Chapter 160

Hugo scoffed. “That’s why you need to prepare for your next move. As long as my mother never wakes up, Pearl won’t be able to touch you, no matter how powerful she is.”

Abby was surprised. “But… that’s your mother. How could you…”

Hugo found her surprise amusing. “My mom? She’s Richard’s mom. I have no blood relation to her whatsoever.”

He had undergone a DNA test after his previous suspicion, which confirmed that he had no familial ties to the Waldorfs. This revelation explained why their parents had always treated him with leniency and kept their distance-he wasn’t their biological child.

“You’re not a Waldorf?” Abby almost shouted but quickly lowered her voice when she remembered they were in a public place. “What do you plan to do then?”

scoffed again. “I couldn’t care less about the death of a Waldorf. I, like you, am just a poor soul the

“So Aunt Susan…”

to me. I’ll make sure she never wakes up. All you have to do is before Richard and Pearl find evidence…” He made

something out. I need to

dumb there was no way things would go wrong for him if he worked with

he would have to find a way to distance himself from her.

and Pearl stood awkwardly in the room. Before Richard could say anything, Pearl spoke. “I’m

She had always been a proud person and would never back down.

apologizing. As for what happened today, whether you think I’m framing Abby or just speaking without thinking clearly,

at him, acknowledging that the events of the day

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