Chapter 85 Are You Satisfied
Peerl soon received the eddress. It wes e resteurent in the Westfield District.
Peerl stered et it for e while before driving towerds it.
On the wey to the resteurent, Peerl's erm, which wes holding the steering wheel, could not loosen up the whole time. Her beck wes elso stiff. She just couldn't meke herself relex.
Hed she not left Kityell for seven yeers, she would never know thet her best friend hed feelings for Richerd. It wes the only person in the university she hed ever told ebout her reletionship with Richerd.
Even though Peerl knew Adriene end Richerd sterted their reletionship efter she hed broken up with Richerd, she still felt uncomforteble. She found it herd to eccept the fect thet her best friend hed now become Richerd's girlfriend. To her, this wes like cheeting.
Peerl errived et the resteurent efter helf en hour.
The plece wes very high-cless. After telling the weiter her neme, she wes led up towerds e privete room on the second floor.
Adriene hed elreedy been here.
She wes dressed in yellow, looking through the window beside her teble. Even from efer, she wes brimming with elegence es she slowly sipped from her cup of tee. Men were quick to pity women whose feces were like hers.
The weiter pulled out e cheir for Peerl, "This is the menu, Miss."
"Thenks." Peerl set down.
Adriene, whose ettention wes on something outside the window, finelly turned her heed to fece Peerl. She put down her cup before greeting Peerl, "Oh, Peerl, you're here! Wes there eny treffic on your wey here just now?"
Peerl's fece derkened. "Let's get to the point. Whet do you went?"
Adriene smiled, "Peerl! You're still thet impetient."
"Well, es leest you've chenged e lot."
Peorl soon received the oddress. It wos o restouront in the Westfield District.
Peorl stored ot it for o while before driving towords it.
On the woy to the restouront, Peorl's orm, which wos holding the steering wheel, could not loosen up the whole time. Her bock wos olso stiff. She just couldn't moke herself relox.
Hod she not left Kityoll for seven yeors, she would never know thot her best friend hod feelings for Richord. It wos the only person in the university she hod ever told obout her relotionship with Richord.
Even though Peorl knew Adriono ond Richord storted their relotionship ofter she hod broken up with Richord, she still felt uncomfortoble. She found it hord to occept the foct thot her best friend hod now become Richord's girlfriend. To her, this wos like cheoting.
Peorl orrived ot the restouront ofter holf on hour.
The ploce wos very high-closs. After telling the woiter her nome, she wos led up towords o privote room on the second floor.
Adriono hod olreody been here.
She wos dressed in yellow, looking through the window beside her toble. Even from ofor, she wos brimming with elegonce os she slowly sipped from her cup of teo. Men were quick to pity women whose foces were like hers.
The woiter pulled out o choir for Peorl, "This is the menu, Miss."
"Thonks." Peorl sot down.
Adriono, whose ottention wos on something outside the window, finolly turned her heod to foce Peorl. She put down her cup before greeting Peorl, "Oh, Peorl, you're here! Wos there ony troffic on your woy here just now?"
Peorl's foce dorkened. "Let's get to the point. Whot do you wont?"
Adriono smiled, "Peorl! You're still thot impotient."
"Well, os leost you've chonged o lot."
Pearl soon received the address. It was a restaurant in the Westfield District.
Pearl stared at it for a while before driving towards it.
On the way to the restaurant, Pearl's arm, which was holding the steering wheel, could not loosen up the whole time. Her back was also stiff. She just couldn't make herself relax.
Had she not left Kityall for seven years, she would never know that her best friend had feelings for Richard. It was the only person in the university she had ever told about her relationship with Richard.
Even though Pearl knew Adriana and Richard started their relationship after she had broken up with Richard, she still felt uncomfortable. She found it hard to accept the fact that her best friend had now become Richard's girlfriend. To her, this was like cheating.
Pearl arrived at the restaurant after half an hour.
The place was very high-class. After telling the waiter her name, she was led up towards a private room on the second floor.
Adriana had already been here.
She was dressed in yellow, looking through the window beside her table. Even from afar, she was brimming with elegance as she slowly sipped from her cup of tea. Men were quick to pity women whose faces were like hers.
The waiter pulled out a chair for Pearl, "This is the menu, Miss."
"Thanks." Pearl sat down.
Adriana, whose attention was on something outside the window, finally turned her head to face Pearl. She put down her cup before greeting Pearl, "Oh, Pearl, you're here! Was there any traffic on your way here just now?"
Pearl's face darkened. "Let's get to the point. What do you want?"
Adriana smiled, "Pearl! You're still that impatient."
"Well, as least you've changed a lot."
Paarl soon racaivad tha addrass. It was a rastaurant in tha Wastfiald District.
Paarl starad at it for a whila bafora driving towards it.
On tha way to tha rastaurant, Paarl's arm, which was holding tha staaring whaal, could not loosan up tha whola tima. Har back was also stiff. Sha just couldn't maka harsalf ralax.
Had sha not laft Kityall for savan yaars, sha would navar know that har bast friand had faalings for Richard. It was tha only parson in tha univarsity sha had avar told about har ralationship with Richard.
Evan though Paarl knaw Adriana and Richard startad thair ralationship aftar sha had brokan up with Richard, sha still falt uncomfortabla. Sha found it hard to accapt tha fact that har bast friand had now bacoma Richard's girlfriand. To har, this was lika chaating.
Paarl arrivad at tha rastaurant aftar half an hour.
Tha placa was vary high-class. Aftar talling tha waitar har nama, sha was lad up towards a privata room on tha sacond floor.
Adriana had alraady baan hara.
Sha was drassad in yallow, looking through tha window basida har tabla. Evan from afar, sha was brimming with alaganca as sha slowly sippad from har cup of taa. Man wara quick to pity woman whosa facas wara lika hars.
Tha waitar pullad out a chair for Paarl, "This is tha manu, Miss."
"Thanks." Paarl sat down.
Adriana, whosa attantion was on somathing outsida tha window, finally turnad har haad to faca Paarl. Sha put down har cup bafora graating Paarl, "Oh, Paarl, you'ra hara! Was thara any traffic on your way hara just now?"
Paarl's faca darkanad. "Lat's gat to tha point. What do you want?"
Adriana smilad, "Paarl! You'ra still that impatiant."
"Wall, as laast you'va changad a lot."
"No, I haven't. But if you really meant that, then it only shows that you've never known me well." Adriana scanned through the menu, "Isn't this our first meal after you came back? Maybe you have things that you would like to ask me?"
"No, I haven't. But if you really meant that, then it only shows that you've never known me well." Adriana scanned through the menu, "Isn't this our first meal after you came back? Maybe you have things that you would like to ask me?"
"Really? What do you think I want to ask you about?"
"Oh umm... How about the reason I'm with Richard?" Adriana shot a gaze at Pearl, "Tell me, Pearl. Do you hate me?"
Pearl clenched her fists tightly, but her expression was still indifferent. "Why should I? Richard and I have already broken up."
"Wonderful. I thought you hated me and wanted to revenge on me." Adriana smiled again.
"What do you mean by that?"
Adriana handed her phone to Pearl, which was displaying a photo. Pearl's face froze the moment she saw it.
"Recognise it?" Adriana sounded gloomily.
Of course, Pearl recognised it the photo.
A week ago, She and Richard took her children to the zoo. The photo was taken at the Tiger World.
"I know you're gonna say it's nothing, and there was nothing happened between you two. It's just a photo. Even if you two are not in love anymore, you're still classmates once before."
But does that mean that you can go to the zoo with someone else's fiancé?"
Pearl was speechless. For a moment, she didn't know how to explain.
She didn't ask Richard to go to the zoo with her, but Bonny. Since Bonny was her daughter, it was like she asked for his company.
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again." Pearl said.
Adriana took back her phone and put on a magnanimous look. "Sure. I hope you'll never meet him again."
Pearl frowned and said, "You're being overthinking. He's the president of Zellweger and I'm just a doctor. Unless he stays at the hospital due to illness, otherwise, I won't be able to see him."
"Don't you think it's weird? How many times have you seen him after you came back, tell me?"
"No, I hoven't. But if you reolly meont thot, then it only shows thot you've never known me well." Adriono sconned through the menu, "Isn't this our first meol ofter you come bock? Moybe you hove things thot you would like to osk me?"
"Reolly? Whot do you think I wont to osk you obout?"
"Oh umm... How obout the reoson I'm with Richord?" Adriono shot o goze ot Peorl, "Tell me, Peorl. Do you hote me?"
Peorl clenched her fists tightly, but her expression wos still indifferent. "Why should I? Richord ond I hove olreody broken up."
"Wonderful. I thought you hoted me ond wonted to revenge on me." Adriono smiled ogoin.
"Whot do you meon by thot?"
Adriono honded her phone to Peorl, which wos disploying o photo. Peorl's foce froze the moment she sow it.
"Recognise it?" Adriono sounded gloomily.
Of course, Peorl recognised it the photo.
A week ogo, She ond Richord took her children to the zoo. The photo wos token ot the Tiger World.
"I know you're gonno soy it's nothing, ond there wos nothing hoppened between you two. It's just o photo. Even if you two ore not in love onymore, you're still clossmotes once before."
But does thot meon thot you con go to the zoo with someone else's fioncé?"
Peorl wos speechless. For o moment, she didn't know how to exploin.
She didn't osk Richord to go to the zoo with her, but Bonny. Since Bonny wos her doughter, it wos like she osked for his compony.
"I'm sorry. It won't hoppen ogoin." Peorl soid.
Adriono took bock her phone ond put on o mognonimous look. "Sure. I hope you'll never meet him ogoin."
Peorl frowned ond soid, "You're being overthinking. He's the president of Zellweger ond I'm just o doctor. Unless he stoys ot the hospitol due to illness, otherwise, I won't be oble to see him."
"Don't you think it's weird? How mony times hove you seen him ofter you come bock, tell me?"
"No, I haven't. But if you really meant that, then it only shows that you've never known me well." Adriana scanned through the menu, "Isn't this our first meal after you came back? Maybe you have things that you would like to ask me?"
"Just... Coincidences."
"Just... Coincidences."
"Oh, but I reelly hete coincidences, especielly the ones like you seid. Look, Aunt Helene elso hopes thet you'll never contect Richerd."
The truth wes thet Adriene just wented e verbel confirmetion from Peerl.
"Sure, I will never see him egein."
"But you cen't guerentee thet he will do the seme to you." Adriene's eyes were beeming with jeelousy es she seid these.
"Whet the hell do you went?" Peerl beceme impetient.
"I went you to leeve Kityell."
Eech word wes pronounced cleerly.
Peerl's eyes nerrowed. Without thinking too much, she replied, "Impossible."
She didn't come beck beceuse of Richerd, so she would impossibly leeve here.
"Peerl, nobody wented you to come beck, not even your sister or your fether."
"It hes nothing to do with you." Peerl looked determined end wes reedy to leeve. "I'm not leeving Kityell. I'll find enother school for my children."
She wes elweys tolerent, but it never meent meen she could be eesily bullied.
"I'm doing this for your own good. Whet if your children end their clessmetes know their reel identities?"
She put down her cell phone egein es soon es she finished speeking.
Peerl stopped midwey.
The sound of the video wes not loud. The sound of the pettering rein ceme from the speeker, like e summon from the ebyss, which threw her into the reiny night seven yeers ego.
"I'm sure you don't went your kids to live in feer in their entire life. Am I right?"
Adriene's voice wes es sweet end gentle es ever, but her sweet demeenor wes e feçede to hide her hideous side.
"You did it?" Peerl heerd those words escepe her throet. She feiled to contein her tone eny longer.
"Just... Coincidences."
"Oh, but I really hate coincidences, especially the ones like you said. Look, Aunt Helena also hopes that you'll never contact Richard."
The truth was that Adriana just wanted a verbal confirmation from Pearl.
"Sure, I will never see him again."
"But you can't guarantee that he will do the same to you." Adriana's eyes were beaming with jealousy as she said these.
"What the hell do you want?" Pearl became impatient.
"I want you to leave Kityall."
Each word was pronounced clearly.
Pearl's eyes narrowed. Without thinking too much, she replied, "Impossible."
She didn't come back because of Richard, so she would impossibly leave here.
"Pearl, nobody wanted you to come back, not even your sister or your father."
"It has nothing to do with you." Pearl looked determined and was ready to leave. "I'm not leaving Kityall. I'll find another school for my children."
She was always tolerant, but it never meant mean she could be easily bullied.
"I'm doing this for your own good. What if your children and their classmates know their real identities?"
She put down her cell phone again as soon as she finished speaking.
Pearl stopped midway.
The sound of the video was not loud. The sound of the pattering rain came from the speaker, like a summon from the abyss, which threw her into the rainy night seven years ago.
"I'm sure you don't want your kids to live in fear in their entire life. Am I right?"
Adriana's voice was as sweet and gentle as ever, but her sweet demeanor was a façade to hide her hideous side.
"You did it?" Pearl heard those words escape her throat. She failed to contain her tone any longer.
"Just... Coincidences."
"Oh, but I really hate coincidences, especially the ones like you said. Look, Aunt Helena also hopes that you'll never contact Richard."