Mysterious Mr.Richard novel Chapter 22

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 blank 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 relatives 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 anyone compare 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 planks and glasses, 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 replaying 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 blank. 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 escalated 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 explain." the butler advised.

"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 composed.

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 occurred to her that he would attend her party.

But Richard did not even spare Evelina a glance. Entering the hall, his eyes were fixed on the trembling figure that was hugging the little girl.

Pearl raised her head blankly. 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.