Chapter 960

Richard moved to embrace Pearl, but she gently pushed him away, her emotions swirling inside her. "This isn't right," Pearl murmured, her thoughts in disarray. She hadn't wanted to reject his hug, yet she couldn't reconcile the possibility of their familial connection. "It's not wrong." Richard kept his head buried on her shoulders and added hoarsely, "Even if… we're cousins, there's nothing wrong with hugging each other." After a long silence, Richard proposed, "Let's get a DNA test. I don't want to leave this unanswered." "Okay," Pearl agreed, knowing it was their last chance to resolve this uncertainty. "I'll go now then." Pearl plucked a strand of hair for him and watched him leave. * At the hospital, Richard encountered someone he least wanted to see. "Rick, it's been a while. You're always healthy. What brings you here?" Hugo greeted him with a sly smile, clearly aware of the reason behind Richard's visit. When he learned Pearl's mother had gone to the Waldorfs