the affairs of the outside world. This time he came to see me, so he should have avoided Hendrix's eyes and ears. However, he never thought about Hendrix's good intentions and concern for pregnant women. He was not afraid that I would be stimulated. Although I was very grateful, I saw clearly that in the eyes of Tobias, his priority was always his family's interests. If his desired terms weren't there, he would have given up on Irvin's affair.

I thought for a while and pushed the phone to him and responded lightly, "I believe in you, but after searching for more than half a year, you still can't find any trace of Irvin. I'm really suspicious of your men's abilities. Let me reconsider our cooperation..."

Tobias raised his eyes and scrutinized me. "You want to break your promise?"

I shrugged. "All's fair in war. Being careful in business is safer for both sides."

He sneered and his eyes were as cold as ice. "I thought Hendrix was cunning. I didn't expect you to be more cunning than him. You have agreed to my terms and delayed them for half a year. Now, you want to threaten me and let me further expand my manpower to find him?"

He was right. That was my purpose.

I smiled and pretended to be innocent. "If you could do that, I would be oh-so grateful."

Tobias stopped talking. He sat up slowly and leaned against the chair behind him. He sized me up as if he was considering my proposal.

After a long time, he suddenly burst out laughing. "Alright, I will make an exception for you, but..."

After a pause, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the table with his bent knuckles. His expression suddenly became serious and he added, "If you still refuse to help me when I bring back a video of Irvin, don't blame me for being ruthless."

People like him who had survived various fights were naturally experts in threatening.

I clenched my fists under the table and tried to keep calm. I forced a smile and answered calmly, "Of course."

Tobias looked at me impatiently for a few seconds. Then, he suddenly turned around and went out. The blonde beauty who was left behind trotted on soft grass in high heels. She looked funny.

As soon as they left, Emma began to gossip. "Who is he?"

"Just an idler." I didn't want to talk too much about this, so I changed the subject. "Aaron is not around these days. What is he busy with?"

Speaking of Aaron, Emma was dispirited. She fiddled with the potted plants on the table, bored. "Forget about it. Since I took you out last time and you were taken away by Matt's people, Aaron has been ignoring me. I guess he hates me now."