Chapter 23
Rickard came the next day.
Hesper had not slept the entire night. She only managed to fall asleep in the morning for a short while before someone kicked open the door strenuously.
The man removed her blanket crudely, his anger still not vented. “Wake up! How do you still have the nerve. to sleep?”
Hesper opened her eyes in a daze, and there was still drowsy confusion in her eyes. She could only see the people before her clearly after a few seconds.
It was Rickard and Juniper.
He held her hand in an intimate manner that made him seem like he was defending her.
Hence, the moment Hesper had been anticipating felt like a joke. She felt bitterness in her throat but forcefully kept up her appearance and refused to show her emotion. “What’s going on?”
Rickard said through clenched teeth, “How do you still have the nerve to ask me what’s going on? You vilified Juniper, and now that the truth has been revealed, you’re supposed to apologize to her and beg for her forgiveness.”
Hesper wondered if she misheard him.
“What?”
He was actually asking her to apologize to Juniper.
Rickard enunciated his words clearly and said in an especially cold manner, “Think about Juniper’s status and think about yourself. Do you think that you can vilify the heiress of the Wights so casually? Moreover, you’re the one at fault in this incident, so it isn’t considered unfair for you to apologize to her.”
Hesper raised her head and burst out laughing incredulously. “Heh–heh…”
Look, this is my wonderful husband who only ever doubts me and hurts me.
“Don’t even think about trying to make me apologize!”
“Hesper, follow my order or face the consequences!”
Rickard was infuriated as well. Juniper was tremendously aggrieved because of this incident, and all he wanted was for Hesper to apologize so they could let bygones be bygones. Why couldn’t she do it?
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