Chapter 430

Pearl was taken to the hospital with Richard's assistance. The smell of disinfectants in the hospital room made her scrunch up her nose. "Is there any way I can avoid staying in the hospital?" Richard gave her a cold look. "What do you think?" "Um…" Pearl smiled awkwardly. "I guess not." "Good, now behave," he replied, sitting there with an air of aloofness and checking his phone. "What about our travel plans?" Richard, still composed, answered, "Life is full of surprises. Just stay here and recover. We have plenty of time so there's no need to rush." Pearl silently lay down on the bed. Shortly after, a doctor doing her rounds entered the room. She found her vaguely familiar but couldn't quite place where she had seen her before. The doctor suddenly let out an excited squeal. "Rick, it's you!" Pearl frowned when she heard this and shot a glare at Richard. "Yes," Richard nodded. "How have you been? How's Hughie?" Pearl caught the doctor's shy expression and instant