Chapter 1139

Rickard fell silent. Although he wanted to tell Hesper she was the one who kept cutting him off, when he saw how defeated she looked, he changed his mind. "I have a question." Hesper just felt embarrassed because she thought about what to say on the way up. Just when she figured out how to tell Rickard about it, that happened. "Even though it was a little awkward, I strongly considered every word I said. I don't want to hide anything from you." Rickard wasn't laughing but Hesper felt he was mocking her through his eyes, so she was embarrassed. "That's what I came up with. It wasn't exactly sexpionage. Ranfik is too easily tricked." Hesper had a feeling Ranfik would change his attitude toward Nathaniel with just a few words. If she fed him more reasons to push Nathaniel away, he might actually throw Nathaniel out of his home. "Ranfik is a smart person but he's egotistical." Rickard lowered his gaze; he knew Ranfik didn't think highly of them. However, that worked for them. Peop