Chapter 1048


    Pearl hesitated at the hospital entrance. The baby in her belly seemed to sense its fate and


    suddenly twitched.


    She couldn''t help but chuckle. The baby was barely a month old, not even fully formed. It was just


    her imagination.


    "There you are, Pearl," a familiar voice came from behind.


    Pearl turned to see Hugo. This guy wouldn''t give up!


    Hugo saw the papers in her hand, and his expression softened. "Are you here for an abortion?"


    "It''s none of your business," Pearl said, trying to avoid his gaze on her belly.


    "Pearl, you should have listened to me and gotten rid of this baby... but it''s not toote today. I''ll get


    the best doctor for you, so you don''t have to worry about it..." Hugo said, his expression disturbingly


    obsessive.


    Pearl frowned in disgust. "I don''t need your help!"


    "It''s okay, just leave it to me," Hugo said smugly before leaving.


    Pearl''s resolve to do the procedure herepletely vanished. As she turned to leave, she


    encountered someone standing at the hospital entrance, towering with an inscrutable expression.


    She couldn''t describe the feeling. Perhaps it was guilt, or maybe it was helplessness. Nheless,


    she involuntarily moved toward him.


    Standing before him, Pearl took a deep breath and tentatively asked, "What are you doing here?"


    "I should be the one asking you that." Richard''s voice was icy, devoid of emotion.


    "Did you hear everything?" Pearl forced a bitter smile. "Have you heard all my conversations with


    him?"


    "What''s the matter? Are you nning to hide something from me and do something with him?"


    Richard''s fingertips turned white with anger.


    "I never meant to keep anything from you. I just couldn''t find the right moment to tell you," Pearl


    said, staring intensely at the man before her, the father of her child, as a surge of panic overtook


    her.


    Richard nced in the direction Hugo had left, his expression turning angry. "You couldn''t find the


    right moment to tell me, but you had the opportunity to tell him, huh? When did you two get so


    close?"


    "It''s not what you think. You know I''ve never liked him…"


    Pearl tried to exin, but Richard cut her off. "There''s no need for exnations. You know what''s


    best."


    He looked at her t belly and asked, "You''re pregnant with my child, but you don''t want to keep


    him, right?"


    Pearl opened her mouth but couldn''t speak. She didn''t know how to exin it to him at that


    moment. Looking at his indifferent attitude, she lost all desire to exin. Their trust was so thin that


    it made her feel helpless.


    "Okay, I get what you mean." Richard frowned. "Don''t worry. If you don''t want to keep my child, you


    don''t have to."


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    Pearl''s face turned pale. "Richard!"


    "If you find our marriage difficult, then we should—"


    "Do you have to say such things?" Pearl felt her breathing was bing difficult. She leaned


    against the wall for support. "I know you can''t understand me right now, but can you please just


    trust me?"


    "I don''t know how I can do that," Richard replied, his hand in his pockets, stepping back. "I won''t


    stop you from having an abortion. I''m leaving."


    He turned around, his steps stumbling unintentionally.