Pearl retorted, "Why do you care about us reading the report?"

"Why can't you accept the truth?"

Hugo's condescending click of the tongue only fueled Pearl's anger. "This is none of your business. Stop meddling."

"Uh-oh, are you mad?" Hugo shook his head, indicating he wouldn't give up easily.

"Let him read it if he wants to," Richard said impassively, tossing the report to Hugo.

Pearl had yet to read it. Glancing at it briefly, her heart sank at the words "biologically related."

they were

of being biologically related was enough fodder for his mockery. "See? I told you. You two aren't right for

sarcasm, Richard remained

when are you getting a divorce?"

that any of your

it is. Once you're divorced, I can pursue

scowled. "Stop

We're not getting divorced,"

he said that to provoke

you're related. If you don't get divorced, people will laugh at you." Hugo assumed Richard was being stubborn, and he grinned smugly and waved. "It's okay. Getting a divorce isn't

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