Mysterious Mr.Richard novel Chapter 58

The elevator doors opened slowly. The garage was cold, even colder than it was on the surface level. Pearl didn't like here. Once she came out, she thought of meeting with Helena yesterday.

Richard's assistant was standing in front of the car. As soon as he saw Pearl, he nodded to her politely. Then he opened the door and said, "Dr. Yonng, please." 

Richard was in the car.

The car drove out of the garage and left Jackson Hospital. Outside the window, the trees in the suburbs quickly passed. It was very quiet in the car. The air conditioner was set to a very low temperature. Rubbing her arms, Pearl felt a little cold.

Shortly after the car started driving, Pearl's phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she subconsciously glanced at Richard, only to see that he was leaning against the back of his chair and closing his eyes to rest. It seemed like he didn't pay attention to her, so she answered the call and said in a low voice, "Hello?"     

At the other end came the voice of Alex, a little anxious, "Pearl, where are you now? I just finished an operation and heard that you were injured. Are you okay?"

"It's all right. It's already bandaged it."

"Are you still at the set? I'll go look for you and send you home to rest.

"It's okay. I'm on my way back now."   

He was relieved, "Ok. Go back and have a good rest. I'll see you later."   

"It's okay, I..." Pearl was about to ask him not to worry about her when the hair on the back of her neck stood up. Her intuition had always been accurate as she noticed Richard's eyes were staring at her. His gaze was calm and made her feel guilty.   

Immediately, she could hardly continue, so she hung up the phone hurriedly.

"Alex?"

Richard's cold voice came next to her.

"Yes." Pearl managed a forced nod and said.

He really cares about you. Wherever you go, he will follow you. He hasn't changed after all these years. "

"You misunderstood. He came toJackson Hospital for an academic symposium. It has nothing to do with me."

"Really?" Richard sneered. "Why you explained so much to me?"

His words made Pearl stunned and embarrassed for a time. It seemed that she cared more about his opinion. That was why she explained about Alex to him.  

So it seemed that Richard was still the same as before. He was competitive and would seize time to strike whenever he could.  

He didn't say anything more. Richard started to rest after sneering at Pearl. 

The summer afternoons could make people feel sleepy. Looking at the moving scenes outside, Pearl's eyelids felt heavy.

She had no idea when she had fallen asleep. She even had a vague dream.   

Richard kept awake. Seeing Pearl curled up and hugging herself, he frowned. Then he raised the temperature and instructed the driver to drive a little slower.    

Adriana called him,when they were about to arrive downtown.

Checking who is calling, Richard glanced at Pearl and pressed the answer button.

"Richard, Won't yo be at the company? Hattie prepared some soup and sent it over to the company. She came back and said that she didn't see you." Adriana's voice sounded gentle as it usually would.

"I visited the crew. I'll go back later."

"Well. The soup's in the refrigerator. I'll remind the secretary to heat it up and you can drink it."

"Okay. Thank you."