Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 435

In the restaurant, Leah’s anger from the previous day had vanished as she looked at Hugo. She suddenly felt much better.

“How have you been, Leah?”

Leah lowered her face shyly. “I’ve been quite well. The hospital promoted me to a manager, so I’m catching up to you.” She had aspirations of working alongside him and becoming a great doctor.

“But I’m not a doctor anymore.” Hugo sighed, his disappointment evident.

“What?” Leah couldn’t believe that the man she had been pursuing had given up his passion for medicine. “Why?”

“Because… Rick and Pearl hate me, and to avoid them, I had to sell my hospital and work for a different company.” With just a few sentences, Hugo managed to paint the image of a young man who had been wronged by his brother and future sister-in-

law

him. As she gazed at his handsome face, her heart ached, and she felt a deep sense of

was working, so he smiled and nodded. “It’s fine. I’ve gotten used to it. Besides, I’ve come

just go along with their wishes? I thought Rick was a good person, but he’s helping that woman bully you!” Leah’s anger intensified as

have any issues with Pearl?” Hugo sensed the intense dislike from Leah, which was

abroad, I was the one who found Simon Freeman first, but he chose Pearl over me. He said they were destined

“That’s

his comment clearly and asked,

any mistreatment, don’t keep it to yourself. Let me know,” Hugo

“Don’t worry, I won’t let anyone bully me. And you shouldn’t let anyone push you around

accomplished, Hugo didn’t say anything more to her. He

she watched him walk away, determined to protect Hugo from anyone who tried to bully