My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 171

With how advanced the technology was, anything posted on the internet would spread throughout Ucrebury in an instant.

I didn't head back to the villa as Minnie called and said that there were a lot of reporters outside the villa. She advised me to not head back.

Fortunately, not many people know about Bronzy Condo, so I could still stay there for the time being.

I still couldn't get in touch with Hendrix. Sawyer called and told me that he was still in the ICU and that he didn't know much about the details.

As expected, the Roberts Group's stock prices plummeted within two days. Some shareholders even attempted suicide because of that.

Evan held a press conference to appease the public. The Roberts Group had also stopped their operations as the Industrial and Commercial Bureau investigated it.

The Roberts Group owned most of the commercial lots, construction sites, and hospitals in Ucrebury. With the company's operation stopped, it would basically mean that the whole city's economic system would be semi-paralyzed.

Monique would stop by the Roberts Building every day after her grocery shopping. And she would always tell me the situation once she got back home.

I still couldn't figure out a lot of things, but it was impossible to return to the company, so I could only wait for things to die down.

"Don't think too much. You should focus on taking care of yourself. You are about to give birth in just a couple of months." Monique comforted me as she served the dishes. Her cooking skills had improved so much recently.

I nodded. With that being said, I still couldn't stay calm when things had reached that extent. I said, "The Industrial and Commercial Bureau will have the results of their investigation tomorrow. I wonder what they will come up with."

"Don't think about that anymore. The worst will be the Roberts Group facing bankruptcy, and you're at most a scapegoat. Since Hendrix is the CEO and chairman of the company, he would lose all his assets that worthed billions of dollars. He's much more miserable than you. I think you should start thinking about how to get him to sign the divorce papers. Otherwise, you will never be able to clear the debt for the rest of your life." Monique was telling the truth. I could understand that being selfish was a human's nature, but I didn't agree with it.

I sighed and said, "What will I be if I do that? Master Roberts took great care of me back then. I would have to live in guilt for the rest of my life if I leave Hendrix and the Roberts' Group behind."

She looked at me as she said, "Arianna, have you ever thought about the possibility that Austin might be behind this? The incident happened when he was in charge. He knew what happened, yet he didn't report nor do anything to compensate. Also, regarding Alford Audit and Brilliant Audit, most of the problems that surfaced were from the Shelley Group. I can't help but wonder if he was trying to use you to go against Hendrix."

Of course, it wasn't like I didn't think about the possibility of that before. But then, Hendrix wasn't a fool either. I had talked about that with him, but he didn't say or do anything. If Austin was really the one behind that, I doubt Austin wouldn't consider what was best for the Shelley Group beforehand. After all, the Shelley Group and the Roberts Group had merged together after being listed.

Austin was an intelligent man. I doubt he would stoop that low as he wouldn't benefit from that situation.

The more I thought about that matter, the more my head ached. I had no idea what to do with the Roberts Group when Hendrix wasn't there.

Noticing my reaction, Monique patted me on the shoulder and said, "Alright, don't think about it anymore. You are only in your midtwenties. How much would people around our age know about the business world? Besides, all of these things happening at once also proves that they aren't as simple as what we think they are."

That was true! Why did the problem only surface when Hendrix was involved in an accident and when Josiah and Austin were both occupied?