Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 117

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

fool?

give it a

“It’s impossible between us, so you better give up. I won’t

me. You know what will happen if I get mad.” Hugo would not take no for an

advised that I stay in

brows, Hugo refuted,

pushing your luck.”

realizing that he wouldn’t get his way by pushing too hard, raised his hands

relief and made her way back to her ward to rest. However, before she could reach

figure and was left speechless by what

It was… Richard?

of the cigarette he held was conspicuous in the darkness.

are you doing…” Pearl was taken aback as she couldn’t recall

smoking. I’ll go home

She blurted out, “Are

think it’s pretty good that you’re

words sent a dull ache through

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