A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Because of Rickard, Hesper tried all sorts of ways to please the Duvals in the past. She would always put up with them no matter how badly Madam Duval and Sophia insulted her.

Sophia was used to seeing Hesper’s submissive mannerism, so she was caught off guard when Hesper called her a toad. She was incredulous. “How dare you scold me, Hesper!”

“I can scold you if I want. Do I need to choose a day?” The utterly disappointed Hesper felt as if she was free from the heavy burden weighing down on her. She stopped holding back.

Feeling as if her authority was challenged, Sophia was so furious that her face flushed scarlet. She pointed at Hesper and burst out in a torrent of abuses. “You b*tch, who the f*ck do you think you are…”

Hesper slapped away Sophia’s pointing finger. Sophia, refusing to be treated that way, stretched out her hand and shoved Hesper ferociously.

Hesper, caught off guard, lost her balance due to her weak physical condition. She missed a step on the stairs and rolled down the staircase before hitting her head on a step.

Sophia was stunned for a moment, but then she recovered from her surprise and discovered that Hesper was injured and bleeding. She immediately clapped and cheered. “B*tch, this is what you get for going against me…”

However, her voice halted to a stop when she saw a pair of dim eyes.

Without her notice, Rickard stood over there and looked at her coldly. His dark eyes brimmed with thick darkness as if a storm was brewing.

Sophia had always been afraid of her elder brother Rickard. Scared out of her wits by his terrifying appearance, she could not breath. “D…Dick…”

In fact, for a brief moment, she even feared that he would choke her to death.

Fortunately, Rickard did not do that but took a few steps forward and scooped the unconscious Hesper into his arms before blurting something extremely cold and harsh. “If anything bad happens to Hesper, you’ll have to explain yourself to grandfather.”

Sophia trembled upon hearing the remark. Everyone knew how much Mr. Duval Sr. doted on Hesper. So much so that he loved her more than his own granddaughter, Sophia!

Mr. Duval was receiving treatment overseas in the meantime, so he was unaware of the situation at home. If he were to find out that Sophia pushed Hesper down the stairs…the consequences would be too ghastly to comprehend.

Sophia only felt lingering fear and called up the doctor in a haste. She could not refrain herself from thinking in her heart, “How great it would have been for Hesper to die during childbirth with her child so she wouldn’t be causing so much trouble! That woman is quite lucky!”

The doctor quickly arrived and examined Hesper. Fortunately, she was not injured severely. Her body was only weakened from the childbirth and needed more nourishment.

Sophia was relieved hearing the doctor’s explanation. She was planning on making a secret escape when her attention was suddenly drawn by a document placed on the bedside table.

“Huh, what’s this?” She sneakily picked up the document and rifled through it. Then, she widened her eyes in surprise. “Divorce papers!”

Rickard’s ferocious-looking pupils constricted ever so slightly.

Sophia wondered if there was something wrong with her eyes. How else would she find these divorce papers in Hesper’s room? Moreover, Hesper’s name was already signed on the papers.

Oh god, I must be hallucinating!

Hesper actually wants to get a divorce?

That’s impossible!

Hesper loves Rickard so much, and she’s only managed to get herself hitched with a great deal of effort, so how could she bear to get a divorce?

While Sophia was shocked, the divorce papers in her hand were pulled away by Rickard.

“Rickard…” Sophia was about to say something when she realized that Rickard’s expression was even more unpleasant and terrifying than earlier. His entire body emitted a terrifying, foreboding presence.

He looked just like a beast that was about to be enraged.

“Get out of here,” said Rickard coldly.

Sophia did not have the courage to speak anymore. She quickly scrambled out of the room as if her life depended on it.