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Chapter 99
Chapter 99
Chapter 99
The structure of the building was completed and the interior was under renovation.
Workers and ladders could be seen everywhere and everyone was busy with their own tasks.
“This spot, the paint is uneven. Please go over it again.”
When Rickard walked over, he saw Hesper in a red dress pointing around a ladder. The bright color NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.
made her look so stunning, her dark hair fell behind her shoulders and she was even prettier than
before.
Suddenly, the man who was on the ladder accidentally kicked a can of paint over, and the white paint
spilled downward-
“Watch out!”
Rickard yelled out and rushed over to grab her, using his back to block the paint from her.
Hesper immediately shoved him away after he hugged her. “Who says you can hug me!”
Rickard didn’t expect that, so he stumbled backward. That was when Hesper saw what was on his
back and was stunned.
“Are you alright, Mr. Duval?”
Benji rushed over and when he saw what Hesper did, he said, ” Mrs. Duval, Mr. Duval was just trying to
save you. If he didn’t shield you, you would have been drenched.”
“I don’t need you to jump in.” Rickard frowned. It was by instinct
that he saved her, so there was no need to ask for her gratitude.” I came here because I need to speak
to you. Can I have a word with you?”
If all that didn’t happen, Hesper would have rejected him, but seeing how his back was soaked by
paint, she nodded.
They both went into the CEO’s office, which was already
completed. Benji went to the mall to get him a shirt to change
into.
While waiting, Hesper thought that it was funny that the room that she would be using in the future was
already used by
Rickard first. Was it fate?
“I’m ready.” The man’s voice was heard from behind her. Hesper turned around and saw that he was
already in a fresh white shirt. All he needed was to clean up and he already looked like a rich
man.
Rickard had always worn dark colors and rarely wore anything so pale. He looked so different with
what he was wearing now.
However, Hesper wasn’t in the mood to appreciate any of that, so she calmly raised her chin. “What do
you want to talk about?”
“Did you do something to Juniper’s face?”
Even though she guessed why he was there, she still thought that it was funny when she heard it from
him.
“Did you put yourself in danger to come to see me about that?”
Rickard ignored her tone and said in a serious tone: “What did you give to her? Is there an antidote?”
“Don’t worry, I just want her to look ugly. She won’t die.”
“What about an antidote?”
“There is no antidote.” Hesper was honest. That pill was
developed by Julian and Professor Miles. It was a prank, but it turned out to be effective. She went to
their lab and got a few before she came back, just in case she needed them.
Rickard thought she was lying, so he frowned. “Enough. Juniper is the only descendant of the Wight
family, so they wouldn’t just let her be hurt without doing anything. If the Wights start
attacking you, you-”
“Don’t exaggerate.” Hesper cut him off. “Do you really care about me, or are you worried about Mrs.
Wight’s daughter? I think you know the answer.”
Rickard looked surprised.
Hesper thought it was funny because she did so much to make him happy in the past, and that
included finding out more about his past. She knew about the help that Mrs. Wight gave to him.
“If you already know that, then you know that I have to get the antidote no matter what.”