Female Novel
Chapter 930
Did Howard know something about her mother too?
"Can you tell me what you know, Mister Howard?"
Howard chuckled. "There's no rush. I don't know if this Waldorf here knows about it, and if it's okayto talk about it."
Pearl's heart skipped a beat. Richard knew nothing about this yet.
But Richard kept his cool. "I'm her husband. Is there something I shouldn't know?"
"Not at all," Howard replied. "It's about Pearl's mother—"
"She's gone, so maybe we shouldn't talk about her." Richard noticed Pearl looked gloomy andthought this topic was upsetting because it brought up sad memories.
That's exactly how Pearl felt.
"No, her mother hadn't passed."
Richard frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Her mother is still alive, but she's somewhere Pearl can't find."
Looking at Pearl, Richard saw she wasn't as worried as he thought, so he figured it wasn't as badas he feared.
"Please clarify."
"What I mean is, the woman who passed wasn't Pearl's biological mother."
Pearl quickly asked, "Then do you know where my biological mother is?"
Howard seemed uneasy. "I only have this information. I don't know where she is."
Richard squeezed Pearl's hand, looking serious. "If that's all you wanted to tell us, why bring us allthe way here?" There must be more to this meeting.
"Aren't you brilliant?" Howard laughed out of the blue, but his smile seemed off, making them a littleuncomfortable. "I won't beat around the bush then. I want to speak to you in exchange forsomething."
Richard replied without hesitation, "If you're asking us to split up so I can go back to Winona, youmight as well stop."novelbin
Howard's expression changed. "Do you think you're in a position to set terms?"
Pearl had never seen him like this. At Jesselton Manor, he always seemed kind and detached fromworldly concerns. He had always been good to her, even sharing medical knowledge. She feltgrateful and respected him.
But seeing his cold look now, Pearl realized she might not have known him at all.
"We're not the ones setting terms. It seems you're the one coming at us, right?"