The elevator door opened at the same time as Ian hung up his call. Ian looked at Hendrix and said, "Hendrix, I'm serious. You have to take her to Mesville."
After that, he left in a hurry.
I got into the car with Hendrix, and soon, he ignited the car engine. I looked at him several times. I wished to ask him how he knew, but I was terrified that I would expose the truth myself.
Therefore, I fell into silence.
At the intersection of the traffic light, Ian stopped the car as the light turned red. He looked at me from the corner of his eyes, and his voice was low and magnetic as he said, "It's too much to go to Mesville. Both you and the child won't stand it. We're going to Jarold City two days later, and I have already contacted the doctor."
I was stunned. After a moment of hesitation, I parted my lips to ask, "When-"
"The doctor told me during the last prenatal checkup. Besides, I noticed it when you went to soak yourself in the rain."
He accelerated the car. Sighing slightly, Hendrix continued, "It's okay if you don't want to tell me. Everything will get better."
I nodded my head, feeling a little exhausted. "Since we're paying our respects to Grandpa tomorrow morning, come with me to the yoga center in the afternoon. The instructor requested that the father-to-be come along and practice together. Some moves need extra care and protection."
He nodded, "What would you like to eat for dinner?"
"Anything is fine with me," When I finished, I was really sleepy. So, I closed my eyes and prepared to take a short nap.
It was already dark when we reached the villa. I was still a little dozy, so Hendrix didn't wake me up. Instead, he carried me back to the bedroom and put me on the bed.
Probably because of the exercise earlier that day, I slept very deeply that night. When I woke up, it was already midnight.
Noticing that Hendrix wasn't around, I got out of bed and went out of the bedroom. I saw that the lights in the study room were on. So, I went forth to knock on the door.
I finally came to my senses. He put such problematic data in the backend system of the company on purpose. He wanted to show it to the people who wished to see it.
"Um... No. I only took a computer class in college, and I barely scraped the surface!" I felt a little abashed when I said this.
Aaron's computer skills were excellent. He used to study ways to invade into someone else's bank account, and he simply told me a few things. I didn't learn much at that time, but still, I understood the simpler things.
The corner of his lips lifted, and he replied in a seemingly indifferent manner, "It's impossible to detect an intruder just by taking a few computer lessons."
I opened my mouth and wanted to explain something, but he had already put down the document in his hands. He glanced at me and asked, "Are you hungry?"
I took the chance and nodded, "A little."
"What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you," With that, he got up and turned off the computer.
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