Hearing that, Melon hugged Ariana tightly, nuzzling his cheek against hers, and said obediently, “Then, Mommy, please come back early. I'LL miss you."

“Of course, sweetie.” Ariana couldn't help adoring him and happily kissed his little face. She let Sonia take him away to look after him.

She then waved them goodbye and hailed a taxi to go to the designated meeting place.

Coincidentally, the meeting place was in the Central Building, which was located next to the former Anderson Group building. After many years, the Anderson Group building had been converted into a comprehensive office building.

When the taxi reached the destination, Ariana got out and stood in front of the building where the Anderson Group used to be. Looking up at the top floor, she felt a wave of sorrow wash over her.

She could imagine how Theodore had once looked down from the top of the Anderson Group building. However, right now, the glory had disappeared like a puff of wind, and everything had changed. It seemed that she was the only one left with a vivid memory of what had happened.

Remembering that she had an important appointment, Ariana shook her head to clear her thoughts. She smoothed out her disordered clothes to make herself presentable. Now that she had spent the whole day playing with kids, she could feel that her makeup had faded away.

She was still dressed in clothes adorned with cartoon characters, but there was no time for her to change. The only thing she could fix was her face. Wanting to freshen up her makeup, she searched through her bag but couldn't find a mirror.

As she looked around, she noticed a row of parked cars on the roadside.

It seemed like the owners weren't inside. Without thinking much, she walked up to one of the cars, using its window as a mirror.

After fixing up her makeup, she was satisfied and left. She never noticed that there was someone inside the car, and that someone was observing every move she made.

The car window rolled down as soon as Ariana left, revealing the handsome face of Holden.

He had noticed her presence ever since she showed up in front of the office building.

Sitting leisurely in the car, Holden watched Ariana's figure grow smaller as she walked away. It was only when his assistant, Shawn Williams, reminded him of an incoming call that he came to his senses.

“Mr. Fredrick, there's a call for you."

Holden diverted his gaze and rolled up the window again.

He concluded the call in a few brief words before asking, “The woman just now... is she an employee of the Fredrick Group?"

Shawn felt perplexed. Holden had always been indifferent and unimpressed by anyone, including women. Why would he suddenly be so interested in a random woman? Nevertheless, he answered, "I don't think she is. I haven't seen her at the company before. She looks young, like a recent graduate. So, she is probably here for a job interview.”

Holden listened without making any further comments before glancing at where Ariana had disappeared through the car window.

"There's a meeting with our potential business partner in 15 minutes.