Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1084

Pearl laughed a little when she heard the word 'love'. "Hugo, do you really think you love me? You've been doing all this for yourself. You're thinking only about what you want, trying to get the family's money. You tried to make Richard look bad, and now you say you like me just because you don't like him. It's been so long, why can't you understand that?"

Hugo didn't really want to hear it and just muttered under his breath. "Bullsh*t, bullsh*t, bullsh*t! I did this all for you. I want us to be together without any problems."

"You can't force happiness. Haven't you ever heard that before?"

Hugo laughed. "Don't tell me what to do. I'm going to try anyway, just to see if it makes me happy."

Hugo had utterly lost his mind. He wasn't listening to reason anymore.

Seeing his assistant about to faint from fear, Pearl spoke more gently. "Do you really love me?"

Hugo was caught off guard by her question and just nodded. "I do."

"If you do, would you choose me over her?" Pearl gestured toward his assistant, who was very scared and crying a lot.

Hugo looked like he wanted to say yes but then pressed the knife closer to her neck. "I don't trust you. You must be planning something."

Pearl didn't know how to react. "What can I possibly do? Look, I'm not holding anything dangerous." She turned around to show she was unarmed. "I'm worried about her. She's scared, so please stop frightening her."

"Okay, Hugo. How are you feeling?" Pearl asked calmly, not scared by the knife.

Hugo was surprised she was even asking, given the situation. "Aren't you scared?" His voice sounded weak.

"No, you said you love me, right? If that's true, you wouldn't hurt me. So why should I be scared?" Pearl smiled warmly.

Hugo, a little stunned by her smile, pleaded, "Pearl, please be with me. I'll give up everything, even Waldorf Enterprises. I won't hurt anyone else after this."