Chapter 181


    Security quickly arrived, ready to escort Abby to the police station, but Susan intervened.


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    “Let her go. I don’t have the heart to do this.” Despite everything, Susan’spassion for the girl she


    had cherished for over


    a decade remained.


    “Our rtionship ends here, Abby. Don’t you ever step foot in our home again.” Hugo, with an edge to


    his voice, added, ”


    Throw her out and make sure she doesn’te back.”


    “Yes, sir.” The guard dragged Abby away, leaving a tense silence in her wake.


    Pearl checked Susan’s neck, which was still bleeding, and couldn’t help but ask, “Are you alright,


    Madam?”


    “It’s just a scratch. I’ll be okay.” Susan said, touched by Pearl’s worry. “Pearl, I realize my past


    mistakes. I promise not toe between you and Richard. And if he ever wrongs you, I’ll set him


    straight.” She then shot Richard a stern nce as a warning.


    “What should we tell the Flores family then?” Richard asked. He and Abby had an arranged marriage


    since they were children, and now after what Abby did, there was no way they were going to go


    through with it.


    Susan huffed, “Considering how well they’ve raised their daughter, I doubt they’d say a word once they


    hear about her actions. I’ll deal with them.”


    Hugo clenched his fist, frustrated by how the events had made Richard and Pearl’s rtionship


    stronger.


    “Madam, you’re probably not fully recovered yet since you just woke up. We’ll leave you to rest,” Pearl


    said, noticing Susan still looking pale.


    Susan nodded tiredly andid back down.


    Outside, in the tranquility of the garden, Hugo smiled and said, “I guess you can be openly together


    now.”


    “It’s none of your business.” Pearl rolled her eyes, annoyed with his tone.


    Hugo lowered his head to hide the emotions in his eyes. “Because I like you too. Now that you two are


    together, where does that leave me?”


    Pearl retorted, “Enough with the games, Hugo. It’s getting old.”


    Hugo didn’t care about her-he was only interested in the benefits he could get from her. Although he


    had no idea what they could be yet, he kept persistently chasing her. Pearl knew things were as simple


    as they seemed.


    But Hugo was undeterred. “It’s not a game. In over two decades, my heart has only been drawn to one.


    Don’t just brush me off.


    Hugo didn’t make clear what he liked about Pearl but his eyes lingered.


    “1


    “Why don’t you tell me what you want from me? I might be able to help you with it.”


    Hugo pretended he didn’t hear that and asked, “Would you marry me?”


    Exasperated, Pearl chose to disengage from the conversation.


    At that moment, Richard stepped in, cing a protective arm around Pearl. “She’s going to be your


    sister-inw soon, so stay away from her.”


    Hugo scoffed. “Sister-inw? We’ll see.”