Chapter 480
Hanzel couldn’t believe it. His usual confident expression had disappeared.
Richard chuckled, while Pearl rolled her eyes. “Don’t laugh, she knows you too.”
Richard turned to her, surprised.
“Alright, the problem is solved now?” Pearl looked at Hanzel and sighed.
“Yes, I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.” Hanzel felt guilty because he knew he had jumped to conclusions.
“That’s alright,” Feather said, her anger dissipating as she remembered how he had carried her to ‘turn herself in’.
Hanzel wasn’t thinking about that. “Where do you want to go? Do you need a ride as an apology?”
Feather didn’t want to have anything to do with him. “It’s fine, I have a car.
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“Don’t worry about it. Let me drive you.” Hanzel grabbed her wrist and dragged her out.
Pearl touched her chin when she saw them tangled up. “Do you think they’ll end up together?”
Richard took a sip of water and calmly said, “Instead of thinking about that, why don’t you figure out how to deal with Hugo?”
Pearl nearly forgot about this issue due to the recent events. “But Eric did that already, and I think if I do something too, it might seem rushed.” She contemplated letting it go.
“It’s fine, I’ll help you.” Richard felt if another man was helping her, he―her actual boyfriend -should definitely do something about it.
The next day, news about internal conflict at Lawson Enterprises began to spread. It appeared that due to issues with a batch of stock handled by Hugo, someone accused him of intentional wrongdoing, leading to his dismissal.
When Pearl found out, Richard was peeling an orange for her, and she couldn’t help but suspect him. “Did you do this?”
Richard nodded. “I’m just teaching him a lesson for now because he can’t die yet. Dad is looking for someone to protect him. Let him do this thing, and when he starts to disgust Dad, I’ll end him.”
“Uncle Dustan is protecting Hugo?” Pearl remarked. “Well, Uncle Dustan is such a nice person. Hugo was the one who didn’t appreciate it and wanted to cut ties with him. He even suspected Uncle Dustan. But even then, Uncle Dustan hasn’t given up on him,” she added, feeling frustrated.
“It’s alright. Dad just wants to protect his sons, but Hugo won’t appreciate this. Soon, he’ll be shooting his own foot,” Richard assured her.
Pearl nodded in agreement. A moment later, she received a text.
[The son of the oil baron has a crush on Pearl. What will Richard do? Who will win?]
Richard’s arms.
Richard squinted, his anger masked by a cold expression. “He hasn’t learned his lesson and is causing trouble again.”
