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.”

Pearl as a love-struck fool?

give it a try.”

you better give up. I won’t have dinner with

get mad.” Hugo would

the doctor advised that I stay in bed, So, I can’t go. with

refuted, “I’m a doctor.”

stop pushing your luck.”

he wouldn’t get his way by pushing too hard, raised his hands in surrender.

However, before she could reach the in- patient department’s

she approached the figure and was left speechless by what she

It was… Richard?

held was

was taken aback as

I’ll go home

Pearl. She blurted out, “Are

think it’s pretty good that

sent a dull ache

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