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.
“Yes, Richard, how can I help you?”
Pearl couldn’t help but scoff. “Hugo, aren’t you being a little phony?”
“Phony? Jumping to conclusions, Pearl? If I’m phony, then what’s Mister Dustan?” Hugo sipped his coffee and smiled.
Richard’s gaze was cold. “You’ve spent a lot of time with Dad, so wouldn’t you know what kind of person he is?”
“I never questioned his character, but Richard, it’s not a secret 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. What remained were his eyes filled with hatred.
“Do you really think Dad is biased?”
Hugo was annoyed. “What do you think? You have all the resources and money, but I can’t even get into the company. Even that idiot Sean managed it, so why can’t I?”
“It’s your own fault,” Pearl stated bluntly, causing Hugo to lose his composure.
“What do you mean? My fault? How is it my fault if he’s playing favorites?”
“If you hadn’t been hypocritical as a child, claiming you wanted to help people, why 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 you from joining the company?
“Do you really think Richard had an easy life? He never stopped striving to be the ideal heir. All his accomplishments resulted from his relentless hard work. Did you know that? No. You simply think he stole everything from you. You’re delusional.”
Through her investigation into Richard’s first love, Pearl had learned about the challenges he faced during his earlier years. She now had a better understanding of Dustan’s perspective and despised Hugo’s self-righteousness.
“You can say whatever you want, but I’m now part of Lawson Enterprises. Since the corporate world is like a warzone, we’re enemies now.” Hugo stood up after saying that. “Alright, it’s getting late. I have a meeting to attend.”
Finally breaking his silence, Richard spoke up, “You’re so childish, Hugo.”
Hugo paused, then smirked. “Whatever.”
After Hugo left, Pearl could see that Richard wasn’t in a good mood. She tried to console him, “It’s going to be fine.”
“I hope so too, but Hugo will find a way to make the whole family his enemy. We’re going to have a tough time after this.”
