When Winona looked at Hugo, smiling confidently, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She asked, "What do you mean?"

Hugo opened his mouth slightly, looking somewhat surprised. "I didn't say anything specific. Why are you assuming things, Miss Jesselton?" Indeed, she had jumped to conclusions too quickly!

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"Yeah, relax, Miss Jesselton. Not everyone's out to get you," Hugo said teasingly.

Winona was speechless and turned to Richard for support, but he remained silent. He kept his lips sealed, as if he hadn't heard a thing.

"Alright, let's not waste more time. We're here to talk business, so let's go in."

see Winona lose her ground. However, she didn't come here to argue with this woman.

with the situation. He led the

in with her, Winona got nervous and hurried after

shot Pearl a sly look and said, "I never thought you, the fearless one, would get teased in front of your ex like that. Your comeback was weak." Although his words seemed harmless, the underlying meaning was that Richard watched someone else mock her without

none of your

ready to enter when Hugo abruptly cut her off, wearing a sly grin. "I just did you a favor. Can I get something in

smug look on his face, Pearl acted without hesitation,

This time, it genuinely hurt, and he was torn about

showed that he was in pain. "You're

giving him a sidelong glance.

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