Chapter 1024


    Pearl noticed that ever since they crossed their final barrier, Richard had be somewhat


    unhinged.


    Even during meals, he would be unusually talkative, as if he was worried he wasn''t doing enough.


    He took care of everything himself, even feeding her.


    When she asked why he was acting that way, he said because he enjoyed it, then he took a piece


    of fruit and stuffed it in her mouth.


    Pearl wasn''t used to this, but she was starting to enjoy it. If he wanted to do these things, she


    wasn''t going to stop him.


    However, she suddenly noticed Richard fixating on her belly as if expecting a child to pop out of it.


    "Are you pregnant?" Richard patted her belly as he seated himself beside her. His touch was gentle,


    as if there was a child in there.


    Pearl pped his hand away and frowned. "What? It wouldn''t happen so quickly."


    Richard smiled, his tone serious. "I thought you were going to say I''m not putting in enough effort."


    Pearl fell silent, shooting him a sideways nce. "I think we should take our time with this."


    As if he didn''t hear it, Richard leaned down to her belly. "Do you want a boy or a girl?"


    Pearl sighed. "That''s not something I get to decide."


    Indeed, the father often ys a significant role in this aspect, while the mother contributes the egg


    and carries the fetus. Richard knew this, having learned the details of having a healthy baby.


    But Pearl was reluctant to discuss this matter, feeling it wasn''t something they should rush—


    sometimes, it''s left to fate. Their current priority should be focusing on Ss.


    "I never expected him to work with Hugo."


    Richard absentmindedly yed with her hair. "He''s just a kid ying around. It won''t cause any real


    trouble."


    "Are you going to…" Pearl didn''tplete her sentence, but Richard understood.


    Ss might not have been the sharpest tool in the shed, but he almost got Richard detained at the


    police station. Likely, Richard would seek retribution. However, it''s worth noting that Ss is only


    twenty years old—a young man who might have simply made a mistake and could even have been


    manipted by Hugo.


    Richard shook his head. "I know he wasn''t very much involved in this, so we''ll just find an excuse


    and get him away. If Mister Elijah finds out about this, he would probably not let him hurt anyone."


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    "You know he''s young, yet he has a lot of bad ideas." Pearl pinched her nose bridge. "I really don''t


    understand why he won''t leave me alone. I''m so much older than him. Why can''t he just find


    someone his own age?"


    She suddenly remembered Estre.


    Pearl had been abroad, and upon her return, she hadn''t focused much on their influencerpany,


    inadvertently neglecting Estre.


    "I wonder how Ss''s first love, Estre, is doing now?"


    "Estre? She resigned." Richard didn''t have all the details, but he knew Estre had resigned from


    her position.


    "What?" Pearl''s eyes widened with surprise. "Why did she suddenly resign?"