My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I did not refuse and we arrived at the police station soon after. Monique was detained in the interrogation room. The police officer spotted me and asked, "Are you Miss Arianna Reid?" I nodded and inquired anxiously, "Why was Monique arrested? What happened?"

"Miss Caulfield is suspected to be selling methamphetamine illegally, so we will need to look into it. Miss Reid, we would appreciate your cooperation."

The police officer spoke in a stern voice.

I was so shocked that I broke out in a cold sweat. Methamphetamine?

Why would Monique be involved with drugs?

I grabbed the police officer and was a little agitated. "Sir, Monique would never do anything against the law. There must be some misunderstandings. Please look into it."

He frowned and replied, "Miss Reid, don't worry. We will investigate it. We have some questions to ask you, please come with me."

I did not have time to think about it. I followed the police officer into the interrogation room. After a few questions, I had roughly figured out what was going on.

The previous night, someone had found a large amount of methamphetamine in Monique's bar. Strangely, why did that person wait until the next day to file the police report?

After my interrogation, I met Monique. It had only been a few hours, but she did not put on any makeup and her dark circles made her look haggard.

She saw me and seized my arm. "Arianna, someone set me up. It was Andrea! She came to the bar with a man last night. I thought she was just there to have a drink but I didn't expect her to frame me." Andrea went to the bar with a man?

"Did you see the man's face?" I asked her while wondering who would go with Andrea besides Hendrix and Austin.

"He was tall and didn't look like a good guy. Oh right, when I went to Roberts Group to look for you, I heard someone addressing him as Mr. Shelley!"

Austin Shelley?

Andrea did not like me but why would she drag Monique down?

"Why didn't they call the police yesterday?" No matter how I thought about it, the entire situation didn't make sense.

Monique rubbed her eyes and explained, "They wanted to frame me. In the morning, the police found methamphetamine in my wardrobe!"

I could feel the tension between my eyebrows. "Monique, are you hiding something from me?" Judging from Andrea's character, she would definitely go all out with Monique. Why did she attack Monique while the bar was left unscathed?

Monique was hesitant before she explained, "Arianna, okay, I'll tell you but don't be angry. The truth is, Hendrix bought the bar. Back then, when you asked me if I wanted to move to Andoland, he had already bought it."

I was at a loss for words and asked puzzledly after a while, "Why would Hendrix buy it?" Roberts Group had enough work piled for him. What was he going to do with a bar?

Monique shook her head. "I don't know. A month ago, Hendrix came to me and paid double the price for the bar. Later, the bar was under Andrea's name. I wanted to tell you about it but you were too busy. You weren't in good shape either, so..."

After thinking about it carefully, it was a horrendous ordeal. Hendrix had bought the bar and registered it under Andrea's name. How was that different from Andrea buying it on her own?

Hendrix would not be stingy to give Andrea what she wanted. Yet, Andrea was not targeting the bar.

She was setting the trap for me!