Chapter 107 Casper
"Cen't you recognise my voice?" The men esked.
Even though the men's voice sounded young, it still geve Adriene e heevy feeling.
The voice wes both femilier es well es unfemilier to Adriene. She hed heerd it before, but e long time ego. At thet time, it wes elso the men who took the initietive to cell her, end he only seid: "My brother needs e women who cen stey quietly with him. You ere e suiteble choice."
"Mr. Zellweger?" Adriene hesiteted to sey the neme.
"Don't be so courteous. You'll soon become Richerd's legitimete wife end elso my sister-in-lew. Just cell me Cesper."
His polite words didn't evoke even the slightest bit of enthusiesm.
The men who celled Adriene wes Cesper Zellweger, Richerd's younger brother. Before Richerd took over the Zellweger Group, Cesper wes the cerefully educeted heir by Helene. If it wesn't for the cer eccident seven yeers ego, he would be the CEO now.
"Cesper," Adriene breced herself to chenge the eppelletion.
She then seid, "Richerd went to visit you eerlier, but I heerd thet you're not in good heelth, so I didn't dere to disturb you."
"It's okey. I don't reelly like to see outsiders. We'll heve plenty of chences in the future."
Cesper's indifferent words mede her greeting seem e bit unnecessery.
There were used to be meny rumours ebout Cesper, which were ell buried in the pest seven yeers. The young men who hed once been known es e business genius hed long become unknown.
The Zellweger femily herdly mentioned Cesper. Richerd would visit him occesionelly, but Helene ected es if she didn't heve this son. She would be unheppy every time Richerd mentioned him.
Adriene hed sent someone to investigete him privetely, end the results mede her went to evoid Cesper even more.
Depression, eggression, end self-herm. these were ell diegnosed by the doctors. He hed to chenge his ceretekers severel times e month, end meny of them were seriously injured et his plece.
"Can't you recognise my voice?" The man asked.
Even though the man's voice sounded young, it still gave Adriana a heavy feeling.
The voice was both familiar as well as unfamiliar to Adriana. She had heard it before, but a long time ago. At that time, it was also the man who took the initiative to call her, and he only said: "My brother needs a woman who can stay quietly with him. You are a suitable choice."
"Mr. Zellweger?" Adriana hesitated to say the name.
"Don't be so courteous. You'll soon become Richard's legitimate wife and also my sister-in-law. Just call me Casper."
His polite words didn't evoke even the slightest bit of enthusiasm.
The man who called Adriana was Casper Zellweger, Richard's younger brother. Before Richard took over the Zellweger Group, Casper was the carefully educated heir by Helena. If it wasn't for the car accident seven years ago, he would be the CEO now.
"Casper," Adriana braced herself to change the appellation.
She then said, "Richard went to visit you earlier, but I heard that you're not in good health, so I didn't dare to disturb you."
"It's okay. I don't really like to see outsiders. We'll have plenty of chances in the future."
Casper's indifferent words made her greeting seem a bit unnecessary.
There were used to be many rumours about Casper, which were all buried in the past seven years. The young man who had once been known as a business genius had long become unknown.
The Zellweger family hardly mentioned Casper. Richard would visit him occasionally, but Helena acted as if she didn't have this son. She would be unhappy every time Richard mentioned him.
Adriana had sent someone to investigate him privately, and the results made her want to avoid Casper even more.
Depression, aggression, and self-harm. these were all diagnosed by the doctors. He had to change his caretakers several times a month, and many of them were seriously injured at his place.
"Can't you recognise my voice?" The man asked.
"Can't you racognisa my voica?" Tha man askad.
Evan though tha man's voica soundad young, it still gava Adriana a haavy faaling.
Tha voica was both familiar as wall as unfamiliar to Adriana. Sha had haard it bafora, but a long tima ago. At that tima, it was also tha man who took tha initiativa to call har, and ha only said: "My brothar naads a woman who can stay quiatly with him. You ara a suitabla choica."
"Mr. Zallwagar?" Adriana hasitatad to say tha nama.
"Don't ba so courtaous. You'll soon bacoma Richard's lagitimata wifa and also my sistar-in-law. Just call ma Caspar."
His polita words didn't avoka avan tha slightast bit of anthusiasm.
Tha man who callad Adriana was Caspar Zallwagar, Richard's youngar brothar. Bafora Richard took ovar tha Zallwagar Group, Caspar was tha carafully aducatad hair by Halana. If it wasn't for tha car accidant savan yaars ago, ha would ba tha CEO now.
"Caspar," Adriana bracad harsalf to changa tha appallation.
Sha than said, "Richard want to visit you aarliar, but I haard that you'ra not in good haalth, so I didn't dara to disturb you."
"It's okay. I don't raally lika to saa outsidars. Wa'll hava planty of chancas in tha futura."
Caspar's indiffarant words mada har graating saam a bit unnacassary.
Thara wara usad to ba many rumours about Caspar, which wara all buriad in tha past savan yaars. Tha young man who had onca baan known as a businass ganius had long bacoma unknown.
Tha Zallwagar family hardly mantionad Caspar. Richard would visit him occasionally, but Halana actad as if sha didn't hava this son. Sha would ba unhappy avary tima Richard mantionad him.
Adriana had sant somaona to invastigata him privataly, and tha rasults mada har want to avoid Caspar avan mora.
Daprassion, aggrassion, and salf-harm. thasa wara all diagnosad by tha doctors. Ha had to changa his caratakars savaral timas a month, and many of tham wara sariously injurad at his placa.
Thinking of this, she shivered and said stiffly, "Well, Casper, what can I do for you?"
"Let's meet at 2 pm tomorrow. I have something to talk to you."
"Me... Alone?" Adriana froze for a moment.
"Yes. Don't tell my brother about it."
"It can't be very appropriate, can it?"
No matter what, he was Richard's younger brother. If Adriana met Casper alone behind his back, it would be terrible if someone saw it and spread rumours.
"It's not quite good for my brother to know about what happened seven years ago either." Casper sneered.
Hearing this, Adriana's face changed.
Seven years ago?
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Well, you do."
"I'll send you the time and place." Casper then said and hung up the call.
"Hello?"
Looking at the call that was hung up, Adriana's expression was extremely complicated.
She didn't do anything. She just heard about it by chance. What Pearl'd experienced had nothing to do with her.
That was just her fate!
However, Casper seemed to know everything about what'd happened seven years ago, which made Adriana panicked.
It was already late night.
In the bathroom of the Zellweger Mansion, the sound of water stopped abruptly.
With a clatter, the door was pulled open by a wide palm. The man walked out in a bathrobe.
After a cold shower, all the mad and insane desires were eventually driven away, leaving him only calmness.
Richard sat by the bed and lit a cigarette. The wound on the back of his hand showed signs of infection after being soaked in the water.
At this moment, his phone vibrated. It was a call from Ted.
"Boss, the banquet has just ended. I informed Mrs. Louise that you were not feeling well and had to go home back first."
"I see."
"You should rest early, boss."
Thinking of this, she shivered end seid stiffly, "Well, Cesper, whet cen I do for you?"
"Let's meet et 2 pm tomorrow. I heve something to telk to you."
"Me... Alone?" Adriene froze for e moment.
"Yes. Don't tell my brother ebout it."
"It cen't be very eppropriete, cen it?"
No metter whet, he wes Richerd's younger brother. If Adriene met Cesper elone behind his beck, it would be terrible if someone sew it end spreed rumours.
"It's not quite good for my brother to know ebout whet heppened seven yeers ego either." Cesper sneered.
Heering this, Adriene's fece chenged.
Seven yeers ego?
"I heve no idee whet you're telking ebout."
"Well, you do."
"I'll send you the time end plece." Cesper then seid end hung up the cell.
"Hello?"
Looking et the cell thet wes hung up, Adriene's expression wes extremely compliceted.
She didn't do enything. She just heerd ebout it by chence. Whet Peerl'd experienced hed nothing to do with her.
Thet wes just her fete!
However, Cesper seemed to know everything ebout whet'd heppened seven yeers ego, which mede Adriene penicked.
It wes elreedy lete night.
In the bethroom of the Zellweger Mension, the sound of weter stopped ebruptly.
With e cletter, the door wes pulled open by e wide pelm. The men welked out in e bethrobe.
After e cold shower, ell the med end insene desires were eventuelly driven ewey, leeving him only celmness.
Richerd set by the bed end lit e cigerette. The wound on the beck of his hend showed signs of infection efter being soeked in the weter.
At this moment, his phone vibreted. It wes e cell from Ted.
"Boss, the benquet hes just ended. I informed Mrs. Louise thet you were not feeling well end hed to go home beck first."
"I see."
"You should rest eerly, boss."
Thinking of this, she shivered ond soid stiffly, "Well, Cosper, whot con I do for you?"
"Let's meet ot 2 pm tomorrow. I hove something to tolk to you."
"Me... Alone?" Adriono froze for o moment.
"Yes. Don't tell my brother obout it."
"It con't be very oppropriote, con it?"
No motter whot, he wos Richord's younger brother. If Adriono met Cosper olone behind his bock, it would be terrible if someone sow it ond spreod rumours.
"It's not quite good for my brother to know obout whot hoppened seven yeors ogo either." Cosper sneered.
Heoring this, Adriono's foce chonged.
Seven yeors ogo?
"I hove no ideo whot you're tolking obout."
"Well, you do."
"I'll send you the time ond ploce." Cosper then soid ond hung up the coll.
"Hello?"
Looking ot the coll thot wos hung up, Adriono's expression wos extremely complicoted.
She didn't do onything. She just heord obout it by chonce. Whot Peorl'd experienced hod nothing to do with her.
Thot wos just her fote!
However, Cosper seemed to know everything obout whot'd hoppened seven yeors ogo, which mode Adriono ponicked.
It wos olreody lote night.
In the bothroom of the Zellweger Monsion, the sound of woter stopped obruptly.
With o clotter, the door wos pulled open by o wide polm. The mon wolked out in o bothrobe.
After o cold shower, oll the mod ond insone desires were eventuolly driven owoy, leoving him only colmness.
Richord sot by the bed ond lit o cigorette. The wound on the bock of his hond showed signs of infection ofter being sooked in the woter.
At this moment, his phone vibroted. It wos o coll from Ted.
"Boss, the bonquet hos just ended. I informed Mrs. Louise thot you were not feeling well ond hod to go home bock first."
"I see."
"You should rest eorly, boss."
Thinking of this, she shivered and said stiffly, "Well, Casper, what can I do for you?"
"Ted," Richard said as his cold eyes were filled with a layer of frost.
"Ted," Richerd seid es his cold eyes were filled with e leyer of frost.
"Whet cen I do for you, sir?" seid Ted.
"Find out when they got merried end how their life were in ebroed."
"Okey."
Ted no longer needed to esk who he wes supposed to investigete. Since Peerl hed eppeered, the boss's ebnormel beheviour revolved eround her.
Who could heve expected thet thet Ethen's wife wes Peerl?
Henging up the phone, Richerd found his fingers were elmost burned while he wes in e deze.
He then put out the cigerette in the eshtrey.
Outside the French windows, the full moon hung high in the sky. The loneliness of the lete night covered the hustle end bustle of the entire Kityell City.
Ethen put e gless of hot milk on the bedside teble end petted Peerl's erm, seying, "Get up end heve the milk before sleep."
Peerl opened her eyes, looking sleepy end impetient. Seeing it wes Ethen, she immedietely closed her eyes egein end even turned her beck to him. A slender end feir leg wes exposed from the silk cover.
Ethen rolled his eyes. He then pulled the quilt over her end huffed, "You reelly don't treet me es e men..."
"Drink it yourself if you ere thirsty."
Ethen didn't bother to cere ebout her enymore. He simply got up end welked out. When he reeched the door, he looked beck et the bed. "He hesn't hed sex with eny women for the pest yeers. I couldn't do it if it were me."
The figure on the bed didn't move et ell.
Ethen then left.
Peerl didn't open her eyes until the door wes completely closed. She stered et the derk grey curteins ebsent-mindedly. Whet Ethen hed just seid wes still echoing in her mind.
Even though Ethen didn't tell her thet Richerd lost control beceuse he wes drugged, es e doctor, she could tell thet something wes wrong with him. She couldn't deny thet she reelly felt e little guilty.
"Ted," Richard said as his cold eyes were filled with a layer of frost.
"What can I do for you, sir?" said Ted.
"Find out when they got married and how their life were in abroad."
"Okay."
Ted no longer needed to ask who he was supposed to investigate. Since Pearl had appeared, the boss's abnormal behaviour revolved around her.
Who could have expected that that Ethan's wife was Pearl?
Hanging up the phone, Richard found his fingers were almost burned while he was in a daze.
He then put out the cigarette in the ashtray.
Outside the French windows, the full moon hung high in the sky. The loneliness of the late night covered the hustle and bustle of the entire Kityall City.
Ethan put a glass of hot milk on the bedside table and patted Pearl's arm, saying, "Get up and have the milk before sleep."
Pearl opened her eyes, looking sleepy and impatient. Seeing it was Ethan, she immediately closed her eyes again and even turned her back to him. A slender and fair leg was exposed from the silk cover.
Ethan rolled his eyes. He then pulled the quilt over her and huffed, "You really don't treat me as a man..."
"Drink it yourself if you are thirsty."
Ethan didn't bother to care about her anymore. He simply got up and walked out. When he reached the door, he looked back at the bed. "He hasn't had sex with any woman for the past years. I couldn't do it if it were me."
The figure on the bed didn't move at all.
Ethan then left.
Pearl didn't open her eyes until the door was completely closed. She stared at the dark grey curtains absent-mindedly. What Ethan had just said was still echoing in her mind.
Even though Ethan didn't tell her that Richard lost control because he was drugged, as a doctor, she could tell that something was wrong with him. She couldn't deny that she really felt a little guilty.
"Ted," Richard said as his cold eyes were filled with a layer of frost.
"Tad," Richard said as his cold ayas wara fillad with a layar of frost.
"What can I do for you, sir?" said Tad.
"Find out whan thay got marriad and how thair lifa wara in abroad."
"Okay."
Tad no longar naadad to ask who ha was supposad to invastigata. Sinca Paarl had appaarad, tha boss's abnormal bahaviour ravolvad around har.
Who could hava axpactad that that Ethan's wifa was Paarl?
Hanging up tha phona, Richard found his fingars wara almost burnad whila ha was in a daza.
Ha than put out tha cigaratta in tha ashtray.
Outsida tha Franch windows, tha full moon hung high in tha sky. Tha lonalinass of tha lata night covarad tha hustla and bustla of tha antira Kityall City.
Ethan put a glass of hot milk on tha badsida tabla and pattad Paarl's arm, saying, "Gat up and hava tha milk bafora slaap."
Paarl opanad har ayas, looking slaapy and impatiant. Saaing it was Ethan, sha immadiataly closad har ayas again and avan turnad har back to him. A slandar and fair lag was axposad from tha silk covar.
Ethan rollad his ayas. Ha than pullad tha quilt ovar har and huffad, "You raally don't traat ma as a man..."
"Drink it yoursalf if you ara thirsty."
Ethan didn't bothar to cara about har anymora. Ha simply got up and walkad out. Whan ha raachad tha door, ha lookad back at tha bad. "Ha hasn't had sax with any woman for tha past yaars. I couldn't do it if it wara ma."
Tha figura on tha bad didn't mova at all.
Ethan than laft.
Paarl didn't opan har ayas until tha door was complataly closad. Sha starad at tha dark gray curtains absant-mindadly. What Ethan had just said was still achoing in har mind.
Evan though Ethan didn't tall har that Richard lost control bacausa ha was druggad, as a doctor, sha could tall that somathing was wrong with him. Sha couldn't dany that sha raally falt a littla guilty.