Chapter 1228

Hesper thought about Rickard's question, then after a long pause, she replied. "I don't know, but the first one would probably be… Grandpa misses you." That was the first reason Hesper wanted to meet Benjamin. Maybe she complained along the way, but after going through so much, she no longer thought that way. She was calmer than anyone about meeting the father she never had. Since she wasn't feeling well, no one disturbed her rest. She had to deal with spies coming to check on her, so if she wasn't careful, their plan might fall apart and people would be more careful. Hesper hadn't planned to act like she was in a coma, instead wanting to play dead. People would lower their guard if she was 'dead', as it would mean the end of her. It would also throw Nathaniel and Julian off. However, after some thoght, death was harder to fake. If someone would just give up when they saw her corpse, things would become tricky. That was how they ended up where they were. Rickard watched