novelxo Chapter 497
She had been recognized before due to her voice, so she learned how to fake her voice from Stephen. That's why Hesper was confident that she could fool Matthew.
Initially, Matthew felt that the person in front of him was somewhat familiar, but the feeling was gone immediately when he heard her voice.
Although he was disappointed, he did not allow his emotion to appear on his face. He looked at Hesper sitting in the wheelchair and felt that things must have been hard for her.
"Did my sister offend you?" Matthew said. He knew Rachael very well. If she had not fallen out with River A., she would not have come and asked him for help.
Hesper raised her eyebrows and said, "So you're here to apologize to me? Anyway, I do hope that you can cancel this order... After all, as you can see, the main reason I declined Ms. Lane's request is that my physical condition won't allow me to work too much."
"Okay, I understand," Matthew said. "I apologize on her behalf."
Even though she knew that Matthew could not recognize her, she still felt a litle sad. Matthew had been the one who stood in front of her and protected her from any troubles, but now, he was no longer her brother anymore.
Perhaps one day in the future, even if she stood in front of Matthew as Hesper, they could not go back to the way they used to be.
When Pennleigh heard that Hesper had arrived, he hurried over. Upon seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, he said, "Take it easy. We can talk this out calmly. Let's not get into a fight... Hes... Ouch!' Hesper suddenly remembered that Pennleigh did not know that her face was fake. Seeing her interaction with Matthew, he must have thought that they had reconciled with each other, so she quickly punched him and said, "Mr. Lane, if that's all, Mr. Pisano and I still have something to discuss. Could you please excuse us?"
"Okay." Matthew rose to his feet. "I'll be going now. Please excuse me, both of you. I'll inform my little sister about the dress matter and make sure she won't come to bother you again." "Okay."
Pennleigh did not quite understand what was going on, so Hesper elbowed him again. After Matthew left, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait a minute." Pennleigh still could not come around to his senses yet despite being hit twice by Hesper. He pointed at Hesper and Matthew before asking, "What... You two... Why does your brother look like he doesn't know you?"
Hesper let out a helpless sigh. "Because this isn't how my face looked before."
Hesper had told Pennleigh before that she had gone through a series of make-up procedures that was comparable to plastic surgery. It was just that she never thought he would believe her till today. Since both of them knew each other's secrets, Hesper decided to tell Pennleigh the whole story.
"So that's how it is..." Pennleigh stole a few glances at Hesper. "Honestly, you're truly impressive. After all, the Lanes are so wealthy and prestigious, yet you gave it all up so easily."
"What isn't mine doesn't belong to me. Besides, I don't want to put my brother in a difficult position," Hesper said with a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. However, the smile soon disappeared. "But this outcome isn't bad either. However, I'm sure there'll be another storm when I return to Halwanest, but I have to go back for Renfrew."
Hesper shook her head and changed to another topic. "Let's not talk about it anymore. Did you find what I asked you to look for on the phone earlier?"
"Yes, I did. But what do you need carnation for? I didn't know you like tending to flowers," Pennleigh said.
"Of course, it's for a purpose. Send me the address, and I'll go buy some later," Hesper answered in a prevaricate manner. There was a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
She did not know when it started, but a certain person had replaced her roses with carnations and did not realize that he had busted himself. Therefore, she was going to use it to fool that person who could not even differentiate a carnation and a rose.