《Mysterious Mr.Richard》 Chapter 1 A new doctor? Chapter 1 A new doctor? Before the emergency room of Kityall City. The red light, which was turned on three hours ago, finally went out. Pearl walked out. She removed her surgical mask and gloves, throwing them into the trash can. The assisting doctor handed her the liquid soap and said, "Dr. Yonng, the patient is so lucky to have you as his doctor, for he would have died, If someone else was in charge of this surgery." Pearl pressed the bottle and got some liquid soap. While rubbing her hands, she said solemnly, "Keep a close eye on the patient''s condition, especially his¡ª" Before she finished her words, her eyes were caught by a nurse running along the corridor. Then her smile faded. In the emergency department, everyone was well trained to be still. So it must be very urgent for her running. Pearl did not have time to continue the talk. She washed the foam on her hands quickly and strode towards the emergency room with water dropping from her hands. When Pearl opened the door, she happened to hear the chatting among some nurses . "Another emergent case?" "Well, we just got an unconscious patient. And they even called the hospital dean, Dennis." "Who is so important to get the dean''s attention?" "Richard!" Richard? Pearl held her breath. "It must be him. Do you know another Richard here? I heard he was in a bridal shop with his fiancee before he fainted..." All of a sudden, Pearl could no longer hear any word. Her heart was pounding in the chest and a dull pain was growing. "Dr. Yonng? Great! Come,e, check this patient." The nurse was monitoring the patient''s vital signs. When she saw Pear, a quick smile showed up on her face and she handed her the blood test report immediately. But the nurse neglected her pale face. "Dr. Yonng, his white blood cell count is rising, but the blood sugar level is low, so we injected some glucose to him. We think it could be acute gastritis." Hesitantly, Pearl received the report. She had a look at the numbers. Then she took a deep breath and said, "Leave it to me." "Well... Then, I will leave him to you. Bye." the nurse replied. "Um." Pearl said faintly. After the nurse left with the medical cart, Pearl got the stethoscope from the table and walked to the bed. Her eyes slowly fell on the man in bed. Something inside was starting to get out of control again. She could not keep her calm face anymore. Richard was still unconscious. He looked weak and tired as his beautiful eyes were shut. But with such a cold and attractive face, he was still unapproachable. Pearl''s heart ached. Seven years! She thought she would never see him again. She instinctively raised her hand, trying to massage the wrinkles between his eyebrows. But the moment she nearly touched him, she suddenly pulled her hands back hurriedly. "What are you doing, Pearl?" she said to herself silently. He was only your patient now! Pearl quickly calmed down and hid her sadness. She moved her eyes away from Richard''s face. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. Her fingers were trembling when she unbuttoned his suit. A familiar scent went into her nose. She held her breath to get the stethoscope swiftly. She bent over and ced it on his abdomen. A dull andplex sound echoed back from his abdomen. Yes, it was acute gastritis. Pearl stood upright. Then she almost dropped her stethoscope with a great shock. For Richard, who should be unconscious, now opened his eyes. His cold hazel eyes were fixed on her. Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist. He used so much strength that the tape on the back of his hand were dislodged and immediately his blood was gushing out. Richard''s eyes sank down to the badge on her chest. Chief Surgeon, Pearl! Chapter 2 Youre my patient. Chapter 2 You''re my patient. Richard raised his head. Then he flung away her wrist. He scanned Pearl''s face slowly. His voice were N?velDrama.Org owns this. cold and frightening. "Do you know how much I hate to see your face?" Every night, this face showed up in his dreams. Every night! Wasn''t that enough? Why did she show up in front of him now? Pearl was shocked. She nkly looked at his cold and disgusted eyes. She suddenly felt thirsty and could not even breathe. Yes, he hated her! She did not want him to see her sadness. So she pretended to be cool and move her eyes to his hands. She turned back to get some medical tape, trying hard to speak to him with a normal voice. "You''re my patient." But when she tore off three small section of the tape to fix his needle again, Richard''s indifferent voice rang in her ears with some disgust. "Get out !" Her hands frozen. And something in her eyes was quivering. But atst she tried her best to find her voice. She withdrew her hand and said, "Then, I''ll get a nurse to do with it." "I don''t want to say it again." Richard''s voice became colder and harsher with pressure. Instantly, the tension was palpable in the ward . He felt so sick to see her. Sadness and bitterness was amounting in her heart, and she could only replied "Okay." She put away the stethoscope as well as the test report. And she added carefully, "Okay... If you need anything, please ring the bell ." In response, she got silence. The man there zipped his lips. He did not speak a word so that she dared not approach him. Pearl didn''t want to be humiliated again. She turned around trying to escape from this suffocating room. But just then, the door opened and a clear beautiful voice ran into the room. "Richard... How are you now?" Pearl followed the voice. It was Adriana at the door in a white wedding dress. Adriana was lifting her dress and smiling. But when she saw Pearl, her smile froze. Earlier, Adriana was selecting and trying some wedding dresses in the fitting room. When the store assistant suddenly told her that Richard had fainted, she rushed to the hospital without even changing the dress. But meeting Pearl at the hospital was really unexpected. What''s more, Pearl happened to be Richard''s doctor! Adriana tightened her hands on the dress. Yet, swiftly she still put on a small smile and walked to the bed to ask, "Pearl? It''s you... when were you back?" "A week ago." Pearl answered truthfully. Yes, it had been a week since she was sent to this hospital by the headquarters abroad. But unexpectedly their reunion was in hospital like that. Adriana''s wedding dress make Pearl''s heart ache. A trace of embarrassment shed across her pale face. She shoved her red fists back into her pocket and made some room for Adriana. "Oh, I see." Adriana was taken aback. She checked the silent Richard and turning to Pearl again. Pearl seemed to be awkward. Immediately, Adriana knew what was going on. But Adriana pretended as if nothing happened. She sat on the edge of the bed and said softly, "You scared me, Richard. why did you pass out? " Pearl stepped back a little. She tried her best to hold herself together and said tly, "Because Mr. Zellweger had an acute gastritis. You should pay more attention to his diet in the future. He couldn''t eat too much greasy food and should eat on time." "In addition..." She paused for she was nning not to say but she could not stop herself, "An irregr meal habit is the main reason for this disease too." Richard narrowed his eyes strongly. His eyes grew colder when he red at her. An irregr meal habit? Clearly, she remembered that! Chapter 3 We dont need a bridesmaid. Chapter 3 We don''t need a bridesmaid. "Follow the doctors'' words, Richard. You need eat breakfast normally. You always say that you''re busy. But even I made you breakfast, you still rarely ate it." Pearl felt so cold as if someone had thrown a bucket of ice water at her. She raised her head but met an unweing gaze. Her heart was pounding wildly. She used to believing that she would be able to remain calm when they met again. After all, seven years had passed. She thought 2560 days was enough to wash away everything, even the deepest love. She thought that she would be cool. She even thought she had no feeling for him anymore. But to Pearl''s surprise, Adriana''s normal remark- "He don''t eat breakfast."- would still stir up turmoil in her heart. There was a sharp pain in her chest as she noticed his indifferent cold eyes. Why did he refuse Adriana''s breakfast? Was it for the promise he made to her? How could she still hope that? "By the way, Pearl? Pearl? Are you listening?" Adriana''s melodious voice rang in her ears again. "One more thing, as Richard and I are getting married next month, could youe? After all... we were best friends. And I hope you can be my bridesmaid." N?velDrama.Org owns this. It was too much and Pearl could didn''t know what to say. Her body tensed under her white coat. Her lips moved and she tried to say something. But before she could speak, Richard answered for her coldly, "We don''t need a bridesmaid. We only you the bride." He looked up and stared at Pearl with contempt. He continued, "Dr. Yonng, are you nning to stay and keep interrupting me and my fiancee?" His cold sarcasm shattered herst hope immediately! Pearl was taken aback. She nced at the man on the bed inadvertently. But his gaze remained icy, and his thin lips were still pursed together. She should have known that he hated her. It was really foolish of her to think that he still had some feelings for her. Pearl clenched her fists one more time. Seven years ago, he said to her, "I''ll only eat the breakfast you prepare for all my life." And he even promised, "The bride could only be you at my wedding." But seven yearster, Adriana became the only one. Pearl struggled to gather herself. Even though she almost lost her final strength, she still tried to lift up her lips indifferently. "Well, as I''m very busy, I am afraid I won''t have time to attend your wedding. Also, the nurse will change the dripter." Before breaking down, she quickly recapped her pen, suppressed the pain in her heart and left expressionlessly. "Crash!" As soon as she turned around, a ss was shattered behind her and the sound was so loud . So Pearl paused for a second. But then she still walked out of the room as sadness clouded her features. He might intend to hit her with the cup. Richard''s face was darkening when she was leaving. She walked so quickly that he couldn''t help tightening his fist. More blood dripped onto the bed sheet through the syringe needle. "Richard... Don''t be angry. Although she is the doctor, I can ask the dean to get someone else if you want..." ...... After exiting the emergency ward, Pearl went straight to the bathroom and made sure that there was no one around. She locked the door and leaned against the door. Then her emotions came flooding like a tsunami. She felt an intense ache in her chest. She tried to press on her chest to get rid of the suffocating pain. Chapter 4 A fake bestie! Chapter 4 A fakebestie! In the bathroom, water was gushing from the tap. Pearl stared at her face in the mirror. Her face was wless and her white coat suited her. Unfortunately, her red eyes was so evident that people would notice that she just cried. If that thing didn''t happened seven years ago, she would have married Richard. Seven years ago... When Pearl recalled the incident seven years ago, she felt a dull pain on the back of her head. At the moment she even couldn''t to breathe. The dark rainy night, the alley, a group of men was surrounding her. She was screaming for help but N?velDrama.Org owns this. the voice was drowned out by the rain...Everything seemed to begin to show up before her again. "Bang,bang,bang!" "Who''s in there? Why did you lock the door?" The sudden knocks pull her back instantly. She felt like she just came out from the water after nearly drowning. She took a long deep breath and snapped back to her senses. She hurriedly washed her hand and went out, saying"Sorry." "What are you doing? You''re even a doctor, you..." Pearl left the curses behind and hurried away with a low head. When she returned to her office, she spotted the girl in the white dress sitting in front of her desk. "Pearl." Adriana stood up. The train of her wedding dress fell on the floor. When the sunlight shone on the dress, it was very dazzling. Adriana noticed Pearl''s red eyes. So she asked hesitantly, "Are you ok?" "I''m fine. I just treated a patient and the medicine went into my eyes." Pearl pretended to be rx and tried to make a small smile. She put the medical reports on the table and asked, "What can I do for you?" "Well, Richard wants to change a doctor. And I thought I should inform you first." Adriana added, "Don''t get me wrong for I didn''t call the shots. It was Richard." Pearl clenched her hands in her pockets quietly and expressionlessly. She replied calmly, "It doesn''t matter. You could just tell the dean about it. Even if it''s your idea, it''s also understandable. You don''t have to exin yourself." After all, she had a rtionship with Richard. And Adriana was one of the few people who knew about it. "Pearl, I know you must be upset and hate me. And if you didn''t leave ..." Adriana wanted to say more but she stopped for a while. She tugged Pearl''s arm sadly and continued, "But you were gone for so many years, and when you left, you told me that you won''t be with Richard anymore, so I..." Somehow, Pearl was nauseated when she saw her once bestie acting sad and miserable. Pearl was always straightforward. Why had she never realized that her best friend was a hypocrite? Pearl exined patiently, "Just let bygones be bygones. What you''re worrying about won''t happen. My back has nothing to do with Richard." Adriana seemed to say more. But she was interrupted by a ringtone. Pearl pulled her arm away. She checked the name on her mobile phone and concluded, "Adriana, Sorry but I must deal with this." Adriana replied smilingly, "All right. Let''s talk another time." After saying that, she lifted her dress and walked out. The sight of the white dress pained Pearl. Before Adriana closes the door, she heard Pearl answering the phone, "Hello?" And maybe because Pearl identally put the call on speaker, Adriana heard a childish and lovely voice from the phone, "Mommy! Guess who am I?" Mommy? Adriana''s face fell. She tightened her grip on the doorknob. She left the door ajar. A child? Who was the father? Was she married? Or from those people in the alley from seven years ago... Within a short time, a lot of spections came up in Adriana''s head. If Richard knew it... Adriana became extremely anxious as she recalled Richard''s reaction when he met Pearl. Chapter 5 Who is the father? Chapter 5 Who is the father? Adriana decided that Pearl must leave Kityall City. At the same time, in the office. Pearl turned off the speaker. She felt a lot better after hearing the soft voice on the other side of the call. "I think it is Bonny." The little girl got upset on the other end of the line. "Humph, Mommy, why are you always right? Brandon and I have the same voice." Before Pearl could answer, she heard Brandon''s voice in the background. He was very calm and said like an adult, "That''s because I won''t do this silly stuff like you." "I am not silly, I just, just..." Bonny suddenly sobbed, "I miss you, Mommy." Her daughter''s cry saddened Pearl. She managed tofort her lillte girl, "Bonny, there, there. After Ethan finishes his things there and I finish my things here, then he''ll bring you here." Bonny bawled at the mention of Ethan. "Ethan doesn''t want to go back. Ethan has a new girlfriend. He even brought her home. I was so scared." Ethan! He changed girlfriends way too often. How dare him to bring any woman home? It would make bad influences on the kids! Pearl frowned and uttered, "Bonny, don''t cry. Hand your phone to your brother." Bonny was almost crying her eyes out so that she could not make herself clear. So Pearl decided to get Brandon. "Mom?" Brandon''s voice was soposed. So Pearl asked directly, "Did Ethan bring his girlfriend home again? Are you frightened?" Brandon still answered curtly, "No." "But Bonny said..." "Yeah, he brought a woman back home but we are not frightened. In fact, I think Bonny had frightened Ethan and his girlfriend." With Brandon''s exnation, atst Pearl understood what happened. In the beginning, as promised, Ethan Pearl didn''t fool around with any girl and he took good care of the This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. kids. However, old habits die hard, so at one dark night, he got drunk and brought a woman home with him. He was too drunk to remember that there were children in the house. So the two decided to make out on the sofa in the reception room. However, at that time, Bonny suddenly showed up. At that night, she was wearing a white nightdress and her long hair was hanging over her shoulder. Her face was also wless like the doll she was holding. So when the thunder light lightened her ghostly pale face up, two staring but nk eyes showed up in front of the couple on the sofa. "Ethan, what are you doing?" Then Ethan was frightened by her and rolled off the sofa. Brandon''s exnation was very serious. But Pearl could not help but burst intoughter when she imagined what happened. Although she felt sorry for Ethan, she could not stopughing in her office. "Mommy, why are youughing? You''re bad," Bonny mumbled. She was still whimpering and saying, "I don''t want to live with Ethan anymore. Mommy, I miss you so much." "Okay, Bonny honey, be a good girl. I promise to you, after I finish my work, I''ll be back to get you and Brandon soon, okay?" "Mommy is lying. I don''t believe Mommy anymore. Bonny and Brandon would go and look for Mommy ourselves." Small kids with such childish words. Pearl did not take it seriously. She then asked patiently, "But how do you find me?" "We''ll fly to find you!" Pearl lost her words. Chapter 6 Please help me! Chapter 6 Please help me! The next morning, the dean directly informed Pearl that she was no longer in charge of Richard. She was assigned to another VIP ward. Coincidentally, it was right next to Richard''s room. Pearl met many annoying patients before. But it was the first time to deal with someone as tiresome as this one. "Does it hurt here?" Pearl asked when she pressed on the man''s chest. "Not there. A little further down." the man replied. "Here?" "Further." Pearl was speechless. Her hand was on the man''s lower abdomen, if lower... She frowned and said unhappily, "Mr. Harris. The records show that your heart is not good, so that you need to stay in hospital. But if I go further down, I''m afraid you may have problems with prostate. I think you need to get a urologist." Over only one morning, Mr. Harris had pressed the bell over for about eight times. Heined about suffering from pains all over his body. The nurse could do nothing for he would insist on asking Pearl to check on him. "I don''t need that. It''s just a small problem." Mr. Harris grabbed Pearl''s hand and started feeling her wrist. "But Dr. Yonng, your hand is so soft and beautiful." Pearl almost throw up for his dirty look. She withdrew her hand hurriedly. "Mr. Harris, I think you''re healthy now. You don''t need me here." After saying that, Pearl left directly. At least she could just stay away from him if she couldn''t reject him straightforwardly. But when she stepped out of the door, she saw a familiar figure striding towards her. Richard was on his way to the ward after an endoscopic procedure. Pearl did not know why there was no nurse with him. In the corridor, they were looking at each other. The air went still. Pearl was in daze when Mr. Harris''s voice came from behind her. He caught up with her and went on pestering her, "Where are you going? You haven''t done the check-up. If you do not go on, I will make She recalled what just happened in the ward. And a chill ran down her spine. She was desperate to get rid of him so she rushed over to Richard. She held his arm and asked carefully, "Mr. Zellweger, are you okay?" Richard looked at her hands. Then he stared at Pearl. His inhospitable eyes still made her panic. "Dr. Yonng!" Mr. Harris had went out from the ward. But when he noticed Richard, he stopped suddenly. Mr. Harris asked politely, "Mr. Zellweger, you and her?" Anyone who could afford this VIP room was either wealthy or influential. It was normal for Mr. Harris to know Richard. Pearl made a pleading look to Richard. "Please help me!" she asked at heart. In Richard''s memory, Pearl was outgoing and bright, enthusiastic and generous. In addition, although she studied hard and worked hard, she would never act cute and pretend to be weak. In a ward, she was almost a perfect girlfriend. Yet even until today, he could not say no to her pleading eyes. Richard frowned but still replied, "I''m not feeling well. Take me back to my ward." "Oh, I got it. Well, Dr. Yonng, please send Mr. Zellweger back to his room," Mr. Harris said dryly. Pearl nodded and went with Richard to his room. But her heart was pounding hard. She was at loss and she asked Richard for help. But now her senses came back, she was surprised that Richard was willing to help her. N?velDrama.Org owns this. Maybe, he did not resent her so much? "Slow down please." Pearl helped Richard sit on the bed. She stood up and said gratefully, "Thank you. I''ll... I''ll leave now." "Stop!" She heard his cold voice behind her. She felt like she was being thrown into the freezer which chilled her to the bone. Pearl stopped. Chapter 7 Im not interested in you. Chapter 7 I''m not interested in you. "Did I say that you could leave now?" Richard looed at Pearl coldly. Then he continued, "I''m a businessman, I helped you, therefore you need pay back with something of the same value." Pearl felt like she was suffocating. It took her some time to find her voice. "Then what do you mean?" Richard''s gaze fell on her badge. He mocked her, "Well, a well-known doctor like you could pour a ss of water for me, right?" Pearl was taken aback. But she snapped back to her senses swiftly. "Yes, I could." There was a water dispenser in this room. So she got back to him soon with a ss of water. "It''s warm. I have tested it. So you can drink it now." But Richard frowned at her. "Don''t get me wrong. I didn''t drink it. I just felt the ss ." After just saying this, Pearl began to regret for in fact Richard did not say anything at all now. She just exined directly. It felt like she had thought too much. Richard did not get the water. On the contrary, he left her standing there. "You''re so considerate with your patients. No wonder your patient won''t let you go." Pearl''s heart skipped a beat suddenly. She could hear the sarcasm in his words. Her heart sank, "Doctors can''t choose patients. I''ll put the water here. Drink it while it''s warm." She just ced the water on the table. Before she could turn around, a sharp pain came from her wrist. Richard suddenly tugged her so she fell on the bed. "Ah!" She cried as a figure pinned her on the bed. She came to her senses. But Richard''s face was right in front of her. It had been seven years but his face stayed the same. Yet, the anger was visible among eyes. He hissed, "Pearl, seven years. Surely you''ve changed a lot. So you could love any man now, huh? Because youck money after being Material ? N?velDrama.Org. kicked out by the Yonng family?" His sarcastic voice pierced her ears. Surely the person you loved knew how to rub salt to your wounds. Pearl struggled to get rid of him. But he gripped her even tighter. She turned red from anger, so she shouted, "Let me go." "Angry?" Richard snorted. He used his fingers to brush her forehead. He seemed reminiscing the time he spent with her. But in the end, he pinched her chin mercilessly. "Ow!" There was a sharp pain from the chin. Pearl scowled from it. "Don''t think so highly of yourself. I''m not interested in you. No wonder I have been feeling horrible. Even breathing the same air with you make me sick." Richard''s remarks were like a hammer on her heart. He was striking the most vulnerable part of her heart. Pearl clenched the bed sheet. She endured the pain. She forced herself to beposed. Then she replied indifferently, "Well, if you''re not interested, what are you doing now, Mr. Zellweger? And don''t forget, you''re getting married next month. If someone sees this, they might misunderstand this..." Richard''s face darkened for Pearl were so calm. After seven years, she did not feel any guilty for her leaving. She spoke so confidently as if nothing happened. Thinking of that, Richard felt something burning in his chest. He tightened his grip on her. He sneered, "But seven years ago, when you eloped with someone, you didn''t seen to care much about your reputation?" Pearl did not know reply this. Chapter 8 The biggest shame! Chapter 8 The biggest shame! "Elope?" Pearl was shocked. "Are you now denying that you broke up with Alex?" Richard scoffed. Seven years before, Pearl suddenly went abroad. Since then, she had never contacted with her friends or family. Richard had been so mad at searching for her until he heard that she left with someone else. In the next 7 years, Pearl and Alex are like ghosts haunting Richard. They were in his every dream and it was impossible to dismiss it. It was the greatest shame in Richard''s life. Pearl was confused with the name of Alex, but she soon snapped back to her senses. But if Richard did not remind her, she would have forgotten the stupid liespletely, which she made to end their five-year rtionship. "Mr. Zellweger." Suddenly a nurse knocked the door. Pearl quivered for that. With all her strength she pushed Richard away and hurriedly got out of bed. Witnessing this, Richard''s eyes went cold and calm again. "Yes?" Richard asked. "I heard you are not feeling well. Do you need a doctor?" the nurse asked. "No, thank you. I''m tired. Please leave me alone!" "Ok." The nurse answered and she walked away. Pearl sighed with relief. She dared not stay longer. And she did not even look back at Richard when she went out hurriedly. "I will have something to do. So I am leaving." Richard didn''t stop her. He watched at her leaving. He went nk and his back fell against the sharp corner of the bed. Immediately, a sharp pain made him frown. He was very frustrated. He could not know why he missed this cold and selfish woman. It had been so many years but he couldn''t stop thinking about her. In the following days, Pearl avoided Richard on purpose. So she didn''t meet him again. Adriana would almoste to visit Richard every day. So whenever Pearl met Adriana, she would only nod at her without saying anything. "Richard, I just talked with the doctor. It''s your diet that counts and it''ll take some time to improve your body. So staying here is the same as staying at home. If you''re like that, how about going back home?" Adriana pretended be casual and peeled an apple. She cut it into pieces and send it up to Richard''s lips. She said, "Have some fruit." Richard''s face was dark. He acted like he didn''t hear it. And she did not know what was on his mind. Adriana''s eyes dimmed for his silence. She put the apple on the te and then changed the topic. "Richard, I''ve picked some venues for the wedding. Do you want to have a look?" "I''m ok with anything you choose, as long as you like it." "Ok, I know you''re busy. I''ll deal with it. Right," Adriana said hesitantly, "Should I send an invitation N?velDrama.Org owns this. letter to Pearl?" Richard frowned at the name. Adriana exined, "After all, we were best friends. If she was still abroad it is all right that we don''t invite her, but she''s back now. I would seem to be mean if I don''t invite her now. However, if you really don''t like it, I would not insist" "You''ve been thinking too much?" Richard suddenly nced at her. He seemed to be able to read her mind. Adriana was a little frightened. She did not know what to say. Richard got up from the sofa and saying, " So let us get discharged, right?" "Huh?" Adriana was stunned. "Now...?" He hummed a "Yes" in response and exined, "The hospital is just so-so. And the venttion isn''t great." His face was expressionless when he said this. He turned his back against Adriana. So he didn''t find that she tightened her hands on the paper for his words. Somehow she feel stranger to this Richard as he seemed to be leaving her. Chapter 9 Get a drink in the wedding! Chapter 9 Get a drink in the wedding! "Check Bed 9 from time to time tonight." Pearl just finished her usual check on a patient with a group of interns. In the corridor, she was skimming through the medical records and checked the interns'' works. "Dr. Yonng, in fact the patient on Bed 8 has ruptured ectopic pregnancy. But why did you tell her family that she had appendicitis?" An intern asked. Pearl tapped on the medical record and pointed the word ''unmarried''. Before she saw more, she spotted two familiar figures. She tensed instantly. Richard was no longer wearing the hospital gown. He dressed casually But the chilly aura was still around him. His eyes were dark while his lips were pale. He wore a pure white shirt as well as an emotionless look. Adriana was holding his arms. "It''s Mr. Zellweger and his fiancee. They look so good together." One of the interns spoke. Pearl was pained when she heard that. N?velDrama.Org owns this. When she was with Richard before, few knew about their rtionship. And Adriana was one of them. "Pearl, Richard and you are such a perfect match. I''m so jealous of you!" Her best friend, Adriana, once said. It felt so ironic and absurd to see the couple in front of her. "Dr. Yonng." One of the interns'' call made Pearl snap back to her senses. "Yeah." Pearl averted the two and continued her words, "Pay attention to the patient on Bed 8. She has shown some signs of depression. Get she a counselor. More importantly, don''t forget to keep her pregnancy a secret form her family for the time being." "Yes, Dr. Yonng." Meanwhile, Richard and Adriana had stopped in front of Pearl. "Dr. Yonng, you look so busy. Having to be a doctor and a teacher." Pearl sensed some sarcasm in Richard''s remarks. She looked back at him. They had not seen each other for a few days. Now he looked better than before when he mocked her. "Pearl, we are nning to get discharged." Adriana tried to break the awkward silence. Her voice was soft and friendly. It sounded like she was greeting an old good friend warmly, but in fact she tightened her grip on Richard''s arm to show that she was Richard''s girlfriend now. Pearl was indifferent to this. "Well. Congrattions. I wish you a happy marriage." "Thank you, Pearl! Then you can go on your work, and we may¡ª" Before Adriana could finish, Richard suddenly interrupted her. His tone was t but little forceful. "If you really mean it, you coulde to our wedding next month." He emphasized the word ''wedding'' on purpose. Adriana looked up with shock at Richard. After all, this man rejected the idea earlier himself. Richard raised his arm to hold Adriana''s hand. Their fingers intertwined. He added, "To some degree, you were our matchmaker. So how could you miss our wedding?" The man''s voice was low and melodious. However, it liked a knife that pierced into Pearl''s heart. Pearl''s blood was boiling as she heard the word ''matchmaker''. Her head was buzzing. Her knees and legs were suddenly weak, which almost couldn''t support her body. However, she pretended calm and replied bitterly, "But I''m very busy. I might not have the time." Richard stared at her and asked, "You don''t have the time Or you just don''t want to attend?" Pearl lost words. He was pressing her directly. Adriana had been with Richard for years. But she had never saw him like that. Even if they rarely hold hands in public, she was upset. Chapter 10 Troubles. Chapter 10 Troubles. Even the interns could sense that something was wrong. They started whispering. "Fine, I''ll go." Pearl looked at Richard''s eyes and repliedposedly. Since he insisted, even in such a way to vent his anger, then she would not say no again. When they were looking at each other, Richard''s eyes got colder than ever. Pearl''s yes didn''t make him happy at all. On the contrary, her calm look made him unhappay. "Where is Pearl?" A sharp voice echoed in the hospital''s corridor suddenly. ¡­¡­ "Where is Pearl?" Everyone tried to find the voice. Then they spotted a plump middle-aged woman with a rare Hermes handbag exiting the elevator furiously. Seeing Pearl, the woman went ballistic. She rushed over and pointed her finger at Pearl''s face, cursing "Pearl? The bitch?" Pearl frowned. "My name is Pearl, but who are...?" "Smack!" The woman pped hard on Pearl''s face. Pearl could only swallow what she wanted to say before. The interns gasped. The corridor became quiet. The burning pain on her cheek reminded Pearl that she was not in a dream. She turned her face to the strange woman unbelievably. But the middle-aged woman was still livid. "How dare you to seduce my husband. You are a bitch, a cunning fox!" When she spoke, she raised her hand again. But this time, when she just raised the hand, Richard moved forward trying to help Pearl. N?velDrama.Org owns this. But Adriana grabbed him for his action. She put on a frightened look and leaned against him to stop him. "Richard..." Concurrently, Pearl reacted too. She ignored the pain on her cheek to grab the woman''s arm. Pearl replied calmly, "I think you may mistake me as someone else for I don''t know you." "You surely don''t know me! But I know you. You''re Pearl. You''re a doctor as well as a bitch! You''re the one I''m looking for." Suddenly, someone recognized the woman and said, "I think she''s Mr. Harris''s wife." "Hear that? Everyone knows me! Even you know my husband are still in marriage, you still seduced him. You are such a bitch!" Pearl knitted her brows. "Show me the evidence, Mrs. Harris. I am innocent and I have not done it." "Evidence?" Mrs. Harris sneered to get rid of Pearl''s hand. " For you''re an doctor in such a big hospital. So of course, I wouldn''te to you without evidence. There are many people here. I''ll show everyone what you have done." Mrs. Harris took out her mobile phone from the handbag. Then she yed a video and shouted, "Look, isn''t you in the video?" In the video, Mr. Harris was grabbing Pearl''s hand and flirting with her. And it seemed that Pearl did not refuse. No one dared to give remarks. People were surprised at the video and began chatted quietly. Only Pearl frowned at the video. She recalled that. Mr. Harris was just admitted to the hospital. In fact at that time, she was giving him an injection, and that''s true reason that she did not push him away at first. Chapter 11 Isnt this your Dr. Yonng? Chapter 11 Isn''t this your Dr. Yonng? "Look carefully, isn''t this your Dr. Yonng?" The mobile phone was faced to the crowd intentionally . She red at Pearl snorted. But Pearl remained silent. Mr. Harris was a yboy. So Mrs. Harris always wanted to divorce him to get a younger handsome man. Yet she couldn''t find any evidence that her husband was cheating on her before. However luckily, this morning, this anonymous video was sent. If she took good advantage of this video, she could get a great deal of alimony. Thinking of that, Mrs. Harris raised her voice. "Come here, don''t be shy. You can take as many photos or videos of this as you want. You can post them online to let everyone know Dr. Yonng is actually a bitch!" Onlookers were always busybodies. They really took out their mobile phones to take photos. Pearl felt that her cheek was going numb with pain. She looked at Mrs. Harris''s furious face and the crowd. She wanted to exin it but did not know where to start. "Richard, it looked like Pearl in the video." Adriana wrapped her fingers around Richard''s arm tightly. Richard still watched this indifferently. But no one knew that there was a hurricane in his eyes, Onlookers were gathering and started pushing each other. Richard found restless crowd were going near, so he took Adriana''s slender wrist and pulled her behind him. "Be careful!" "Ah!" Adriana cried in surprise. When she turned around, she knocked Mrs. Harris identally. "Plop!" Mrs. Harris staggered and her mobile phone dropped into the cleaner''s bucket. Water sshed everywhere and the crowd gasped for the phone. Mrs. Harris rushed to save her phone, attracting most of attention from people . Richard held Adriana''s hand. He asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" Richard''s concerning actions pained Pearl. She found she could not breathe. "I''m fine." Adriana replied. She lowered her eyes with silent happiness and prides. To others, now she was gentle and considerate. "All right."Richard responded. But he also turned his head to other side to get Pearl. In the crowd, their eyes met. Pearl could barely hide her panic. Even though she could pretend cool, Mrs. Harris''s behavior was humiliating her. She was in a daze before seeing the long legs next to her. Richard stared at her when she lowered her face. His eyes were icy. "Miss Yonng, so many surprises from you everyday." Pearl''s throat was bloody dry. Before she could say anything, Richard added, "I''ll send the wedding invitation to you. Pleasee on time." As soon as he finished his words, he walked away directly and left. Adriana hesitated for some seconds, but soon she caught up with him hurriedly. Pearl''s neck stiffened as rocks. She did not even have the courage to look at Richard again. She could only look nkly at the mobile phone in the water nkly when the crowd were gossiping around her. Shortly after, some security guards arrived. Mrs. Harris was so angry that she tried to grab Pearl''s hair. But the security guards dragged Mrs. Harris away timely. But it was until the dean came personally to mediate did thismotion finally died down temporarily. ...... Outside the hospital, a car was waiting at the entrance . After getting into the car, Richard kept quite and staring out the window all the way. Adriana stole a few nces at him. She hesitated for a while and exined, "Richard, I think it must be a mistake. Pearl isn''t that kind of person. I''ve known her for many years, I know that she treasures herself." N?velDrama.Org owns this. Richard seemingly agreed her. He recollected the day he met Pearl around Mr. Harris''s ward. She was flustered. But he still responded nonchntly, "Oh?" "Yes, but..." Adriana observed Richard''s expression. She continued carefully, "But, Pearl also has a wired temper. She got into a serious fight with her family for going abroad. Uncle Anthony got so angry that he even got hospitalized. But she still left. No one can know what was actually on her mind." Adriana knew better than everyone that Richard was tormented for Pearl''s leaving. But Richard seemed he could not care less. So Adriana added more stubbornly. "Our friends guessed that Pearl left with a man..." Richard''s eyes darkened. Instantly, his eyes flickered with anger. "Since when did you like gossiping?" Adriana''s heart skipped a beat for his words. She forced a smile. "Just some rumors. I know Pearl is definitely not like that. Besides, back then, she and you just¡ª" Before she could finish, something dawned on her. Her face turned pale. Chapter 12 shock Chapter 12 shock Adriana would be crossing the line as she mentioned Richard''s past rtionship with Pearl. No one dared to bring it up. Richard looked at Adriana coldly so she corrected herself hastily, "Richard, you need rest. I won''t disturb you anymore." Richard frowned when he spotted the panic in her eyes. During all these years, Adriana always had been with him. She had a good temper. She was not a pain in the neck. She knew how she should behave. If he had to get married, she was the perfect candidate. More importantly, she really loved him. Richard''s tone softened slightly for that. He replied, "Well, tell me when we get there." "Okay." Adriana told the driver to be slower and adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner. After finishing that, she found the man beside her already closed his eyes. He leaned against the seat, having a rest. So she couldn''t ask the question she actually wanted to know. Richard hid everything perfectly, but she knew that he raised his arm deliberately to knock Mrs. Harris in the corridor, so that Mrs. Harris''s mobile phone fell into the bucket of water. He seemed to hate Pearl. But he still defended her as she was in danger. Adriana clenched her fists gradually and her fingernails pricked her palms. ...... After leaving the dean''s office, Pearl''s head was still in buzz. She did not exin the video. The dean didn''t ask too much about it either. After all it was a private thing. However, it indeed created a huge ruckus, thus she was suspended from work. Pearl went back to her apartment. She dropped the car key on the table and slumped on the sofa, unwilling to move an inch anymore. She just wanted to go back her country to work peacefully. But nothing went right here. Kityall almost be the worst city for her now. Aftering back, she had encountered so many problems. First, it was Richard. Then her job now. She was irked but the doorbell rang. Food delivery? But, she did not order anything. She opened the door. "Surprise!" Pearl heard a childish and soft voice. Someone hugged her thigh at once. Pearl lowered her head. Her little girl. For a second, Pearl thought she was dreaming. "Bonny?" ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. "Mommy! Do you like my surprise?" A rosy little face beamed at Pearl like a sunflower, so brightly. "Oh my god. So you came here alone?" "Of course not!" Bonny grabbed Pearl''s hand. She looked back and shouted to the elevator at the end of the corridor, "Brandon, hurry up!" Pearl heard some suitcases were approaching to them. There Brandon showed up, wearing a set of white casual clothes. He took two small suitcases with him. He appeared posed unlike a seven- year-old child. "Women are troublesome. I told you not to bring so much stuff." Pearl was even more delighted to see her son. "Brandon!" Brandon nodded in response and pointed with his chin to the living room behind Pearl, "This room, right?" Pearl gave birth to this twins abroad. And they grew up there. She only rented the apartment for work, so it was the first time for the twins toe here. Pearl saw behind the twins and asked, "Wait, where is Ethan?" "He doesn''te." Brandon took the suitcases into the apartment calmly. "What the hell?" Pearl raised her voice. She was too shocked to speak. "Just you two? How could you Pearl bombarded the twins with questions but experienced boy Brandon ignored her. Bonny hugged Pearl''s thigh and refused to let her go. She answered innocently and softly, "We flew here. Mommy, I told you about it." "Huh?" Pearl lowered her head to Bonny. Then her found her son had got himself a drink. Suddenly, it urred to her that the twins did mention this a few days ago. But how could she knew that the twins were serious about it. How could they get the permission from the airlinepany to get aboard a ne? Chapter 13 Two troublemakers. Chapter 13 Two troublemakers. "You''d better exin yourself. What''s going on here?" After calming down, Pearl decided to call Ethan to hold him responsible. Before she was back, he had patted his chest to make a promise that he would behave and take good care of her children and then after he finished all the procedures in USA, he would go back China with them. "They booked their flight tickets with my phone." "So where were you? Did you hook up with women again? You didn''t even know that they used your Material ? N?velDrama.Org. phone?" "That''s not my fault. I woke up just two hours ago. Can you believe it? Your twins yed tricks on me. They gave me some sleeping pills, so I slept for a whole day. I missed a dozen calls from the hospital. And now I''m getting dressed and need go to the hospital right now..." Hearing this, Pearl poked Bonny. The little girl was eating a peach next to her. She asked her in a lower voice, "You two drugged Ethan?" Bonny just blinked at Pearl innocently and shook her head. She licked the juice on her lips. "What''s drug?" Well, so it was definitely Bonny. Pearl knew her daughter well. It spelled trouble when Bonny tried to act cute. Pearl even wanted awarded Bonny an Oscar for it. "Are the two troublemakers all right?" Ethan just put on his pants and was ready to leave. "They''re here, safe and fine. Or I wouldn''t just call you." "I need hang up. If I don''t go to the hospital soon, the dean will kill me." "Hey, wait. When are youing back?" Pearl looked at the twins. She put her hand on the forehead for some water. She continued, "I can''t handle them alone." "Heartless woman, Pearl, they''re your kids! No only should I change their diapers when they were young, I also need to help you to raise them? Am I your nanny? What kind of mother are you?" "I need your help." Pearl leaned on the bar counter. She added causally, "Anyway, they also grew up with you. I can''t handle them. You have toe back as soon as possible, or I''ll die." "Urgh! You should go to hell. What did I do to you before? Why I have to do this!" Ethanined but he also worried that Pearl would not be able to take good care of the kids. "I am dealing with the procedures at hospital. I''ll try my best to finish them soon. Anyway as long as they don''t interrupt my dates, I can help you with them. By the way..." Ethan asked, "You have gone back now. Will you let them meet their father?" Pearl stopped drinking. Then she replied, "I saw him in the hospital." ...... In the living room, Bonny''s stomach was bulging like a small ball after she finished a peach. She slid off the sofa to the carpet slowly. After doing that, she snaked her way to her brother, who was ying games. "Brandon." Brandon did not even give her any look. He just ordered tly, "Don''t wipe your hands on me. Go to the kitchen to wash your hands." Bonny was annoyed for he had saw through her. She pouted and went to the kitchen. When she went near the kitchen door, she heard Pearl''s voice. "He doesn''t know I have born Brandon and Bonny. It''s been years. Now it''s pointless to tell him. So forget it. Besides, he''s getting married next month." Him Who? Her father? Bonny''s eyes lit up. She tip-toed to the door and pricked up her ears. ...... "Let bygones be bygones. He''s having a good life." ...... Chapter 14 Daddys here. Chapter 14 Daddy''s here. Night fell. After coaxing the twins to sleep, Pearl closed the door gently and went back to her room. During the past few years, Ethan had been a huge help. Without his help, it would be impossible for her to handle both her studies and the twins. Although Brandon was maturer, his sister would always persuade him into doing "bad" things. Therefore, the twins would always be partners in making troubles. Ever since they could walk, Pearl could always got different troubles. However, the twins did bring her great memories over the years. In the guest bedroom, Bonny peeked at the door from under the quilt. Suddenly she threw away the quilt and jumped off the bed. Then she ran hurriedly to her brother''s bed. Brandon was already asleep when she came into his bed. But now he was fully awake. He sighed, "Bonny, you''re seven now. You can''t sleep with me anymore." Saying this, he still made some space for her. Bonny poked her head out the quilt. She winked at her brother. "I overheard Mommy as she was calling Ethan today and she mentioned Daddy." "And?" "Daddy''s here. Mommy also said she has seen him at the hospital." "Then?" "Mommy never had a boyfriend. I think she must be waiting for Daddy. If Daddy meets us, do you think they''ll be together again?" Brandon frowned. "Bonny, we shouldn''t get involved into this. It''s no use crying over spilled milk." Bonny did not pay much attention to her brother''s remarks. She went on muttering, "I think Daddy must be handsome. I want to know what kind of person he is. I will find him." Brandon frowned as he watched Bonny''s happy face. He had a feeling that his sister would make troubles again. ...... Pearl was suspended from work, but it was also a rare opportunity for her have a good rest at home. She did not have enough time to clean up the apartment before, but now she could take this chance to tidy up. She didn''t need to worry about the twins. They were better than her at ordering food with the phone. Bonny was a sweet talker. So even when she just went downstairs to get an ice cream, she could also receive a lot of free snacks from the different people all the way. The only downside was that if Pearl didn''t pay attention to them for just a few minutes, the twins would went to somewhere she couldn''t see. She did not expect anyone who would be able to make the twins behave. After all, they booked flights and even boarded the ne by themselves. It would likely be that a human trafficker would also be tricked by this two little troublemakers. A few dayster, Pearl went back to the Yonng family with some gifts. She had left for over seven years. Now she had been here just in front of the entrance, but she started to feel a little uneasy. She seemed to be rooted to the ground and could not move. But suddenly, the gate to the vi opened with a creak. The housekeeper Cicely went out with a garbage bag. She went totally nk when she spotted Pearl. "Miss Pearl?" ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. "Miss Pearl, you are home?" Cicely seized Pearl. Pearl''s eyes turned red. "Cicely." "You''ve been gone for so many years. Seven years? Such a stubborn child. Even your father scolded you, you couldn''t just ran away. And seven years..." Cicely began wiping her tears. She continued, "Well, I should''t said this. As long as you''re back, everything will be fine. Let''s go inside." Pearl followed Cicely into the courtyard. She looked around. A trim garden. The nts and flowers looked orderly and neatly. And the swing was still in the courtyard. However, it looked a little old. It seemed that it hadn''t been used for some time. Before she went into the house, a graceful figure blocked the way. "Oh, I was just wondering who it was. Miss Pearl, so you finally decide to go back home now?" Pearl looked over her shoulder. "Evelina?" Chapter 15 Never bring an umbrella in a rainy day. Chapter 15 Never bring an umbre in a rainy day. Evelina is Pearl''s sister. She is 3 years younger than Pearl. She was folding her arms, leaning against the frame of the front door. She looked very elegant when she stood there quietly. Not long ago, her wless face ranked the prettiest face in Asia. She always showed up in various advertisements and fashion magazines. Recently, she had also been the most popr celebrity in the entertainment industry. "How dare youe back?" Unfortunately, everything would fall apart as long as Evelina spoke. Evelina stood upright nonchntly. She red at Pearl and scoffed, "I remember that someone swore that she would never step into our home again seven years ago, ." Hearing this, Pearl tightened her grip on the paper bag. But she could not refute Evelina. Pearl was young and immature. After bing a mother herself, she finally understood how hard it was to be a good parent. She realized how bad a parent would feel if the child went on a wrong road. "Evelina, I just wanted to see Dad. Is he okay?" "Thanks to you, Dad had been in hospital for about six months that year ." Pearl felt guilty to hear this. "It was all my fault." Evelina snorted, "No,no, you are always right! You''re the center of the world. Everything has to revolve around you. But let me tell you, the Yonng family can''t afford to have someone like you. Since you have left this family, then don''te back again." "Miss Evelina, Miss Pearl is only¡ª" Cicely could no longer stand there to watch their quarrel. She wanted to defend Pearl. But Evelina interrupted harshly, "Cicely, you shouldn''t let any stranger into our house for whom can be responsible for it if something bad happens to Dad?" Cicely was at a loss for words. She looked to Pearl awkwardly. Pearl did not want to argue. She put down her gifts. "Well, Cicely, I am leaving and the gifts are here." As soon as she left, she heard Evelina''s voice came behind her. "Cicely, throw such trashes away. Don''t let me see them again." Pearl clenched fists but did not look back. She knew her sister''s temper. Evelina was not a bad girl but she did have some grudges against her. Moreover, their father fell ill because of her, so it was natural for Evelina to hate her. It was cloudy. The weather forecast reported that it was going to rain. A ck Mercedes-Benz sped down the street. The rain suddenly poured down. Raindrops pattered against the car windows. Richard''s impatient look was reflected in the rear view mirror. The driver slowed down the car and said, "The rain willst for a while. Sir, it''s lucky that I listened to you and chose this road these days. Or now we must be in a traffic jam." Ever sincest week, Richard suddenly asked the driver to take this road to thepany. Logically speaking, the other road would be a lot shorter. The car stopped at the intersection. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Watching through the window and rain, Richard stiffened suddenly. On the opposite side of the road, Pearl was holding a bag over her head. She was rushing to the nearest bus stop in the downpour. She was fully drenched and looked terribly. She hadn''t changed at all. She could never remembered to bring an umbre with her in a rainy This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. day. Chapter 16 Get in! Chapter 16 Get in! "It''s Dr. Yonng." The driver (Albert) recognized Pearl. He once met her at the hospital. "Mr. Zellweger, should we give her a ride?" Sitting on the back seat, Richard didn''t say a word. When the light turned green, he moved his vision away from her and said resolutely. "No." Albert shivered. He kept quiet and immediately stepped on the elerator, driving away. It was raining cats and dogs. The thunder roared across the city. It seems that the rain was trying to wash away everything in the city. Richard''s brows was drawing together. Inside the car, it was so quiet that there they could only hear the rain pattering on the window. The car was approaching a turn and the thunder rumbled again. Richard''s temple suddenly throbbed and ordered abruptly, "Albert, turn round." At the bus stop, Pearl was checking at an e-hailing app on phone. She sighed for she saw the long waiting list. She took out some tissue from the bag and wiped away the rainwater on her neck. Her clothes were drenched so that they all stuck to her body. She was starting to think she would definitely catch a cold. She was quivering. All of a sudden, a ck car stopped in front of her. Pearl was confused. The window rolled down; it was a very familiar face. Richard nced at her coldly, "Get in." Pearl was surprised. Maybe because Richard''s tone was very forceful or she was too cold to resist the temptation of a shelter, so she got into the car absentmindedly. When she got into the car, Richard asked "Where do you live?" "Huh?" Pearl suddenly realized there was a problem. The twins were at home now. And if Richard saw them... "I live quite far. I think I''ll go back on my own." Pearl tried to open the door hurriedly. However, the door was locked when she got in. It was impossible for her to open manually. "The door..." Before she finished her words, Richard ordered, "Albert, Zellweger Mansion." Richard was now staying in Zellweger Mansion. After saying that, he watched at Pearl from the corner of his eyes and said, "I don''t mind bringing you back home." Pearl''s shocked. "No, thanks. Please just let me get off. I''ll hail a cab." The car sped off. The driver would only listen to Richard, so he ignored Pearl. As she found Richard was wearing a cold face, Pearl could only ept her fate. "Well. I can hail a taxi when I get to the gate of Zellweger Mansion," Pearl thought. But she was not aware that Albert was studying her quietly from the rear view mirror. Richard had never brought women back to Zellweger Mansion before, not even Miss Wood, whom he was going to marry. After half an hour, the car arrived at Zellweger Mansion. Contrary to what Pearl had imagined, the car drove directly into Zellweger Mansion. The ne trees stood bravely along the roads in the rain. These gigantic trees led them to a vintage mansion. Getting out of the car, Pearl froze at the entrance. Richard did not spare her a nce and he entered the mansion alone. It was raining heavily outside. She could not leave without a car. "Miss Yonng, please have some tea." As soon as she entered the house, a maid brought her a cup of hot tea. "Thanks" Pearl nodded to her. Richard had gone upstairs for some time. He left Pearl alone in the room and she now became confused. The maid brought her some clean clothes and said, "Miss Yonng, please use these dry clothes." "It''s all right. I''ll leave soon when the rain stops." "The rain won''t stop so soon. But I can dry your clothes when you are waiting. And you''ll catch a cold if you don''t change." The rain outside was still heavy. Pearl was a little tempted. It was truly ufortable with wet clothes. In the end, Pearl decided to go upstairs to get changed. The maid mentioned that Pearl could use the penultimate room on the second floor. But the maid did not tell her if it was on the left or right. Pearl thought that it would be the same. So when she knocked on a door and no one answered, she opened it and walked in with the clothes. The bedroom was huge but the style was simple. It looked like a showroom in the real estate center. It ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. seemed that no one was living there. The bed sheets were pure white like the ones used in hotels. Pearl lowered her head to unbutton her shirt. She just managed to undo two buttons. Out of nowhere, there was a bang .The door was opened behind her. Chapter 17 Are you done watching? Chapter 17 Are you done watching? Pearl turned around. Richard''s was half-naked. He just came out of the bathroom. A towel was wrapped around his abdomen. Water was dripping from his hair, sliding down the body. The chemistry in the air suddenly made Pearl go nk. "Are you done watching?" Richard stared at her. His eyes fell slowly on her chest. He chuckled coldly, "Oh, I see, over the past years, you have learned abroad that you should take off your clothes after entering a man''s room ." Suddenly Pearl snapped back to her senses. She widened her eyes and cried with surprise. She put her hands over her chest hurriedly. Richard could not be bothered to look at her anymore. He averted his eyes to get his bathrobe. Pearl was so embarrassed. "I don''t know this is your room." This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. "Oh, do you know that this is my house?" She was speechless. "How long are you going to stand here?" Coming back to her senses, she grabbed her clothes from the bed adn left."I''m sorry." The door was closed. Richard now could exhale slowly and his strong chest heaved with it. He tied his bathrobes. After changing his bathrobes, Richard sat down on the bed. He took out a cigarette. When he was about to light a cigarette, he heard a ringtone. It''s from Pearl''s phone. She forgot it in his room. ''Baby'', popped up on the phone. Richard''s eyes were icy. His finger brushed across the screen. He only hesitated for a second before answering the call. A soft voice came from the phone. "Mommy, when are youing back ? I want cupcakes! Brandon won''t let me eat them." Richard did not speak. "Sorry, my phone..." Suddenly, Pearl opened the door. She saw that Richard was holding her phone. Immediately, her expression changed many times. She rushed to Richard to grab her phone and hung it up. Richard''s stared on her. He asked slowly, word by word, "You''re married?" Pearl retreated away from him and her leg hit at the edge of the bed. Richard approached her. His eyes were like a dark abyss. He asked angrily, "With whom? Alex?" "It has nothing to do with you." Pearl wanted to leave. She didn''t want Richard to find the twins. "Was that why you family kicked you out? Am I right?" Richard grabbed her wrist and her phone slipped from her hand. And in the end, itnded on the back of her foot. The sharp pain made her stagger so she fell on the bed. Richard still had her wrist in hand so they fell together. His handsnded on her shoulders. The scent of shower lotion filled the air. She could smell a faint scent of cigarettes. The tip of their noses bumped into each other. Immediately, the temperature in the room seemingly went up. Pearl came back to her senses and pushed Richard away. She was almost tongue-tied. She muttered, "Wh-what are you doing?" Richard frowned. He tightened his grip on her shoulders. "So you are thinking all men are foolish, and you can y around? Where did you even get that confidence?" "I never think in that way." "But you''re doing it." Richard lowered his voice with some resentment. His voice was hoarse for no reason. Pearl could hide the astonishment anymore. Was that pain in Richard''s eyes? Was he suppressing his pain? The water drops from his hair fell on Pearl''s neck. They rolled down her corbone and some of them seeped into her skin. The cold drops made her shiver. She came to her senses, "Richard, you''re getting married." The word ''married'' made him regain himself. At the same time, the pain vanished from his eyes. His eyes became clear. He gripped Pearl''s shoulder tighter. Pearl was in pain and frowned. Even until now, She didn''t give him an exnation. More urately, she never cared to exin. He was the only one who always think of the past. She was more like a outsider in their rtionship now. Richard was irked. His eyes turned cold. Finally he let go of her. He hissed, "Get lost!" His voice was not too high, But the air went still and everything was seemingly frozen. Pearl gritted her teeth. She picked up her phone, fleeing hurriedly. "Bang!" The door mmed shut. Now they were separated by the door. Chapter 18 Having a fever. Chapter 18 Having a fever. It was still raining. Raindrops were pattering on the window. From the window on the second floor, Richard watched when Pearl got into a car. In the heavy rain, the car drove off, sshing water on the ground. He heard the butler (Jacob) speaking to him, "Sir, Albert just sent Miss Yonng home." Richard let the curtain fall back into ce. And his face was still solemn. The voice in the call still echoed in his ears and he could not get rid of it. "Sir, it''s time for you to take the medicine." Jacob handed Richard a ss of water. Richard returned to his senses. After calming down, he realized that something was wrong. He frowned and ordered, "Tell Albert to see me when hees back." Seven years ago, they broke up. She eloped. Then she gave birth to a child abroad. How many secrets was she hiding? He was determined to figure it out. After going back home, Pearl went to bed without washing her face. She had several sneezes before her body temperature rose. As a doctor herself, she knew that she might a fever but she was toot sick to get up. When she was in a daze, she heard a voice. It was a sweet voice. "Mommy." "Hush, Bonny. Mom is having a fever." "No! What should we do?" "I''ll ask Ethan what medicine we should buy." "But it''s raining outside. I''m going to change my shoes. Brandon, I''ll go with you." ...... The night was getting dark and it was still drizzling. In a pharmacy next to the street, two children picked some antipyretics. Then they went to the counter. Bonny was wearing the red rain boots. Her hair was tied into two buns. She looked very cute. She tilted his head and said to the cashier, "Sister, we want buy these bills." The cashier was happy to see two such cute children. So she asked gently. "56 dors in total. Where are your parents?" The cashier looked around but no adult was with them. Brandon lowered his head to get the money while Bonnyy on the counter. She exined noisily, "Mommy is having a fever. We''re buying medicine for her." It waste for Brandon to stop her. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. Immediately the cashier took away the medicine they picked. She exined gently, "Sorry, we can''t sell medicine to children. That''s a rule. You should ask an adult to buy it." "Huh?" Bonny was taken aback and widened her eyes. "But Mommy is having a fever!" "Then ask your father toe." "We don''t¡ª" "Bonny." Brandon stopped his sister and dragged her away from the counter. He said "Thank you!" to her with a nod. Then he pulled Bonny out of the pharmacy while she was pouting at him. Under their umbres, Brandon made an order to his sister. "Bonny, you can''t tell the cashier that Mommy is having a fever. You must say Mommy is waiting for us outside." "Well, all right." They were chatting as a low voice came behind them. "Wait a minute." The children stopped and turned around. Two long legs in leather shoes. A man squatted down in front of them slowly. A handsome and cold face appeared under a ck umbre. He looked at them carefully and handed them a paper bag. The medicine they were trying to purchase earlier were there. "Your medicine." Bonny''s eyes lit up. She reached out her hand to get the bag and chirped, "Thank you, Sir!" "Bonny!" Brandon grabbed his arm back. He red at the man warily and refused, "We don''t need it." Chapter 19 A single mom. Chapter 19 A single mom. Bonny felt puzzled. "Brandon?" But Brandon insisted, "No." It''s rare for Brandon to look solemn. He was wary and seemed hostile to the man, which was unusual for a kid at his age. "Thank you. We can buy it ourselves." Upon saying that, Brandon dragged her sister away. He lectured her, "Don''t ept anything from strangers. I''ve told you many times but you never listen to me." "But he is so handsome. He''s definitely a good guy." "He''s not handsome at all." "Yes, he is!" ...... Richard stood up. He watched children walking away. He looked colder in the rain. He handed the umbre to his assistant behind him. "Mr. Zellweger, the two children..." "Follow them. Keep them safe." "Yes, sir." Seeing Ted caught up with the kids, Richard returned to the car. He rolled down the window and lit a cigarette. The entrance to the apartment was nearby. It was still raining outside. But it was just drizzling this time. Only his driver was with him in the car. His phone had been vibrating. "Mr. Zellweger." the driver reminded him carefully, "Miss Wood have called you a few times." Richard looked outside, lost in thought. Confusion was in his eyes. He saw the two children in the pharmacy. The girl looked exactly like Pearl. But the boy looked like him? Richard waited Ted near the apartment . After a while, Bonny came into his view. Brandon followed her closely and they both entered the apartment. Ted reported, "Mr. Zellweger, they are very smart. They told the cashier that they didn''t have a father. They get pity from the cashier, saying they don''t have a father and how hard to be a single mother. The little girl even cried when she said that." Richard raised his eyebrow for ''single mother''. He was not sure if the children were just making an excuse for medicine. But he had to look into this and find out the children''s father. Richard had a look at the roof of the apartment. His eyes wereposed. He instructed Ted, "Get the information of the kids. Send the report to my office tomorrow morning." Ted was surprised but he still nodded his head. "Yes, Mr. Zellweger." After a moment of silence, Richard added, "By the way, I want a report about Pearl''s whereabouts in June seven years ago. Better with enough details." Thinking of the past, Richard''s eyes were filled with pain. Seven years ago, he experienced hell when Pearl broke up with him. Immediately after, she left Kityall City which tormented him again. It was so painful whenever he recalled it. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. The ck car drove out of the residential area. However, Richard''s eyes were fixed on the department in the rear view mirror until it disappeared totally. Pearl''s return made him realize that those terrible years wouldn''t just went away with time. He needed an exnation and she should be responsible for it. Just 10 kilometers away from the apartment was the famous wealthy district in Kityall City. A loud crash. A valuable antique cup was thrown onto the floor in the living room. It was shattered into pieces. And the tea was everywhere. The servants were bewildered. Adriana made many calls to Richard but no one answered. She stared at the video from Zellweger Mansion and her face darkened. No, she could not just wait here. Pearl must not stay in Kityall City. Adriana asked grimly, "Eve, I heard that Evelina is having her birthday party at the Sea cloud Hotel this weekend." "Yes, miss." Eve, the maid, had served Adriana ever since she was a child. Therefore, Adriana trusted Eve. "How about telling Evelina that her annoying sister had two children? She will definitely take this opportunity to humiliate Pearl in public. Moreover, the Yonng family''s friends and rtives will also be there. I think Evelina would be very happy for it." "Miss, you are meaning?" "Go and get those things from my safe. I haven''t seen Evelina for seven years, I should get her a big present." Thinking of the items in the safe, Adriana''s eyes turned cold. Back then, she kept everything in case that Pearl woulde back someday. Chapter 20 The birthday party. Chapter 20 The birthday party. It had been raining for a week. The monsoon season made people gloomy. Everything was seemingly wet and moldy. But the president''s office of Zellweger Group was filled with an aroma of coffee. Richard just finished a meeting. He signed a document and handed it to Ted. "Get this to the financial department to recheck it. If there''s no problem, tell thew department to contact the clients." "Yes, sir." "About Mr. Stewart''s project, lower 3% of their price. If they refuse this, tell them that Greatsky Group is offering a better price to us." "Yes, sir. If everything goes well, we''ll definitely get Mr. Stewart''s project. The sales department has been working on the contract." "Hum." Richard nodded. He picked up his coffee and took a sip. "By the way, Mr. Zellweger, Miss Evelina sends you an invitation." Ted fished out the invitation card from a pile of documents and ced it on the desk. He continued, "This Saturday is her birthday. The Yonng family will hold a birthday party at the Sea cloud Hotel." "Evelina whom?" " The lead actress in the film ourpany just invested. You''ve met her at one dinner." Yes, Richard knew Evelina. Evelina was the lead actress of the movie as well as the sister of Pearl. "I know you''re not interested in this party. So I''ll prepare a gift for you to her and tell her that you''re busy..." Richard narrowed his eyes at the card. He parted his lips slightly, "No, I have time on Saturday." Ted was surprised. After few moments, he snapped back to his senses and replied, "Yes, sir, I''ll let them know." Richard did not touch the card. Instead, he got the report of the two children. Ted had prepared it a few days ago. Richard flipped to the first page. It was the children''s date of birth. It happened to be seven years ago, when Pearl just broke up with him and called off the engagement. Could he be their father? Richard''s face turned dark. ...... On Saturday, it was sunny and cloudless. Pearl followed the address on the invitation and she arrived early. When she received the invitation from Evelina, she thought that it must be a mistake. However, it was her phone number and name. So this was for her. It urred to Pearl that Evelina might be nning something. However, the party was Pearl''s only chance to meet her father. So she needed attend. "Pearl?" As soon as she entered, she watched Evelina waving at her, "Over here." Pearl''s heart skipped a beat as she also spotted the familiar figure behind Evelina. She was so nervous that she almost forgot how to walk. It had been seven years and her father aged. His back was a little hunched now. His had grey hair now which she could see from such a distance. When her father Anthony saw her, his smile vanished. "Dad." Pearl walked near to him, but she dared not to be nearer. She felt very guilty and ashamed of herself. "Pearl?" A rtive next to Anthony recognized Pearl. "Yes, you are Pearl. I saw her walking in. But I This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. could barely recognize her." "Yeah, I haven''t seen her for years either. Uncle Anthony said that she went abroad to study. Until now, it''s been seven years." Another rtive added into the talk. Then all the other rtives began gossiping. However, they didn''t notice that there was an awkward atmosphere between Anthony and Pearl. Evelina was standing in the crowd. She said with a smile, "Aunt Farrah, now my sister is a chief surgeon. She''s very influential in our city. You could ask around about it." Pearl watched at Evelina in shock. She didn''t expected that Evelina should have spoken up for her. Pigs could fly today! Chapter 21 Where is the child from? Chapter 21 Where is the child from? WhenEvelina finished speaking, everyone in the hall was surprised. Farrah got Pearl''s hand and asked, "Really? The most famous hospitals? It''s not easy to be a chief surgeon there. When did you work there?" Pearl looked at her father''s reaction as she nodded carefully. "I just came back." "Anthony, you have two good promising daughters. Pearl is in the medical field. You have done such a good job in bringing her up," Farrah added. "..." Knowing that Pearl had focused on her studies and excelled in her career, Anthony eased up a little. Anthony looked at Pearl. Although he still seemed solemn, he was no longer gloomy at all. He added, "As a doctor, you should pay more attention to your behavior." Pearl was ttered for her father''s reaction. She nodded carefully. "Dad, I understand. I will do my best." "Look at her. She''s a big girl and still listens to her father." This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. "That''s right. He is so lucky to have a daughter like Pearl. I like her since she was a child." Evelina joked, "My sister is surely excellent but she''s still single. Uncle Daniel, Aunt Farrah, why don''t you introduce a boyfriend to her." Farrah was very amiable. So she agreed, "All right. It''s difficult for doctors to find a partner for they are busy. But your sister is very good. Don''t worry, just leave it to me." When they were talking, no one noticed Pearl suddenly became awkward and Anthony frowned too. The atmosphere was lively. But an adorable and also unexpected voice came from the crowd. "Mommy!" A little figure in pink dashed through the surprised crowd. She threw herself into Pearl''s arms. It was Bonny. She flushed and gasped. "Mommy, I finally found you!" Pearl''s face changed when she held Bonny in her arms. Why was Bonny here? People there was bewildered at the word "Mommy". They exchanged confused looks. "Who is this child? Where is she from?" "Pearl''s daughter? But isn''t Pearl single?" "Who''s her father?" ...... The first thing Pearl remembered to do is to check her father''s reaction. So her heart sank deeply when her found her father''s face darkened. Back then, she was pregnant and insisted on keeping the child, so his father fell ill.In fact, that was the main reason that she finally severed all ties with her father and was kicked her out form the Yonng family. "Pearl, is this your present for me?" Evelina''s unfriendlyments rang in the hall. She pretended angry which dawned on Pearl that Evelina would never be so kind to let her fix the rtionship with her father. Pearl did not expect her sister resented her so much that she decided to bring her down at the cost of the Yonng family''s reputation. But Pearl had no time to dwell on it. A male voice echoed in the crowd. "Are you Miss Pearl?" Then the man squeezed his way through the crowd. He was average height in a green vest. He seemed like a courier. His ordinary face was hidden under the cap, which no one would recognize if he went into the crowd. Pearl was stunned. But everyone was staring at her. She had no choice but to put Bonny down. She stood upright and answered, "Yes, I am." "All right. Here is a parcel for you. Please sign here." As he spoke, the man took a thick envelope out from his bag and handed it to Pearl. Before Pearl could receive it, a hand suddenly reached it. "What could this be? Let me have a look!" Unexpectedly Evelina seized the envelope and opened it in front of the crowd. Then a stack of photos slid out from the envelope without warning, and even Evelina was astonished. She didn''t know the envelope could be so fragile. Two photos fell right in front of Pearl. The moment she saw the pictures, she widened her eyes. And immediately, blood drained from her face. Chapter 22 Who is he? Chapter 22 Who is he? The photos were taken in a dim alley. They were all about a half-naked woman. The woman leaned against a red rubbish bin. Her eyes went nk her body was dirty. A few people nearby picked up the photos and the hall exploded. "What are these?" "Pearl?" "Oh my god, when did it happen? Not just herself was there. Was Pearl ...?" ...... "So the child a..." Before the rtives said ''bastard'', Pearl crouched down to covere Bonny''s ears hurriedly. She held Bonny in her arms so that she couldn''t see or hear anything. Pearl was trembling. Her knees almost gave way. She lowered her head desperately to avoid any gaze. She was unwilling to let anyonepare her with the woman in the photos. When she glimpsed at those photos, she immediately knew that they were from that rainy night seven years ago. She still remembered everything. The next morning, she woke up in the dirty alley. The stinking red trash can, the dead-end alley full of nks and sses, the muddy puddle and she was in a mess... Her memory was hazy, but everything around her suggested what she had experienced the night before. The thunderstorm and the night seven years ago were reying in her head again. Figures were approaching her, which reflected in the puddle. Laughter of the the lecherous men rang in her ears continuously. Her mind went nk. Her ears started buzzing. "Pearl, what''s happened?" Evelina''s now was really surprised for she had no idea about the photos. She asked someone to take the twins to just embarrass Pearl. Yet the matter escted now, which would humiliate the whole Yonng family. Anthony''s face was dark and horrible. The butler ordered the waiters to take back all the photos. However, so many people had seen them. It was impossible to shut their mouths up. The crowd was gossiping. Evelina was angry and also embarrassed. "Pearl! What have you done? Say something." Evelina shouted. "Miss, you should exin." the butler advised. "Pearl, are you trying to destroy our family?" ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. "You shouldn''t havee back! You even took this fatherless child here!" "How could you be so shameless? Do you do this on purpose to hurt our father?" Pearl held Bonny in her arms. She buried her pale face in Bonny''s shoulder. She dared not look up. Criticisms and stare were everywhere. However, her head was reying the call she received seven years ago. It said, "If you daree back, the whole world will know what have happened on that rainy night. And I, will always keep an eye on you." "I will always keep an eye on you." Those remarks echoed in her mind. Since she returned to the country, this kind of things had happened twice. She was being watched. If she kept staying here, countless incidents would happen until they destroyed her. Who was he? Who? Helpless, panicky, shameless. Countless emotions crushed her. Her vision blurred. She felt like she was in an abyss. There were countless people throwing rocks at her, trying to bury her alive. "Bonny, why did you run so hurriedly? Daddy and I couldn''t even catch up." A sweet voice rang in the noisy hall. Following the voice, they spotted a tall man. He was well dressed. His tailored suit made his legs look very long and straight. "Who is that?" "I don''t know. I''ve never seen him before." The man''s eyes were cold. His strict face made others hold their breath. The man was holding the hand of a about seven-year-old boy. The boy was handsome as well as cut, and his big eyes were very He the one who was speaking. Evelina''s face lit up as she noticed the man. "Mr. Zellweger." She met Richard once at a dinner. Although she knew that he rarely attended parties, she still sent him an invitation. It never urred to her that he would attend her party. But Richard did not even spare Evelina a nce. Entering the hall, his eyes were fixed on the trembling figure that was hugging the little girl. Pearl raised her head nkly. Her miserable face showed up. She stared at Richard. Her hair was a mess that made her look like a clown surrounded by people at a circus. Richard was instantly pained when he saw her. In fact, he should resent her now. Chapter 23 A double blessing has descended upon the house. Chapter 23 Adoubleblessinghasdescendeduponthehouse. Richard helped Pearl up. Pearl froze when his hand fell on her shoulder. She was at a loss and she stared at him. But she could only see his cold side face so that she could not read his mind. She did not understand why Richard was with Brandon. She did not know what Richard was doing. Anthony frowned warily when the unknown man showed up. "Uncle." Richard greeted Anthony with unusual respect. "I''m sorry we arete. I need to pick up our son first. If I had known that there will be such a big misunderstanding, I would havee with Pearl." The crowd was shocked and confused. They looked at Richard curiously . Richard nodded at Anthony before turning to the crowd. He added, "Pearl is a doctor. She''s very busy with her studies abroad these years. So we postponed our wedding. So you have misunderstood Pearl." "So you are?" "I''m Pearl''s fianc¨¦." This reply stirred up amotion among the crowd. Although Richard didn''t exin about the children, he was holding Brandon''s hand while Pearl was also holding hands with Bonny. The family of four shared the alike face features. Hence, no one would deny that he was the father of the two children. Yet, pepole was still confused. "But what are the photos?" "Yeah, the photos." "It''s Pearl, right?" It was the the twins as well as those vulgar photos scattered all over the ce before that make the crowd begin to gossip about Pearl. Pearl went pale again. She kept lowering her head and did not dare to look up at her rtives. She took a step back instinctively. In fact, if she could, she would flee the hall. When she was panicking, Richard tightened his grip on her shoulder. She could not retreat anymore and had no choice but to straighten her back. She looked at Richard in surprise. The man''s cold eyes skimmed around the crowd .Then he replied calmly, "The Zellweger family is too big and wealthy. I was young at that time and it''s inevitable to get an enemy to run businesses. That''s also why we''ve not made my marriage public. However, we call know Pearl''s pure character. So I hope you could keep what you saw as an secret." The Zellweger family? Which Zellweger ? In a city like Kityall City, there was only one family that would attract everyone''s attention. Naturally, everyone thought about Zellweger Group, which was owned by the Zellweger family. Zellweger Group, the business tycoon in Kityall City, which no one dared to offend. The crowd gasped one by one. Those who criticized Pearl before were embarrassed. They lowered their heads and hoped that Richard did not see their faces clearly. Richard let the crowd specte without rifying more. His calmer face made the crowd be more frightened. Finally the crowd calmed down. The butler stepped forward to ease up the situation. "Well, it''s all just a misunderstanding. And today it''s Miss Evelina''s birthday which Pearl just returned. So let us forget these trivial matters." As he spoke, he stole a nce at Anthony carefully. Then he continued, "When the wedding date is set, we will definitely send out invitations to you." A few in the crowd were quick-minded. They responded, "Yes, yes, that''s great." " A double blessing has descended upon the house." "Ah, the two children look just like baby Pearl. They''re so adorable!" ...... This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. The crowd immediately changed theirments into wishes. Everyone know that things were not as easy as it seemed. However, with the support of the Zellweger family, who would dare to criticize Pearl? The butler attended to the guests. Anthony also eased up a little. Pearl lowered her voice, "You can let me go now." Richard acted like he didn''t hear her. He retorted coldly, "How ungrateful can you be? You didn''t even say a thank to me." Chapter 24 They have nothing to do with you. Chapter 24 They have nothing to do with you. "Thank you." Although Pearl thanked Richard, he had no intention to let her go. Pearl gritted her teeth and struggled. Then a cold voice rang her ears, "There are so many people here. Are you nning to tell everyone Material ? N?velDrama.Org. the truth that I''m not your fiance?" She froze and stopped. Gossip was a terrible thing, especially when it came from your rtives and friends. Earlier, she felt like a century had passed when everyone was criticizing her, and she never wanted to experience it again. The stalematested for a while before Richard let go of her. Pearl was taken aback. But she still whispered, "Thank you." "So you''re not nning to exin about the kids?" Pearl''s heart skipped a beat. But she forced herself to sound calm. "Exin what?" Richard studied her carefully and said word by word, "Brandon said that I''m his father." Pearl''s pupils suddenly contracted. She took a step back. "What are you afraid of?" Richard''s eyes were fixated on her. "They have nothing to do with you." Pearl blurted out with a lower voice. She tried to sound convincing. However, it came out clumsy and awkward with her pale face. The air went still. The hall was noisy and the music was loud, but she still could hear her heartbeat. Richard wanted to question her more but an old man''s voice suddenly joined, "Mr. Zellweger." It was Pearl''s father. After chatting with the rtives, Anthony finally had time to meet this ''son-inw'' who appeared out of the blue. Richard''s dark eyes becameposed again. "Uncle." "You and Pearl," Anthony started hesitantly. He checked around with the corner of his eyes and made sure that there were no other rtives except his family members around. Then he continued, "Are you really Pearl''s boyfriend?" "Dad." Pearl chipped in hurriedly from Richard''s back, "Later I''ll exin this..." "Yes." Richard firmly replied, which made Pearl swallow her words. Evelina''s face changed. She stepped forward and retorted swiftly, "How could it be possible? Mr. Zellweger, as I know your fiancee is..." "Miss Yonng!" Before Evelina could finish her sentence, Richard interrupted her. He said coldly, "You''re a public figure. Please be careful with your behavior. Destroying your sister''s reputation won''t do any good to the Yonng family." Destroying her reputation? But she''s lying. In fact, she''s the real one who has destroyed our family''s reputation." "Is that true?" Richard stared at Evelina coldly and asked, "The who brought the kids here?" It was a short question, but yes, it directly hit the mark.. That was right. Who did this? Pearl suddenly realized this problem. No matter how bold the twins were, it was impossible for them to attend the birthday party themselves. So there must be someone who has brought them here. Evelina''s face froze. She avoided Richard''s gaze with a guilty conscience. Richard concluded harshly, "I asked Brandon and he said that his aunt take him here." His aunt? Pearl looked to her sister. Even though she had guessed it, she was still very disappointed when the truth was out for Evelina was her true sister. Hearing this, Anthony''s face darkened. Chapter 25 Youve gotten better at running away now. Chapter 25 You''ve gotten better at running away now. Evelina knew most how much her father valued the family''s reputation. Ever since she was a child, Pearl was always Anthony''s favorite. Yet, seven years before, he severed all connections with this precious daughter to protect the family''s reputation in the whole seven years. Evelina found that her father''s eyes became cold; her heart sank. "Dad, I have nothing to do with the photos. I just..." Before she finished her sentence, a rtive came to propose a toast to her. Anthony gave a warning look to Evelina, so she immediately shut her mouth. She forced a smile and toasted with the rtive. Richard suppressed his coldness in eyes. He turned around to look for Pearl but only to find that Pearl Material ? N?velDrama.Org. was leaving with the twins. The slender figure almost disappeared at the entrance of the hall. Richard''s eyes darkened. He followed her. The scorching sun in July seemed to be able to melt everything on the ground. Pearl held Bonny with one hand and took Brandon''s hand with the other hand. They were hailing a taxi on the street. Yet, all the passing taxis were upied. It had been a long while before a ck car slowly stopped in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing a cold face. His dark eyes were soposed that made her felt a little frightened. "I see that you''ve gotten better at running away now." The expression on Pearl''s face changed. Her neck stiffened. "Get into the car."He said without any expression. Pearl wanted to refuse him but Bonny broke free from her. She ran over to the car window and greeted sweetly, "Daddy!" Hearing that, Pearl''s face turned pale. "Bonny, what are you doing?" Bonny turned around. She blinked at Pearl innocently. "Brandon called him Daddy, so couldn''t I call him Daddy? Brandon and I have different Daddies?" Pearl''s experssion was stiffer than ever. It was too abrupt, and she had no the time to ask Brandon about it. Before Pearl came up with a solution, Richard had opened the car door. Then Bonny climbed into the car without a care. Pearl was still in a daze. So Brandon tugged her hand and said calmly, "Mommy, just get in the car first. It''s so hot." Was it hot? Pearl couldn''t feel the heat at all. When she saw Richard''s icy face, her blood was frozen. The car sped off and joined the traffic quickly. Inside the car, it was very quiet. The twins were sitting between the two adults. Bonny got in the car first, sitting next to Richard. No one was speaking, so Bonny looked around. She finally fixed her eyes on Richard''s face. A few minutester, she widened her eyes in surprise and shouted, "Daddy, I''ve seen you before." Richard watched at her quietly. He didn''t correct her or responded to her. Bonny looked over her shoulder and asked, "Brandon, he was the uncle who bought medicine for us!" "What medicine?" Pearl was confused. Brandon replied carelessly, "I bumped into them at the pharmacy when you had a fever." "No, it was not a coincident," Bonny interrupted. Her eyes were twinkling. "Daddy muste to see us on purpose!" Pearl didn''t know anything about it. So Bonny began to exin. It took Pearl a long time before she fully understood the whole thing. The twins happened to meet Richard as they were out buying medicine at the pharmacy. Did they really bump into him? She was not sure. She gave Richard a questioning look. But Richard turned his face and looked out of the window. She clenched her fists and tried to fake a smile to herself. What was she looking forward? Chapter 26 Wish you a good luck. Chapter 26 Wish you a good luck. After speaking to Brandon, Bonny was sure that Richard was the uncle. She was a little thrilled. She tugged Richard''s sleeves and asked, "Daddy, why didn''t you give the medicine to Mommy yourself that day? Brandon and I spent a long time looking for the drug storeter at that day." Richard''s eyes narrowed a little. Pearl scolded Bonny hurriedly, "Bonny. Be quiet." Bonny drew back her neck. She was always a troublemaker since she was young. Although her brother would like to take the me for her, she still couldn''t escape her punishments. So she was afraid of Pearl sometimes, especially when Pearl called her full name. Immediately, the car became quite. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. "You''re bad at names?" Richard''s broke the silence. Pearl was taken aback. She saw two dark eyes, but they were no longer cold. And in fact, he was staring at her inquisitively. "Brandon? Bonny?" Richard seemed to be deep in his thoughts, "Any special meanings?" Pearl pressed her lips. "No." "Yes." Bonny interrupted, "Mommy, you said our names were special." Pearl''s face stiffened. "Bonny!" Richard frowned and he noticed that Pearl was bing nervous. He turned to Bonny and asked, "Bonny, what do they mean?" "Mommy said that Brandon means wish you a good luck!" Good luck... Hearing it, Brandon''s calm face froze. Pearl lowered her head with huge embarrassment. It was so embarrassing. When she was pregnant, she got a malposition of fetus. But she still hoped she could give birth to the children naturally and had been praying "good luck to myself" even when she was inbor. Therefore, she decided to name the twins after this story, hoping that they would share this same luck. They were just names, symbols. Pearl just stuck to them and she did not ponder about it. However, Ethan had ridiculed her many times because of it. Suddenly, a quietugh rang in the car. Pearl found it was Richard that wasughing. It was so rare for him tough. His perfect face tinted with ayer of golden sunlight from the window looked incredibly gentle and amiable. For on second, Pearl thought that she traveled back to seven years ago. "Daddy, you are even more handsome when you smile." Bonny winked at Richard innocently. "You should smile more often." Richard''s smile froze for a second. He turned his eyes away from Pearl. The smile vanished soon and reced instantly by his usual cold face. Bonny wanted to say more but Pearl gave her a warning look. Bonny pouted quietly but she grabbed Richard''s sleeves sneaky. Suddenly, Bonny''s stomach growled. Bonny turned to Pearl and pointed to her stomach. She exined seriously, "Mommy, I didn''t say anything. It does!" Pearl lost her words. She inspected Richard cautiously and muttered, "I''m not ming you for that." "I''m hungry." "We''ll be home in a few minutes." So many things happened the birthday party. The twins didn''t have got the chance to have lunch. She knew it. Bonny rubbed her stomach but she still grabbed Richard''s sleeve with the other hand. Richard gazed at the small hand. A few secondster, he raised his head and said to the driver, "Get a restaurant." Pearl looked at Richard in astonishment. "There''s no need for that." Richard took a glimpse at her. His eyes were still cold and calm. He parted his thin lips, "I didn''t do it for you." Chapter 27 Bonny just shot herself in the foot. Chapter 27 Bonny just shot herself in the foot. The car pulled over in front of an ordinary restaurant. ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. Lunchtime was over already, so the restaurant was not crowded. The waitress gave them a very warm wee. "Sir, how about sitting there with your wife? It''s also near to the children''s y area." Pearl froze when she heard the word of ''wife''. She tried to exin, "We aren''t..." "Lead the way." Richard seemed to be indifferent. Pearl could not be sure if he interrupted her deliberately or not. Before Pearl turned to look at him again, he had headed to the dining area with Bonny in his arms. They were seated next to the children''s y area. There were slides and ball pits next to them. And their designs were very colorful and enticing. Bonny sat next to Richard causally. She ced her chubby face on Richard''s arm and looked at the menu he was holding. "Daddy, I want some fried chicken wings and fries." "No." Pearl immediately turned Bonny down. Pearl caught a glimpse of Richard''s frown, and she lowered her voice unconsciously, "You ate a lot of junk food this week. So you can''t have more now." She was a doctor, hence she didn''t like to order the twins such junk food. Bonny drew back her neck but still begged gently, "I want an ice cream." "You can only have one each day." "But I haven''t eaten any today." "But you ate two yesterday." Hearing it, Bonny turned to Brandon angrily, "You betrayed me!" Brandon looked up from the menu and said helplessly, "I didn''t." "Then how could Mommy know that I ate your ice-cream yesterday?" After she saying that, something suddenly dawned on Bonny. She covered her mouth hastily with her hands and blinked nervously. Pearl frowned. "You ate your brother''s? So three in total! You''re not allowed to eat ice cream tomorrow either." Bonny just shot herself in the foot. She pressed her lips miserably. Brandon shook his head for Bonny was too impetuous. He wonders where her such kind of nature came from. When they were discussing, Richard ordered all the food and handed the menu back to the waiter. Bonny was upset for she could not eat any fried chicken or ice-cream. She was dispirited and her face turned gloomy. Richardughed and asked, "You love ice-cream so much?" "Yeah." "What kind of vor do you like?" Bonny lowered her head but still replied weakly, "Strawberry." "But the blueberry one here tastes better. Don''t you want to try it?" Bonny was taken aback. She raised her head and saw the waitering to their table with a tray. The waiter smiled at Bonny, "Miss, this is your blueberry ice-cream and the set menu of fried chickens." There were two huge cups of ice cream on the tray. They were topped with blueberry jam and a lot of walnuts. "Ice cream!" Bonny eximed. She jumped up from the seat and hugged Richard''s neck. She kissed on Richard''s face. Her voice was sweet and soft. "Daddy, you''re the best. I love you!" Pearl was taken aback. She didn''t even notice when Richard ordered that. Pearl didn''t know what to say when she saw Bonny hugging Richard happily. She stared at Richard nkly. Warmth tinted the man''s dark eyes. Pearl''splicated gaze made his smile fade a little. He uttered nonchntly, "A little more ice cream won''t do harm to her." Pearl came to her senses. She replied awkwardly, "I''m not trying to stop them eating ice cream anymore, but it''s not good for them to eat so much junk food." "Really? I remember that you eat them a lot yourself before." Pearl''s face stiffened and even her temples throbbed for his words. But Richard remainedposed. He even pushed the other cup of ice cream towards Brandon as if nothing had happened. Brandon checked Richard quickly. His amber eyes were calm. "I don''t like ice cream." Chapter 28 Youre still so unrestrained. Chapter 28 You''re still so unrestrained. Richard''s eyes darkened. He looked carefully at Brandon. The boy''s eyes are as ck as obsidian. But his look was more distant than that of the other children at his age. Pearl was taken aback. Brandon was a silent and cold boy, but he was not rude. Even if he really did not like what people gave to him, he would also thank them politely and receive it. But Brandon refused Richard, which was unusual. Fortunately, the waiter came over and broke the awkward silence. Pearl watched at Richard wiping the ice cream off the mouth of Bonny, and he seemed not to care too much about Brandon''s rejection. Bonny enjoyed Richard''s service naturally. She blinked to him and asked, "Daddy, do you like fries?" "Not really." "You probably never tried them in the best way." "What is that?" "Look." Bonny smiled mysteriously. She picked up a fry and poked it into her ice cream. After getting some ice cream around the fry, she sent it to Richard excitedly, "Daddy." Pearl''s face stiffened. She sounds a little unnatural. "Bonny." Bonny was holding a fry with ice cream. She was sunny and innocent. Richard stared at this miniature of Pearl. And suddenly, everything began to ovep with his memory from seven years ago. Bonny''s eyes were curved when she was smiling. She resembled a lot the young girl in his memory. "Richard, I have my exclusive form for eating fries." "..." "Dipping your fries into the ice cream. You probably never tried it, right? I don''t usually tell people about it." "..." "Come on, just try it!" "..." "Daddy?" A childish voice made hime back to senses. Bonny winked at him and urged again, "Have a try. It''s very delicious. I don''t usually tell people about it." The gentleness faded a little from Richard''s eyes. "Well, Bonny, you should it. I don''t like sweet food." "Daddy, you didn''t even have a try. How could you know that it''s not good? Why don''t you try it?" "Bonny." Pearl interrupted her with a bitter voice. "You should eat yourself. Stop it or you won''t be allowed to have ice cream anymore." It would undoubtedly be a huge blow to Bonny if she couldn''t eat ice cream anymore. So immediately, Pearl''s threat worked. Bonny withdraw her hand reluctantly. She ate the fries but still rmended, "Daddy, you should try it in the future." The little girl didn''t notice that Pearl''s face was stiff. Pearl didn''t even have the courage to look at Richard. Time could definitely heal a lot of things. However, whenever you recalled the past details, all the memories would hurt you once again suddenly and evestingly. The growing dull pain was overwhelming and suffocating. Children will never be able to eat silently. After finishing the chicken wings and fries, Bonny ran to the slide in the children''s y area. As Brandon was worried about her, hence he left with her. Pearl and Richard didn''t follow them and they were just watching the children from their table. Pearl lowered her head to get some food. In her mind, she only wanted to finish her lunch quickly and leave here as soon as possible. "Why do youe back?" She heard Richard''s calm voiceing from across the table . Pearl looked at him. Hisposed eyes made her panic. "I am transferred to here to work." "Just work transfer?" "Yes." "Then how long will you stay?" Richard pressed on. Evidently, he was forcing her to give an exact answer. Pearl pondered for a while and replied, "About 6 to 12 months." "Then, after that?" "Then..." Pearl''s throat was a little dry. "I need to check with the headquarters at that time." Richard''s eyes darkened a little. He snorted, "You''re still so unrestrained." ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. She always returned or left whenever she wanted to, just like before. Pearl did not know what to say, so she put down her chopsticks quietly. "Seven years before, did you leave because of the kids?" Richard looked at her coldly. His gaze was burning a hole in Pearl, which made her clenched her fingers. Her nails sank into her palms which caused a sharp pain. Chapter 29 This was a revenge. Chapter 29 This was a revenge. The rxing atmosphere immediately turned tense when the words ''seven years ago'' were spoken out. Pearl clenched her fists and forced a smile. She tried to sound as calm as possible, "Kind of, but not entirely. I was nning to go on my education, but applying for an university takes many days." She watched as Richard''s eyes turned ice-cold. After all, they had a rtionship of five years before, so they knew each other well. They knew how to change the topic; they also knew exactly how to hurt each other deeply. Richard stared at her coldly. He waited for an exnation, but she didn''t n to say more. Pearl lowered her head and drank some water. She had no intention of apologizing for what happened. "Waiter, check the bill please." Richard stood up. On the way back, Richard didn''t say a word anymore. The atmosphere in the car was terrible. Bonny was still carefree. She couldn''t sense the tension between the two adults, and kept saying childish things to herself. When they arrived, she was already fast asleep in Richard''s arms. Getting out of the car, Pearl was about to wake Bonny up. But out of her surprise, Richard carried Bonny out of the car and even asked coldly, "Which floor?" Pearl was taken aback for a second. "The 12th floor." "Go." She stood rooted to the spot with a shock. Brandon tugged at her skirt. "Mom, let''s go home. I''m tired." After the elevator reached the 12th floor, Pearl went to unlock the door and led Richard into the house. They headed directly to the children''s bedroom toy Bonny on her bed. Seeing the water dripping off Richard''s shirt, Pearl apologized awkwardly, "Sorry about your shirt. Richard shot her a cold look and said, "So easy for your to apologize for such trivial matters." Pearl pressed her lips speechlessly. Richard was always particr about cleaning. Now his entire shoulder was covered with Bonny''s saliva. But he didn''t said a word, although he was probably unhappy internally. She felt conflicted at heart. She didn''t want Richard to spend much time with the children, yet she didn''t want him to hate them either. She had to handle this matter carefully. It was like that she was treading on thin ice. Richard asked suddenly, "Where''s the bathroom?" "Oh, over there." Pearl quickly pointed a way. After Richard went in, she stood for a long time in the living room, listening to the sound of running This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. water in the bathroom. She wasn''t sure what she should do, but she finally made her way to the kitchen to put the kettle on the stove. In the bathroom, Richard faced the mirror with water running from the faucet. He looked at the three electric toothbrushes on the washstand. One was white, and the other smaller two were pink and blue, obviously for the children. Judging from the towels hanging on the rack as well as the shampoo bottles in the basket, there were no signs that a man had been living in the house. Richard felt rxed a bit. He looked at the cat sticker on the corner of the mirror first, and then turned his eyes to his wet shirt, his eyes suddenly became soft. ¡°Crash.¡± The bathroom door opened. Pearl looked almost flustered in the sofa. She looked up and asked, "Do you drink tea?" "No. I got ns." Richard''s expression was t and his gaze was indifferent. Out of courtesy, Pearl walked him downstairs herself. The elevator was descending slowly. Pearl hesitated for some time. Then before they almost reached the ground floor, she said, "Thanks. And no matter what Brandon said to you today, please don''t think much about it. After all, he''s only a child ." "Really? Sometimes I think that a child''s words are more credible." Pearl''s expression grew hard for it. But just as she was about to say more, the elevator bell rang, signaling that they arrived the first floor. The doors opened slowly. "Well , just stop here. You don''t need to walk me any further." Richard walked out of the elevator. Seeing he was leaving, Pearl suddenly shouted without thinking, "Why do you help me?" It''s clear that he despised her. But when everyone was pointing fingers at her, and her own rtives were criticizing her, he helped her. Richard stopped the elevator door from closing, and turned around to look at her. His eyes were cold all the same. "Why are you thinking? Are you thinking that I am going to marry you?" "That''s not what I meant." "Then do you think I''m still loving you?" Richard''s reply was so fast that he didn''t give Pearl a chance to have a good think about this. She was stunned nkly. Yes, she did think so before. Perhaps there was still some affection left. Otherwise, why would he meddle in her affairs? Yes, the Zellweger family had two sons. And people only knew Richard would get married soon, and most of them had never seen him before. But in fact Richard did risk his reputation for her for someone in the party may recognize him? Richard looked at her calmly. His sharp look seemed to be able to see into her heart, making her feel even more guilty, nervous, and helpless. "I didn''t think that." Pearl avoided his gaze. The lift was small. Blocking at the exit, Richard''s body looked like an immovable mountain, which made people feel hard to breathe. Richard snorted, "That''s good. Don''t mind. I just helped you for old times'' sake. This is the first and also thest time I will help. Anything after that isn''t my problem." It was not until Richard walked away and the elevator doors closed that Pearl came back to her senses. At the dinner, Richard announced that he was the father of her children publicly. He said it in front of the entire Yonng family and their close friends that they would hold a wedding ceremony. And Pearl''s father heard it loud and clear too. but now, he left, leaving her to clean up his mess. Was this a help? He caused even more problems for her. She didn''t care much about her rtives, but how could she exin that to her father? Did she have to lie that she hired Richard? She just saw her father and was fixing up their rtionship, and now that was going to be ruined again! After thinking for a while, Pearl''s gratitude to Richard vanished. She pressed the button of the elevator, and her face became gloomy. Richard wasn''t helping her; this was a revenge. In the children''s room, Brandon sat cross-legged on the carpet, leaning his back against his bed with aputer on hisp. He was frowning, making him look smarter than his age. On the screen was a file of a people''s private information. It contained so many details that even the detectives would be amazed. There was his height, weight, likes and dislikes; basically everything about the man was there. The press would definitely like to pay a handsome price for information in the file. If you slide the file, each piece of information was recorded with its exact searching time. The earliest one was three years before. Chapter 30 Friends should help each other, right? Chapter 30 Friends should help each other, right? The young Brandon was absorbed by the information on hisputer. ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org. "Daddy..." Bonny was talking in her sleep. Brandon looked up from behind theputer. His sister was kicking her quilt off. She seemed to be eating something delicious in her dream. Brandon''s eyes softened. He closed theputer and got on his feet. When Pearl opened the door, she saw Brandon sitting by the bed to cover his sister with her quilt. Hearing the sound of the door, Brandon turned his head and looked at the door. "Mom." Pearl came in and sat down beside him. "Brandon, I''m sorry you have to take care of Bonny these days. I was making preparations for your new school. I''m sure things will get better after the summer vacation." Brandon also sat down cross-legged. He asked with a calm expression, "Mom, are you sure? Won''t Bonny make more trouble at school?" Thinking of the troubles Bonny made abroad, Pearl found that she couldn''t smile anymore. She said resignedly, "Let''s not think that first. You''ll have to go to school anyway." She coughed to cover her awkwardness and quickly changed the subject. "Well, you haven''t told me what happened at the party today." Why would Brandon suddenly show up with Richard and call him ''daddy''? The entire afternoon felt like ages to Pearl. If it happened to another woman with a weaker mind, she would have broken down. "I heard Aunt''s assistant calling someone, and felt like something must was wrong." Just as Pearl went out to attend the party, Evelina went to her house to pick up the two kids. Because she had the photo of Pearl and looked a lot like Pearl, Brandon didn''t think too much and went with them. At the hotel, Evelina''s assistant took the kids to the yroom. Bonny was naughty and sneaked out of the room without the assistant''s notice. While looking for her, Brandon overheard the phone call inadvertently. Before Brandon said this, Pearl knew already what Evelina''s intentions were. She wanted to humiliate Pearl in front of their rtives and friends. Evelina wanted to embarrass her father and destroy the her rtionship between her father. But how did this have anything to do with Richard? Pearl looked at her son. She asked, "Then how did you end up with...Richard?" Brandon crossed his legs and his hands first. Then he continued sayingposedly, "When I spotted Bonny, she had already ran to you. There was no use chasing after her then." Coincidentally, it was at the same time that Richard just walked into the banquet hall. "That''s why I asked him help me." A simple sentence exined the whole thing. Pearl frowned, waiting for more information, but he didn''t say anything else. "Is that all?" "Yes." "You asked him for help, and he just agreed?" "Yes." Sometimes Brandon''s short replies could drive her crazy. He would always answered a question with several words. If he could, he would just reply with a word. "But why did you call him... father?" "About that." Brandon suddenly looked at her. "Mom, is he our Dad?" Pearl was taken aback. She immediately denied it, "Of course not. He and I... just old ssmates." She denied it so quick but she didn''t dare to look at Brandon. She felt very guilty. "Then everything is fine." Brandon let go of her arm. He leanedzily against his sister''s bed, "Mom, friends should help each other, right?" Even Brandon was young, he was very good at manipting the flow of the conversation. Somehow, he had seeded directing it back to Pearl. Looking at theplicated look on her son''s face, which bore so much resemnce to the man who just left a few minutes ago, Pearl''s heart pounded uneasily. "Yes, you''re right." She was the one who ask questions first, but now it felt like the spotlight was on her. "Just forget it." Pearl thought to herself. "Since everything is over now. The children would not have anything to do with Richard in the future. So there''s no difference if they know the truth." Thinking of this, she got up with the support of the bed. "I''m leaving. Have a good rest with your sister." "Alright." Closing the door behind her, Pearl went back to the living room. She sat down, feeling a little tired. Over the past seven years, she had raised the children alone while working and studying. On average, she could only sleep for two hours a day, yet she wasn''t tired at that time. But today, after spending a half afternoon with Richard, she seemed to have exhausted all of her energy. Beside her, her phone started vibrating. She dug out the phone from under the pillows, then checked the screennguidly. When she saw the ID, her eyes lit up and she quickly pressed the answer button. "Mr. Watson." "Hi, Pearl." Mr. Watson was gentle as always. "How are you these days at home?" "I am fine. And I was waiting for your call. So is it okay for me to go back to work now?" She had been staying at home for a while. And she wasn''t used to having so much free time. Moreover, her children were very independent who didn''t need much of her care. In fact, on the contrary, she was the one who got help from them sometimes . "That still needs some time. You know how bad the influences were, and there are still a lot of rumors going around in the hospital." Hearing that, Pearl''s eyes dimmed a little. "However, there is a new job here. It doesn''t need you to stay at the office, so maybe you can have a try." "What is it?" "Well. In order to help patients to learn more about medicine through medical dramas, a TV series contacted our hospital for an consultant to direct all the medical facts in it. Are you willing to join them?" "A consultant?" "Yes. You''re a professional doctor, and you may dislike doing such trivial things, so if you don''t want to..." "Yes, I will join them." Pearl agreed. "Sir, if people could learn more about medicine through this medical drama, I am willing to join them. When I was a student, I already know that the scalpel isn''t the only tol to save a patient." The first ss she took in the medical school was from her graduate and undergraduate teacher. The whole lesson was discussing why you chose to be a doctor. Most of the students said they wanted to save lives, but none of them knew clearly how to save a life, or whose life need to be saved, even after they graduated. It was Pearl''s dream to be a good doctor to cure diseases and save lives, which was beyond doubt. On the other side of the phone, Mr. Watson was obviously relieved. His said withugh, "Pearl, I''ve never met someone as straightforward and upright as you. I believe it was a misunderstanding before." "Thank you for your trust. Mr. Watson. Then when can I start working?" "Next Monday." "I''ll do my best." Chapter 31 Enemies Were Bound To Meet On A Narrow Road. Chapter 31 Enemies Were Bound To Meet On A Narrow Road. Although there was no news of when she could return to work, the job of the medical consultant of the crew has temporarily alleviated Pearl''s anxiety. Before returning home, she bought two ice creams for Bonny. While there was still a weekend, she took her two children to have fun in Kityall city. On Sunday, they went to the amusement park and bought two ice creams for Bonny before going back home. On the way home, holding an ice cream in each hand, Bonny took a lick from the right one, then the left one. She was overjoyed. "Mommy, why are you so delighted today?" "Because I''m going to work tomorrow." Pearl changed her slippers and said. Bonny''s eyes lit up. "Really?" "It was not you worked tomorrow. Why are you so happy, huh?" At the end, Brandon walked at thest. He closed the door and replied expressionless, "Because if you go to work, we can order takeout." Hearing this, Pearl''s face stiffed and said discontentedly, "Come on, was my cooking so bad?" "To be honest?" Brandon looked at her. The air was a little awkward for a moment. Pearl cleared her throat and waved her hand, "Neve mind. If you order takeout, don''t order unhealthy things, and eat less snacks." Bonny was a smart girl. She pestered Pearl, saying, "Mommy, your cooking is good, even better than takeout. It''s healthy and nutritious." Pearl picked her up immediately and spun her around. "My baby girl is so sweet." Bonny blinked in her arms. "Then, Mommy, can we order fried chicken and fries tonight?" "No." Pearl immediately put her downwith a straight face. "Mommy, you said I was your sweet girl, right?" "Of course," leaned over and pinched her face, "But you''re a bad child now. That won''t work for me. It''ll only work on Ethan." "Of course," said Pearl, bending over and pinching her face, "but you little rascal, it only worked on Ethan." After that, she soon turned around and walked to the kitchen without looking back. "We have noodles tonight. Noodles and poached eggs. If you don''t finish it, the snacks this week will be halved." Bonny nced at her older brother, handed over one of the ice cream she had eaten more than half, and smiled like a flower, "Brandon, do you want it?" "No thanks," Brandon rejected and looked at the half-eaten ice cream with disdain. Bonny came over again, blinking and blinking, "Brandon..." Brandon had no choice but to said, "Okay. I''ll help you eat half of your noodles." Bonny immediately gave him a kiss oh his face. "You''re the best!" Brandon''s face was covered with ice cream, which made him feel disgusted and speechless. At night, the moonlight shone through the purple curtains onto the carpet. In the children''s room, Pearl was leaning against Bonny''s bed with a children''s storybook in her hand. "In the end, Cindere and prince lived together happily..." "..." "That''s the end. It''s time to sleep. Mommy has to go to work tomorrow." Bonny turned over on her bed and demaned, "Kiss,kiss." Pearl smiled dotingly and kissed on her forehead. "Good night, sweetheart." "Good night, Mommy." After putting down the book, Pearl kissed Brandon''s forehead too. "Goodnight, baby." "Good night, Mommy." When the door was closed, there was only an aromatherapymp was on in the room. The light was dim and yellow, emitting a faint smell ofvender. "Brandon... " In the darkness came the voice of Bonny. There wasn''t a trace of sleepiness at all. Brandon had uesd to this. The best way to get Bonny to sleep quietly was to ignore her, so he closed his eyes and pretended pretended to be asleep, ignoring her totally. If it was in normal times, Bonny would climb onto his bed but today she didn''t. There was a rustle in the dark. Brandon frowned, raised his head and looked at the source of the sound. Bonny was sitting cross legged on the ground, with aptop in front of her, and the light of the screen shone on her face. Brandon''s heart did a flip. He sat up suddenly. "Bonny." Bonny turned the screen to him, her face filled with pride."Brandon, what is this?" On the screen was a file which Brandon had forgotten to close. Because Pearl worried that they couldn''t learn Chinese well abroad, so she taught them Chinese from a young age. Therefore, even Bonny was palyful and naughty, she could read Chinese very well. Moreover, there was a photo of Richard, which can be recognized at a nce. " Brandon immediately got out of bed and turned off theptop. "Nothing." Bonny held his arm. "I saw it already. You knew he was our daddy, right?" Brandon calmed down and looked at her seriously."Bonny, he''s not our daddy, You should know that no matter who our daddy is, since Mommy doesn''t intend to tell us has, we shouldn''t care about it. This is adult''s business. Mommy has been through so much." "So she needs someone to take care of her." Bonny tilted his head and looked at his brother. Her eyes shed in the dark, "Brandon, let''s go find daddy." Pearl woke up very early the next morning, Putting on light makeup, she chose a casual white suit from her wardrobe, and tied a ponytail in the mirror. If she didn''t say it, no one could see that she was a mother. ording to the address sent by Mr. Watson, she went directly to the ce where the crew filmed for on-site guidance. Because the script needed to be kept a secret, she couldn''t get it, so she could only follow the crew on site. The shooting site was a private hospital in the suburbs of Kityall City. It took nearly two hours to drive there. After arriving there, a staff came to pick Pearl up. He was a young man in his thirties. When he saw Pearl, he was very enthusiastic, "Dr. yonng, right? It was a long way. You must be tired." "It''s ok." She smiled politely. "The crew is over there. Just follow me. Now the shooting has started. The former consultant was also from your hospital, but she is pregnant and can''t run around with our crew. So we asked Mr. Watson arrange another one. I heard that Dr. Yonng is alraedy a department chief at such a young age. That''s awesome. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. "Thanks, I''m ttered." After some greetings, Pearl followed the attendant into the hospital. As soon as they entered the door, she saw cameras running on the track, the lights were bright. All departments were in good order, and no one spoke around. The staff member turned around and made a gesture of "Shh". Pearl understood and followed him lightly. The camera was facing the elevator, and the director sat in the back, "OK, all departments, pay attention, we''re rolling soon." The camera assistant walked up in front of the camera with the te. "Surgeon''s Story. Scene one, take three, action!" The elevator door opened slowly, and the heroine came out, wearing 6-inch heels. Her white coat was blown up by the wind. Her face was calm with exquisite makeup. There was a hint of determined energy on it. Seeing this, Pearl suddenly narrowed her eyes and subconsciously clenched the script she had just got in her hand. The world was too small. Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. Chapter 32 They Were Enemies Chapter 32 They Were Enemies Clutching the script, it took a long time for her toe back to her senses. She never expected that the heroine of the y was her sister, Evelina. Obviously, Evelina saw her too through the camera. Staring at Pearl for less than a second, she quickly recovered and acted recited with another actor. After all, being a professional actress, she had excellent professional diathesis. "Okay, cut." The director raised his hand and finished the shooting. "Evelina, that was good. We need to add another scer. Everyone, please prepare for the next scene, then take a break." The makeup artist walked to Evelina immediately for a touchup, but she waved her away and walked straight in the direction of Pearl. Pearl''s eyes were slightly tightened. Evelina looked at her and asked unpleasantly. "Why are you here?" Before Pearl could speak, the staff member nced at them shot them asked in hesitation, "Evelina, do you know Dr. Yonng? Dr. Yonng is the medical consultant for our y." "Medical consultant?" Evelina frowned and nced at the work card on Pearl''s chest. "You''re really haunted." As soon as she said that, everyone around them looked at each other. It was obvious they not only knew each other, but also it looked like they were enemies. Pearl frowned slightly. "I didn''t know you were the heroine before. I just got the script." "Now you knew it, can you leave?" "No." Hearing this, Evelina''s face changed. Pearl looked at her in a calm face, "This is my job. If you can''t ept it, you can ask the crew to rece me, but I have no reason to leave by myself." "You... " Evelina became annoyed quickly. But with so many people surrounding them, she could not be angry. She gritted her teeth and endured, "well, I would like to see how dedicated you are, Dr. Yonng." She left after saying that. Pearl frowned and thought to herself, "I don''t want to work with you,ok? I''m mad too." If she had known that Evelina was in this drama,, she would not have taken the job. Her sister was narrow-minded since childhood. When she made such a fuss at the banquetst time, she obviously regarded Pearl as a thorn in the flesh. Their meeting only brought troubles. However, she had already epted the job. If she told Mr. Watson that she wanted to quit, there would be no more hope for her to return to the hospital. The staff member beside her asked in a low voice,"Dr. Yonng.Do you know Evelina?" "You''re both Yonng. Are you sisters?" Pearl returned to her senses without a positive answer. Instead, she asked calmly, "Have you heard that Evelina has any siblings? Evelina''s intro stated clearly that she was the only child in her family. Over the years, she had neve mentioned that she had any siblings. Her fans knew this very well. Seven years, she had been away for too long. There should be no trace of her existence in the Yonng family now. The staff member scratched his head, feeling confused. "Then, you and Evelina are..." Pearl nced at him. "We''re just acquaintances. No matter what, I''ll do my job." He replied a little akwardly, "Yes, we have faith in your professionalism." They were worried that Evelina would make trouble. People who were in this industry all knew that she was bad-tempered. The morning was peaceful. The next scene after lunch was in the operating room. The doctor yed by Evelina needed to do a heart bypass surgery. Of course,The specific operation would not be filmed, but they would use some professional terminology and suture action. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. Pearl personally demonstrated with the scalpel, "Generally, there will be more sweating at this time. It will be more realistic for nurses to wipe their sweat next to them." "Yes, what we need is authenticity," the director appreciated the expertise of Pearl and asked, "Does Dr. Yonng think there was anything wrong with our shooting this morning? Or what else needs to be corrected?" Pearl thought for a minute and spotted the heels on Evelina''s feet. She said seriously, "Being doctors, we never wear heels during work. We have too much work to do, and if we wore heels the whole day, our legs would be too sore at the end of the day. Moreover, we must wear enclosed shoes in the operation room." As soon as she finished speaking, Evelina said with dissatisfied voice. "What are you talking about? We''re filming, but not really seeing a doctor. If we follow everything you say, then how can we shoot this y? we going to continue production? Do you want us to refilm from the start?" "Yes, we have to." It was the director''s serious voice. "It was my mistake. We have to refilm all the scenes that include your feet. Otherwise, I have to cut it outter." "Huh? Refilm? Director..." Evelina''s face changed instantly. "We have filmed a lot ready." The director just waved his hand without saying too much. "Let''s shoot this scene first. Go and change your shoes." Hearing that, Evelina''s face flushed red with anger. After filming, they were taking a break. Pearl was about to drink water when she heard someone stomping towards her. "Pearl, you did that on purpose, didn''t you?" Her looked angry. "Who do you think you are? A professional medical consultant? If you are so capable, how can you be sent here by the hospital? Wouldn''t you have patients lining up for your consultations?" Pearl didn''t want to argue with her, so she said indifferently, "I don''t mind if you want to continue making such a noise. You are an artist and I''m not. It also affects your reputation." "Are you threatening me?" "Why can''t you understand? Never mind! "Stop. Where are you going?" Pearl answered without looking back, "That''s all my work today, so I''m leaving." "Who allowed you?" As soon as she said that, Pearl had a pain in her wrist. When she looked back, a cup of cold water poured down her face. She suddenly shivered and looked at Evalina unbelievably. There was also a cry of surprise around, and all the staff of the crew were stunned The heroine of the crew fought with the crew member, which could be a headline. Evelina heavily put down the cup on the table and made a ''Bang'' sound. Looking at Pearl with gloomy eyes, "Did you really think that I have to be overcautious a d let you y tricks just because I''m a celebrity. Pearl, we are not children any more. You are not the center of the world. No one will revolve around you. " Cold water has been sliding down Pearl''s hair into her neck, mixed with the tingling of words on the eardrum, amde her heart ache. If she hadn''t returned, she would never think that her sister hated her to this extent. "You''d better disappear now. Otherwise, I don''t know what will happen to youter. But I can guarantee that no one will stand on your side with me in the crew Pearl clenched her fists. She felt that it was really hard to breathe suddenly. Among all the whispers, a thin cold male voice suddenly passing through the stagnant air and falling in the ears of everyone. "How arrogant of you to say that, Miss Yonng. Who told you that you are in