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

Hugo take Pearl as a love-struck fool? She was

it

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

You know what will happen if I get mad.” Hugo would not

advised that I stay in bed,

Hugo refuted, “I’m a doctor.”

stop pushing your luck.”

wouldn’t get his way by pushing too hard, raised his

rest. However, before she could reach the in-

the figure and was left speechless by

It was… Richard?

the cigarette he held

doing…” Pearl was taken aback as she couldn’t recall Richard being a

smoking. I’ll go home later.”

She blurted out, “Are you

I think it’s pretty good

dull ache

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