Chapter 196


    Chapter 196


    Hesper walked out of the building and finally closed her eyes, thinking back to what happened ten


    minutes ago.


    The moment she turned to leave, Rickard stretched out his hand to grab her. This time, he wasn’t going


    to ept rejection. She tried to pull her away a few times but failed.


    “Let go of me!”


    “I won’t take any of that seriously, Hesper. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Rickard frowned and


    calmly said, “You can’t just pin the me on me without clearing things up.”


    Hesper couldn’t put into words how much she wanted tough, but everything Rickard said disgusted


    her, so she just stared at him coldly.


    That coldness made Rickard let go.


    “Mr. Duval, Lane Holdings is going to take drastic measures, so you best be prepared.” Hesper looked


    at him, her pretty hazel eyes frigid. “Don’t forget that we’repetitors. Since you did save me in Salt


    City, I’ll be merciful. Don’t try to challenge my patience. I’ll let what happened three years ago slide, not


    because I forgive you, but because I respect Grandpa, so I’m not going to take action. I won’t do that


    again.”


    Rickard shook his head while looking into her eyes. The elegant and cool person finally showed how


    messed up she was.


    “You’re lying. We’ve been…” There was reciprocation… wasn’t there?


    Hesper raised her brows, the light of the room shining on hershes and casting a shadow.


    “It’s all fake. We’ve just been lying to each other. Mr. Duval, the next time we meet, it will be at the


    bidding. I hope that Duval Group is ready.”


    Hesper sat on the bed and woke Renfrew up, then opened the window halfway and called Nathaniel.


    “How’sn?”


    Nathaniel’s voice was gentle and calm as ever. “Don’t worry, he’s in stable condition. You didn’t pick up


    when I called you this afternoon. I thought something happened.”


    Hesper was silent for a moment, then said, “Ifn wakes up, please tell him I’m sorry… If I had seen


    hist message that day, he wouldn’t-”


    “It’s not your fault,” Nathaniel said, cutting Hesper off. “Is this all rted to Mr. Duval?”


    Hesper didn’t speak, so he gave her some time to think. After a long pause, he finally heard Hesper’s


    voice. It sounded cold. “Was I too naive, Nate?”


    If it wasn’t because of her naivety and sympathy, she wouldn’t have believed in Rickard’s lies, and


    Julian wouldn’t be hurt.


    She thought that Rickard wouldn’t touch her phone and wouldn’t hurt the people around her for


    something as pointless as possessiveness. The truth was she was wrong, terribly wrong. Rickard was


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    still the same cold, selfish man, except he was better at pretending.


    Nathaniel chuckled. It was very light and sounded very near as if he was next to her ear, weirdly


    calming


    her down.


    “Naivete and having a soft heart are both good qualities. I should praise you because, after all that


    you’ve


    been through, you’re still a good woman. This isn’t your fault.”


    Hesper lowered her head, her eyes feeling warm.