Chapter 163

Pearl grabbed the hem of her dress as her heart slipped a beat. “So? What are you saying?”

She had a bad feeling.

“I’m saying the culprit behind everything is Abby. That includes Renee and her mother’s death. Abby did it all. I wasn’t involved in any of that.”

Hugo divulged everything, leaving Pearl confused.

Considering Richard’s analysis, it seemed likely that these two had worked together, so why was Hugo now trying to shift all the blame onto Abby?

“So, what are you really getting at?” She couldn’t believe Hugo was simply being charitable and trying to help her clear her

name.

to help you prove Abby’s crimes if you agree to one condition.” Abby was nothing more than a pawn to him. Having used her, he now had no qualms about getting rid of her, especially if he could get some

of Abby’s crimes. The only hope lay in Susan waking

with Hugo’s offer. Instead,

“Marry me.”

stood up. “There’s no way I’m agreeing

so it’s just a fake marriage. We’ll merely register it. When the time is

it was extremely tempting. As

want to do that?”

marriage would mean he had no romantic interest in her. In that case, what was his

my own reasons. If you accept it, come back to

rush back to the hospital for work and didn’t have the time to persuade her further. There was no way he could

try to record our conversation.”

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