Chapter 627

Hearing that voice, Pearl looked at Beah awkwardly, her voice betraying her guilt. "Nothing. I'm just thinking about finding a job." Beah smiled. "That's great! It's about time you started working. We can't have Doctor Hugo paying for all of us." Hugo chimed in gently, "It's fine, I can afford it." Beah, however, felt embarrassed. "No, that won't do. Even though your family is wealthy, we can't let Pea be a freeloader." 'Freeloader?' Pearl was even more determined to start working. "I've decided that I'm going to work, so starting tomorrow, I'll only come back once a week." Hugo calmly suggested, "You can work at my company." He knew exactly where she wanted to work and made the counteroffer, clearly going against her decision. Pearl just wanted to punch him. Beah nodded in agreement when she heard Hugo's suggestion. "If you work there, at least someone can look out for you, and I won't worry as much." Then she realized something and asked, "But Doctor Hugo, is your co