Chapter 123

The voice came from above her head, causing Pearl to freeze. She looked up and saw Hugo holding a file between his fingers, wearing a smug smile.

“Yes…” Pearl retracted her hands and frowned at Hugo. “I told you, Hugo, I have no feelings for you. Why are you making things hard for me?”

“But you’re the only one I want.” Hugo placed the file aside and slowly walked over to the other side of the

desk where Pearl was.

Pearl caught an unexpected scent of orchids in the air, which made her feel somewhat uneasy.

“Do you think this is how a gentleman should behave?”

Hugo’s eyes turned cold at her words. “Why not? Who gets to decide that? Ruthless Richard?”

Pearl could sense Hugo’s hatred for Richard. “He’s not what you think… ”

head over heels for him. Of course you can’t

Pearl raised her foot and

“Ouch!”

the file. She quickly made her escape, leaving Hugo behind with a cunning

catching

laptop.

transferring the information. Surprisingly, everything

soon as the data transfer was complete, Pearl called Renee to inform her

another

didn’t fully understand the situation but trusted Pearl unconditionally because she

Renee’s mother.

with tears. “My mom’s condition has deteriorated. She coughed up blood just a while

you told the

minutes ago, but no one came. Do you think my mom

her control. She contemplated calling Hugo to understand what was happening but remembered he was in surgery,

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