novelxo Chapter 475
After going through what happened during this period of time, Julian's brows became more and more tightly creased. "Is Hesper okay now? How could the Lanes do this to her? How is this different from kicking down the ladder? How can they just hand all the projects that Hesper created for them and that made profits to someone else?"
Rickard had no answer to those questions, so he shook his head, did not say anything, turned to Professor Miles, and said, "She's still in the hospital now. Someone is taking care of her and will supervise her during this time. It'll take about a week before she'll be back."
Rickard was now the client and benefactor who controlled everything, so Professor Miles nodded. "Of course."
They were standing in front of the door when a voice sounded from the side out of the blue.
"Rickard Duval?"
Seeing Rickard turn his head back, Pennleigh strode up to him and stood still right in front of Rickard. "Perfect, I was still wondering why there would be such a kind-hearted person in the world. How can you lie to Hesper?"
Julian took a glance at the strange man in front of him, while Rickard did not say anything. He only motioned the people around him to bring Professor Miles and Julian in first and then gazed at Pennleigh. "Me lying to Hesper?"
Rickard looked straight into Pennleigh's eyes. He was different from Pennleigh, as his demeanor was a lot calmer and more mature. "I can heal Hesper's legs, ensure her safety, and at the same time, not affect her life... This might be a lie, and I might pay the price for this matter, but in my opinion, it's much better than a child who can't even muster the courage to admit that he has feelings for her." Rickard lifted his gaze. "If I'm not mistaken, Hesper doesn't even know you like her, does she?"
Pennleigh hated it whenever others thought that he was immature, but Hesper had always treated him as a younger brother too.
"You... You know that I like Hesper?"
Rickard subconsciously touched the pocket of his jacket, only to realize that it was empty. Because Renfrew had been by his side, Rickard had not lit a cigarette in a very long time, so it was only natural that he did not have his cigarette case with him.
"Mr. Pisano, is love a luxury for you?"
This question sounded a little strange. Pennleigh was stunned by it for a split second, not knowing how to answer.
"Mr. Pisano, just pretend that you didn't see me today. Otherwise, I might have to tell Mr. and Mrs. Pisano about you dragging a subordinate back home, asking her to play your girlfriend in front of them." Rickard did not move on with the topic just now and spoke indifferently. "This is how adults deal with problems, Mr. Pisano. You won't be able to stop me this time around."
On the other side, Hesper sneezed.
'Judging from the time, Pennleigh should've delivered my belongings, but forget about my belongings, I haven't even received a single text message from Pennleigh.'
'Pennleigh has been to my place many times before, so I guess he wouldn't get lost around here.'
Thinking of that, Hesper made a phone call.
'Please don't tell me that I won't be getting the things that I want, and something bad has happened to Pennleigh on top of that.'
After a while, Pennleigh answered the phone. "Hesper, I'm sorry... Something just came up in the studio, so I'm busy for the time being. I've asked my assistant to deliver the laptop and the manuscripts to you.' It was understandable; everyone would be busy at times. Hesper nodded and replied casually, "Okay."
On the other end of the call, Pennleigh seemed to be hesitating for a moment, then sighed. "Aren't you going to ask me a few more questions? For example, whether I've run into something urgent, so urgent that I can't even travel to your place in person to deliver your things to you?"
"...Isn't it normal for the studio to get busy with things?" Hesper took a glance at the caller ID on the phone. "You're Mr. Pisano, right? Why do you feel a little strange today?"
Sitting on the steps in front of Hesper's house, Pennleigh gave a wry smile and sighed weakly.
There was never a moment when Pennleigh realized so clearly that Hesper did not like him at all, and she did not even notice that he was a little into her.