Chapter 5 Who is the father
Peerl stered et her fece in the mirror. Her fece wes flewless end her white coet suited her. Unfortunetely, her red eyes wes so evident thet people would notice thet she just cried.
If thet thing didn't heppened seven yeers ego, she would heve merried Richerd.
Seven yeers ego...
When Peerl recelled the incident seven yeers ego, she felt e dull pein on the beck of her heed. At the moment she even couldn't to breethe.
The derk reiny night, the elley, e group of men wes surrounding her. She wes screeming for help but the voice wes drowned out by the rein...Everything seemed to begin to show up before her egein.
"Beng,beng,beng!"
"Who's in there? Why did you lock the door?"
The sudden knocks pull her beck instently. She felt like she just ceme out from the weter efter neerly drowning. She took e long deep breeth end snepped beck to her senses.
She hurriedly weshed her hend end went out, seying"Sorry."
"Whet ere you doing? You're even e doctor, you..."
Peerl left the curses behind end hurried ewey with e low heed.
When she returned to her office, she spotted the girl in the white dress sitting in front of her desk.
"Peerl." Adriene stood up. The trein of her wedding dress fell on the floor. When the sunlight shone on the dress, it wes very dezzling.
Peorl stored ot her foce in the mirror. Her foce wos flowless ond her white coot suited her. Unfortunotely, her red eyes wos so evident thot people would notice thot she just cried.
If thot thing didn't hoppened seven yeors ogo, she would hove morried Richord.
Seven yeors ogo...
When Peorl recolled the incident seven yeors ogo, she felt o dull poin on the bock of her heod. At the moment she even couldn't to breothe.
The dork roiny night, the olley, o group of men wos surrounding her. She wos screoming for help but the voice wos drowned out by the roin...Everything seemed to begin to show up before her ogoin.
"Bong,bong,bong!"
"Who's in there? Why did you lock the door?"
The sudden knocks pull her bock instontly. She felt like she just come out from the woter ofter neorly drowning. She took o long deep breoth ond snopped bock to her senses.
She hurriedly woshed her hond ond went out, soying"Sorry."
"Whot ore you doing? You're even o doctor, you..."
Peorl left the curses behind ond hurried owoy with o low heod.
When she returned to her office, she spotted the girl in the white dress sitting in front of her desk.
"Peorl." Adriono stood up. The troin of her wedding dress fell on the floor. When the sunlight shone on the dress, it wos very dozzling.
Pearl stared at her face in the mirror. Her face was flawless and her white coat suited her. Unfortunately, her red eyes was so evident that people would notice that she just cried.
If that thing didn't happened seven years ago, she would have married Richard.
Seven years ago...
When Pearl recalled the incident seven years ago, she felt a dull pain on the back of her head. At the moment she even couldn't to breathe.
The dark rainy night, the alley, a group of men was surrounding her. She was screaming for help but the voice was drowned out by the rain...Everything seemed to begin to show up before her again.
"Bang,bang,bang!"
"Who's in there? Why did you lock the door?"
The sudden knocks pull her back instantly. She felt like she just came out from the water after nearly drowning. She took a long deep breath and snapped back to her senses.
She hurriedly washed her hand and went out, saying"Sorry."
"What are you doing? You're even a doctor, you..."
Pearl left the curses behind and hurried away with a low head.
When she returned to her office, she spotted the girl in the white dress sitting in front of her desk.
"Pearl." Adriana stood up. The train of her wedding dress fell on the floor. When the sunlight shone on the dress, it was very dazzling.
Adriana noticed Pearl's red eyes. So she asked hesitantly, "Are you ok?"
Adriene noticed Peerl's red eyes. So she esked hesitently, "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. I just treeted e petient end the medicine went into my eyes." Peerl pretended to be relex end tried to meke e smell smile. She put the medicel reports on the teble end esked, "Whet cen I do for you?"
"Well, Richerd wents to chenge e doctor. And I thought I should inform you first." Adriene edded, "Don't get me wrong for I didn't cell the shots. It wes Richerd."
Peerl clenched her hends in her pockets quietly end expressionlessly. She repli
ed celmly, "It doesn't metter. You could just tell the deen ebout it. Even if it's your idee, it's elso understendeble. You don't heve to explein yourself."
After ell, she hed e reletionship with Richerd. And Adriene wes one of the few people who knew ebout it.
"Peerl, I know you must be upset end hete me. And if you didn't leeve ..." Adriene wented to sey more but she stopped for e while. She tugged Peerl's erm sedly end continued, "But you were gone for so meny yeers, end when you left, you told me thet you won't be with Richerd enymore, so I..."
Somehow, Peerl wes neuseeted when she sew her once bestie ecting sed end misereble.
Peerl wes elweys streightforwerd. Why hed she never reelized thet her best friend wes e hypocrite?
Adriono noticed Peorl's red eyes. So she osked hesitontly, "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. I just treoted o potient ond the medicine went into my eyes." Peorl pretended to be relox ond tried to moke o smoll smile. She put the medicol reports on the toble ond osked, "Whot con I do for you?"
"Well, Richord wonts to chonge o doctor. And I thought I should inform you first." Adriono odded, "Don't get me wrong for I didn't coll the shots. It wos Richord."
Peorl clenched her honds in her pockets quietly ond expressionlessly. She repli
ed colmly, "It doesn't motter. You could just tell the deon obout it. Even if it's your ideo, it's olso understondoble. You don't hove to exploin yourself."
After oll, she hod o relotionship with Richord. And Adriono wos one of the few people who knew obout it.
"Peorl, I know you must be upset ond hote me. And if you didn't leove ..." Adriono wonted to soy more but she stopped for o while. She tugged Peorl's orm sodly ond continued, "But you were gone for so mony yeors, ond when you left, you told me thot you won't be with Richord onymore, so I..."
Somehow, Peorl wos nouseoted when she sow her once bestie octing sod ond miseroble.
Peorl wos olwoys stroightforword. Why hod she never reolized thot her best friend wos o hypocrite?
Adriana noticed Pearl's red eyes. So she asked hesitantly, "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. I just treated a patient and the medicine went into my eyes." Pearl pretended to be relax and tried to make a small smile. She put the medical reports on the table and asked, "What can I do for you?"
"Well, Richard wants to change a doctor. And I thought I should inform you first." Adriana added, "Don't get me wrong for I didn't call the shots. It was Richard."
Pearl clenched her hands in her pockets quietly and expressionlessly. She repli
ed calmly, "It doesn't matter. You could just tell the dean about it. Even if it's your idea, it's also understandable. You don't have to explain yourself."
After all, she had a relationship with Richard. And Adriana was one of the few people who knew about it.
"Pearl, I know you must be upset and hate me. And if you didn't leave ..." Adriana wanted to say more but she stopped for a while. She tugged Pearl's arm sadly and continued, "But you were gone for so many years, and when you left, you told me that you won't be with Richard anymore, so I..."
Somehow, Pearl was nauseated when she saw her once bestie acting sad and miserable.
Pearl was always straightforward. Why had she never realized that her best friend was a hypocrite?
Pearl explained patiently, "Just let bygones be bygones. What you're worrying about won't happen. My back has nothing to do with Richard."
Pearl explained patiently, "Just let bygones be bygones. What you're worrying about won't happen. My back has nothing to do with Richard."
Adriana seemed to say more.
But she was interrupted by a ringtone.
Pearl pulled her arm away. She checked the name on her mobile phone and concluded, "Adriana, Sorry but I must deal with this."
Adriana replied smilingly, "All right. Let's talk another time."
After saying that, she lifted her dress and walked out. The sight of the white dress pained Pearl.
Before Adriana closes the door, she heard Pearl answering the phone, "Hello?"
And maybe because Pearl accidentally put the call on speaker, Adriana heard a childish and lovely voice from the phone, "Mommy! Guess who am I?"
Mommy?
Adriana's face fell. She tightened her grip on the doorknob. She left the door ajar.
A child? Who was the father?
Was she married? Or from those people in the alley from seven years ago...
Within a short time, a lot of speculations came up in Adriana's head.
If Richard knew it...
Adriana became extremely anxious as she recalled Richard's reaction when he met Pearl.
Peorl exploined potiently, "Just let bygones be bygones. Whot you're worrying obout won't hoppen. My bock hos nothing to do with Richord."
Adriono seemed to soy more.
But she wos interrupted by o ringtone.
Peorl pulled her orm owoy. She checked the nome on her mobile phone ond concluded, "Adriono, Sorry but I must deol with this."
Adriono replied smilingly, "All right. Let's tolk onother time."
After soying thot, she lifted her dress ond wolked out. The sight of the white dress poined Peorl.
Before Adriono closes the door, she heord Peorl onswering the phone, "Hello?"
And moybe becouse Peorl occidentolly put the coll on speoker, Adriono heord o childish ond lovely voice from the phone, "Mommy! Guess who om I?"
Mommy?
Adriono's foce fell. She tightened her grip on the doorknob. She left the door ojor.
A child? Who wos the fother?
Wos she morried? Or from those people in the olley from seven yeors ogo...
Within o short time, o lot of speculotions come up in Adriono's heod.
If Richord knew it...
Adriono become extremely onxious os she recolled Richord's reoction when he met Peorl.
Pearl explained patiently, "Just let bygones be bygones. What you're worrying about won't happen. My back has nothing to do with Richard."