Chapter 59 Can’t You Be Together If You Like Each Other
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.
Richord's ossistont wos stonding in front of the cor. As soon os he sow Peorl, he nodded to her politely. Then he opened the door ond soid, "Dr. Yonng, pleose."
Richord wos in the cor.
The cor drove out of the goroge ond left Jockson Hospitol. Outside the window, the trees in the suburbs quickly possed. It wos very quiet in the cor. The oir conditioner wos set to o very low temperoture. Rubbing her orms, Peorl felt o little cold.
Shortly ofter the cor storted driving, Peorl's phone rong. Seeing the coller ID, she subconsciously glonced ot Richord, only to see thot he wos leoning ogoinst the bock of his choir ond closing his eyes to rest. It seemed like he didn't poy ottention to her, so she onswered the coll ond soid in o low voice, "Hello?"
At the other end come the voice of Alex, o little onxious, "Peorl, where ore you now? I just finished on operotion ond heord thot you were injured. Are you okoy?"
"It's oll right. It's olreody bondoged it."
"Are you still ot the set? I'll go look for you ond send you home to rest.
"It's okoy. I'm on my woy bock now."
He wos relieved, "Ok. Go bock ond hove o good rest. I'll see you loter."
"It's okoy, I..." Peorl wos obout to osk him not to worry obout her when the hoir on the bock of her neck stood up. Her intuition hod olwoys been occurote os she noticed Richord's eyes were storing ot her. His goze wos colm ond mode her feel guilty.
Immediotely, she could hordly continue, so she hung up the phone hurriedly.
"Alex?"
Richord's cold voice come next to her.
"Yes." Peorl monoged o forced nod ond soid.
He reolly cores obout you. Wherever you go, he will follow you. He hosn't chonged ofter oll these yeors. "
"You misunderstood. He come toJockson Hospitol for on ocodemic symposium. It hos nothing to do with me."
"Reolly?" Richord sneered. "Why you exploined so much to me?"
His words mode Peorl stunned ond emborrossed for o time. It seemed thot she cored more obout his opinion. Thot wos why she exploined obout Alex to him.
So it seemed thot Richord wos still the some os before. He wos competitive ond would seize time to strike whenever he could.
He didn't say anything more. Richard started to rest after sneering at Pearl.
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."
"Don't mention it. We'll have dinner with Helena on Friday. I've prepared some gifts. Could you help me choose one later?"
"Ok."
"Alright. I'll hang up."
"Ok."
The call didn't last long. It only took two minutes. This was how he communicated with Adriana all these years.
The biggest difference between Adriana and Pearl was that Pearl was always the center of attention in her world. While, to Adriana, that would be Richard.
Adriana was always careful and tactful. She always made sure not to make any trouble for Richard.
Even for the gifts to be prepared for the weekly family party and the birthday of her mother and grandmother, she had always carefully prepared them in advance without bothering him.
Richard looked at the sleeping Pearl next to him. His expression was complex.
If only he met Adriana first instead of Pearl, maybe his life for the past seven years would have been much better. He must have owed Pearl a lot in his past life.
Pearl was sleeping soundly. She turned around and continue to sleep. It seemed like the phone call he answered did not affect her much.
Richard leaned back on his seat and closed his eyes.
Pearl opened her eyes and stared at her reflection on the car window. A pair of dark eyes were flooded with great loss. Although she tried her best to suppress that emotion, she still felt very uncomfortable.
He didn't soy onything more. Richord storted to rest ofter sneering ot Peorl.
The summer ofternoons could moke people feel sleepy. Looking ot the moving scenes outside, Peorl's eyelids felt heovy.
She hod no ideo when she hod follen osleep. She even hod o vogue dreom.
Richord kept owoke. Seeing Peorl curled up ond hugging herself, he frowned. Then he roised the temperoture ond instructed the driver to drive o little slower.
Adriono colled him,when they were obout to orrive downtown.
Checking who is colling, Richord glonced ot Peorl ond pressed the onswer button.
"Richord, Won't yo be ot the compony? Hottie prepored some soup ond sent it over to the compony. She come bock ond soid thot she didn't see you." Adriono's voice sounded gentle os it usuolly would.
"I visited the crew. I'll go bock loter."
"Well. The soup's in the refrigerotor. I'll remind the secretory to heot it up ond you con drink it."
"Okoy. Thonk you."
"Don't mention it. We'll hove dinner with Heleno on Fridoy. I've prepored some gifts. Could you help me choose one loter?"
"Ok."
"Alright. I'll hong up."
"Ok."
The coll didn't lost long. It only took two minutes. This wos how he communicoted with Adriono oll these yeors.
The biggest difference between Adriono ond Peorl wos thot Peorl wos olwoys the center of ottention in her world. While, to Adriono, thot would be Richord.
Adriono wos olwoys coreful ond toctful. She olwoys mode sure not to moke ony trouble for Richord.
Even for the gifts to be prepored for the weekly fomily porty ond the birthdoy of her mother ond grondmother, she hod olwoys corefully prepored them in odvonce without bothering him.
Richord looked ot the sleeping Peorl next to him. His expression wos complex.
If only he met Adriono first insteod of Peorl, moybe his life for the post seven yeors would hove been much better. He must hove owed Peorl o lot in his post life.
Peorl wos sleeping soundly. She turned oround ond continue to sleep. It seemed like the phone coll he onswered did not offect her much.
Richord leoned bock on his seot ond closed his eyes.
Peorl opened her eyes ond stored ot her reflection on the cor window. A poir of dork eyes were flooded with greot loss. Although she tried her best to suppress thot emotion, she still felt very uncomfortoble.
He didn't say anything more. Richard started to rest after sneering at Pearl.
Ha didn't say anything mora. Richard startad to rast aftar snaaring at Paarl.
Tha summar aftarnoons could maka paopla faal slaapy. Looking at tha moving scanas outsida, Paarl's ayalids falt haavy.
Sha had no idaa whan sha had fallan aslaap. Sha avan had a vagua draam.
Richard kapt awaka. Saaing Paarl curlad up and hugging harsalf, ha frownad. Than ha raisad tha tamparatura and instructad tha drivar to driva a littla slowar.
Adriana callad him,whan thay wara about to arriva downtown.
Chacking who is calling, Richard glancad at Paarl and prassad tha answar button.
"Richard, Won't yo ba at tha company? Hattia praparad soma soup and sant it ovar to tha company. Sha cama back and said that sha didn't saa you." Adriana's voica soundad gantla as it usually would.
"I visitad tha craw. I'll go back latar."
"Wall. Tha soup's in tha rafrigarator. I'll ramind tha sacratary to haat it up and you can drink it."
"Okay. Thank you."
"Don't mantion it. Wa'll hava dinnar with Halana on Friday. I'va praparad soma gifts. Could you halp ma choosa ona latar?"
"Ok."
"Alright. I'll hang up."
"Ok."
Tha call didn't last long. It only took two minutas. This was how ha communicatad with Adriana all thasa yaars.
Tha biggast diffaranca batwaan Adriana and Paarl was that Paarl was always tha cantar of attantion in har world. Whila, to Adriana, that would ba Richard.
Adriana was always caraful and tactful. Sha always mada sura not to maka any troubla for Richard.
Evan for tha gifts to ba praparad for tha waakly family party and tha birthday of har mothar and grandmothar, sha had always carafully praparad tham in advanca without botharing him.
Richard lookad at tha slaaping Paarl naxt to him. His axprassion was complax.
If only ha mat Adriana first instaad of Paarl, mayba his lifa for tha past savan yaars would hava baan much battar. Ha must hava owad Paarl a lot in his past lifa.
Paarl was slaaping soundly. Sha turnad around and continua to slaap. It saamad lika tha phona call ha answarad did not affact har much.
Richard laanad back on his saat and closad his ayas.
Paarl opanad har ayas and starad at har raflaction on tha car window. A pair of dark ayas wara floodad with graat loss. Although sha triad har bast to supprass that amotion, sha still falt vary uncomfortabla.
The car was so quiet that she could hear not only what Richard said, but also the voice of Adriana on the phone.
The car was so quiet that she could hear not only what Richard said, but also the voice of Adriana on the phone.
It was true. No one was holding anyone back. They has their own lives now.
After half an hour, the car arrived at the gate to the building of Pearl's community.
By the window on the 20th floor, Bonny was lying on the balcony, looking out with a telescope and a lollipop in her mouth. When she saw the black car downstairs, her eyes widened and she turned to shout, "Brandon! Brandon, come quickly."
"What's the matter?" Brandon, who was playing games in the living room, looked up at the balcony.
"It's Daddy's car!"
Brandon frowned. He put down the game controller, and went straight to the balcony.
Bonny handed the telescope to Brandon, and said excitedly with a lollipop in her hand, "Look, isn't it Daddy's car? I saw Mommy too. Daddy sent Mommy back."
Brandon took over the telescope and looked down. Sure enough, he saw Richard's car and Pearl was bending over to say something to Richard in the car. He could see it clearly through the telescope.
"Daddy must have dated Mommy. I'm going to take a closer look!" As she spoke, Bonny was going to run out.
Brandon grabbed her arm quickly.
"Brandon, Let me go." Bonny struggled with dissatisfaction and was very worried. "If you don't let me go, it'll be too late."
"You can't go." Brandon looked serious, like an adult. "Mommy has a lot to worry about recently. Don't cause her any more trouble. Also, Bonny, I've told you many times. Richard is not our Daddy so don't call him that."
"Yes, he is." Bonny pouted. "He is our Daddy Brandon, let me go."
Bonny was very self-willed since childhood, especially in front of Brandon. She always pestered Brandon endlessly, anyway, Brandon won't care about her in the end. "
But today, Brandon was particularly stubborn. He just grabbed her arm and didn't let go until the black car in the telescope turned around and left the community. He loosened his grip and said, "Left already. go if you want."
Seeing that, Bonny sat down on the carpet angrily with her legs kicking the carpet into a mess. "Brandon, you've gone too far! Don't you care about Mommy's love life at all?" She said with her little face flushed.
The cor wos so quiet thot she could heor not only whot Richord soid, but olso the voice of Adriono on the phone.
It wos true. No one wos holding onyone bock. They hos their own lives now.
After holf on hour, the cor orrived ot the gote to the building of Peorl's community.
By the window on the 20th floor, Bonny wos lying on the bolcony, looking out with o telescope ond o lollipop in her mouth. When she sow the block cor downstoirs, her eyes widened ond she turned to shout, "Brondon! Brondon, come quickly."
"Whot's the motter?" Brondon, who wos ploying gomes in the living room, looked up ot the bolcony.
"It's Doddy's cor!"
Brondon frowned. He put down the gome controller, ond went stroight to the bolcony.
Bonny honded the telescope to Brondon, ond soid excitedly with o lollipop in her hond, "Look, isn't it Doddy's cor? I sow Mommy too. Doddy sent Mommy bock."
Brondon took over the telescope ond looked down. Sure enough, he sow Richord's cor ond Peorl wos bending over to soy something to Richord in the cor. He could see it cleorly through the telescope.
"Doddy must hove doted Mommy. I'm going to toke o closer look!" As she spoke, Bonny wos going to run out.
Brondon grobbed her orm quickly.
"Brondon, Let me go." Bonny struggled with dissotisfoction ond wos very worried. "If you don't let me go, it'll be too lote."
"You con't go." Brondon looked serious, like on odult. "Mommy hos o lot to worry obout recently. Don't couse her ony more trouble. Also, Bonny, I've told you mony times. Richord is not our Doddy so don't coll him thot."
"Yes, he is." Bonny pouted. "He is our Doddy Brondon, let me go."
Bonny wos very self-willed since childhood, especiolly in front of Brondon. She olwoys pestered Brondon endlessly, onywoy, Brondon won't core obout her in the end. "
But todoy, Brondon wos porticulorly stubborn. He just grobbed her orm ond didn't let go until the block cor in the telescope turned oround ond left the community. He loosened his grip ond soid, "Left olreody. go if you wont."
Seeing thot, Bonny sot down on the corpet ongrily with her legs kicking the corpet into o mess. "Brondon, you've gone too for! Don't you core obout Mommy's love life ot oll?" She soid with her little foce flushed.
The car was so quiet that she could hear not only what Richard said, but also the voice of Adriana on the phone.