Chapter 1567

When she walked into the room, Hesper realized that Rickard was standing by the window as if he knew that she would follow him up to the room. She could not help but feel slightly helpless and walked up to Rickard's side, and that was when he grabbed her, taking her into his arms. Hesper was astonished for a split second, and Rickard's breathing was extremely close to her. Hesper sighed. "Why are you upset?" Rickard did not speak for a moment but then explained after a very short pause, "He once pretended to be your boyfriend. The time when you were away from me, you spent most of it with him." Most of those people from Hesper's past were just passing acquaintances she had met by chance; they never left a lasting impression on her life. But Pennleigh would always be different in some ways. Hesper was a little helpless and responded, "I only did so to avoid Matthew then, didn't I? Besides, you just said it yourself. It was all fake." In fact, after going through multiple occasions