Chapter 117

“Stop. You want to grab a bite, right? Let’s go.” Pearl yanked Hugo’s sleeve to break the awkward situation.

“Alright, Rick. We’ll go first,” Hugo said to Richard.

Richard watched them leave the hospital, hand in hand.

But as soon as they stepped outside, Pearl withdrew her hand from Hugo’s grasp.

“Why? Are you mad?” Hugo kept his smile even when she was angry. “I know you like Rick, but you’re my girlfriend now. You can’t be mad at me because of another man.”

Pearl regretted asking for Hugo’s help. “Are you enjoying this, Hugo?”

“Yes, I am,” he replied, clearly pleased with his progress.

“What’s the point of all this? There’s no future for us.”

However, Hugo remained undeterred. “I can make you fall in love with me in three months.”

never happen.”

Hugo take Pearl as a love-struck fool? She was certain that it wouldn’t happen.

give it

you better give up. I won’t have dinner with you. I’m not hungry.”

I get mad.” Hugo would not take no

I’ve been feeling unwell lately. Even the doctor advised

brows, Hugo refuted,

stop pushing your luck.”

hard, raised his hands in surrender. “Fine, go rest. I’ll go

her way back to her ward to rest. However, before she could reach the in-

she approached the figure and was left speechless

It was… Richard?

held was

was taken aback as

smoking. I’ll go home later.”

blurted out, “Are you feeling

it’s pretty good that

a dull ache through Pearl’s

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