Chapter 960


    Richard moved to embrace Pearl, but she gently pushed him away, her emotions swirling inside her.


    "This isn''t right," Pearl murmured, her thoughts in disarray. She hadn''t wanted to reject his hug, yet


    she couldn''t reconcile the possibility of their familial connection.


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    "It''s not wrong." Richard kept his head buried on her shoulders and added hoarsely, "Even if… we''re


    cousins, there''s nothing wrong with hugging each other."


    After a long silence, Richard proposed, "Let''s get a DNA test. I don''t want to leave this


    unanswered."


    "Okay," Pearl agreed, knowing it was theirst chance to resolve this uncertainty.


    "I''ll go now then."


    Pearl plucked a strand of hair for him and watched him leave.


    *


    At the hospital, Richard encountered someone he least wanted to see.


    "Rick, it''s been a while. You''re always healthy. What brings you here?" Hugo greeted him with a sly


    smile, clearly aware of the reason behind Richard''s visit.


    When he learned Pearl''s mother had gone to the Waldorfs, he could guess why Richard came to


    the hospital.


    Of course, Richard would find it uneptable and doubt that he and Pearl were biologically rted.


    It seemed he liked Pearl more than Hugo had imagined.


    "It''s none of your business," Richard replied curtly, unwilling to engage with Hugo.


    "Don''t be so touchy. I can imagine why you''re here. Did you find out you''re rted to your wife?"


    Hugo taunted, trying to provoke Richard''s anger.


    Richard clenched his fist calmly. "If you have nothing else to say, get out of my way."


    "Stop pretending like you don''t care. You must be panicking. It''s absurd, isn''t it? Two people in love


    are forced to separate because of their family ties. How tragic!" Hugo continued with a sneer,


    relishing in Richard''s difort.


    But Richard refused to let Hugo''s taunts affect him. His calm expression only seemed to frustrate


    Hugo further.


    "You''re quite calm." Hugo heaved a sigh.


    "Are you done?" Richard turned to leave, but Hugo stopped him. He tensed, waiting for thetter''s


    next words.


    Hugo paused for a moment before revealing, "I orchestrated this. I intentionally reunited Pearl with


    her mother. Soon, you''ll learn the truth, and you''ll see that you can never be together."


    Richard recoiled at the cruelty of Hugo''s scheme. Not content with simply sabotaging their


    rtionship, Hugo had a hand in exposing their blood ties.