Chapter 248

Pearl was shocked. “Hugo? Did you arrange to meet him?”

“I called him a while ago and asked to meet at 7 p.m. He agreed.”

Pearl didn’t know what Hugo was planning, so she was a little nervous. “I should go with you, just to be safe.”

“Alright.”

Richard drove to the agreed-upon location, a cafe near the office. When they entered, they saw Hugo wearing sunglasses and dressed inconspicuously, but they immediately recognized him.

Walking over, they found two cups of steaming coffee prepared for them.

Richard, how can I help you?”

scoff. “Hugo, aren’t you being a little phony?”

Pearl? If I’m phony, then what’s Mister Dustan?” Hugo sipped his coffee and

was cold. “You’ve spent a lot of time with Dad,

that he spoils you. There’s no need to pretend to be a good person. Do you think it’s fun to pretend to be nice and make me look ungrateful?” Hugo’s usual gentleness had disappeared.

really think Dad is biased?”

can’t even get into the company. Even that idiot Sean managed it,

Pearl stated bluntly, causing

fault? How is it my fault if

would Mister Dustan have encouraged you to become a doctor? If your personality hadn’t been so weak that it couldn’t withstand the cutthroat corporate world, why would he have dissuaded

resulted

challenges he faced during his earlier years. She now had a better understanding of Dustan’s perspective

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