Chapter 443
Chapter 443
Hesper suddenly felt that the setting sun was too dazzling to her taste. She did not like it anymore.
Rickard was still standing upright, but his finely-defined face gave off a slight hint of helplessness. “I’m
not belittling you…”
“I know, you’re just stating the facts.”
It had been so long, Hesper had certainly made peace with this fact, but she was not doing too bad
herself now. “Mr. Duval, why come to see me personally? Since you can’t fulfill my wish, is there
anything else that I should know?”
Rickard frowned. “Pennleigh Pasino.”
‘Sure enough.”
Rickard’s gaze had seldom left her and Pennleigh throughout the whole luncheon, so Hesper was not
surprised that Rickard would ask her about him. After all, she had already experienced the
possessiveness of men.
‘He was already extremely sensitive and suspicious when he had no feelings for me, let alone now
when he’s slightly into me.'”
“Pennleigh is now my boyfriend. Haven’t you already seen it?”
“Impossible.” Hesper shrugged as soon as she heard what he had to say. “Why won’t you believe me?
I have no relatives to rely on ever since I came to Fredonia. Apart from Mr. Sanchez, who’s been
helping me, Pennleigh is the only person who’s been by my side all this time. He helped me a ton and
gave me the opportunity to work at Eustoma in order to fulfill my dream. When I was going through one
of the most difficult times of my life, he was always there by my side. So, why can’t I fall for him?”
Rickard was speechless. He frowned and wanted to say something, but he was at a loss for words.
Hesper took a few steps closer, and the golden sunset disappeared within those few steps. “Mr. Duval,
please don’t tell me you still think that I still have a thing for you.” Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
“Hesper, are you there?”
Pennleigh’s voice came from a distance just then. Hesper looked at Rickard’s irritable expression,
turned around, and was about to respond to him, but in the next second, Rickard grabbed her arm and
pressed her against a pillar in the corridor.
“Rickard Duval…”
“Shh.” Rickard grabbed her by the waist.
Pennleigh’s voice approached gradually. “Hesper, is that you?”
“What are you doing? Let me go!”
The position that Hesper was in at the moment looked a little awkward, so she subconsciously lowered
her voice. Her eyes were bloodshot, and the tips of her ears were slightly red. “Let go of