Mysterious Mr.Richard

Uncle Richard

Only Katherine and Victoria were kept in the dark among the people present. They hadn't notice the

tension between Richard and Pearl.

Both of them were calm and rational. No matter what their true emotions were, they could at least

remain calm on the surface.

However, Ethan had known Pearl for seven years. He could accurately tell her feelings judging from the

dimness in her eyes.

When he saw Adriana in the banquet hall, he guessed that Richard would come as well. That was why

he'd intentionally tried to strike up a conversation with Adriana. It was also his plan to cause such a

standstill.

Ethan naturally put his hand on Pearl's shoulder, as if he had done it countless times, "Mr. Zellweger's

wedding ceremony should be ahead of ours. I heard from Pearl that they have already invited her

verbally. After we received the invitation letter, I will surely attend with Pearl."

Richard's fist creaked as his skin rubbed against his flesh. Luckily, it was covered up by the music from

the violin.

Sensing that something was wrong, Adriana hurriedly said: "Pearl never mentioned that she's married

you, Mr. Louise. We'll definitely come together to attend the wedding."

She wanted to show her generosity, but she didn't expect Richard to glance at her coldly after she

spoke. In an instant, she shivered.

On the other hand, Pearl behaved as a truly graceful lady.

Just then, a soft and clear voice sounded from a distance. "Daddy!"

Bonny wore a collared dress. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a big red butterfly band. She

squeezed through the gaps in the crowd, followed by Brandon.

Hearing this, Pearl was taken aback. She nervously clenched her fists.

In the next second, Bonny stood between Richard and Pearl.

Seeing her, Richard's clenched fists involuntarily relaxed. He knew who Bonny was calling.

But in the next second, Bonny threw herself into Ethan's arms and was picked up by him.

The servants following her seemed to be exhausted. They waved their hands and gasped, "Miss

Bonny, please stop running."

"But we're playing hide-and-seek!" Bonny giggled and looked at the servants who had caught up with

her.

Ethan pinched her nose, "You are such a naughty girl."

"Grandma, it hurts!" Bonny said to Victoria coquettishly.

Bonny was Victoria's favourite. Seeing this, she angrily glared at Ethan. If there were no guests at the

present, she would have kicked him in the face.

"Let go of her! Her nose is going to be pinched crooked by you."

"Her nose is not that easy to be crooked." Ethan huffed.

Bonny snuggled in Ethan's embrace for a long while before turning around and seeing Richard. With a

look of surprise, she asked: "Uncle Richard?"

Hearing her call him 'uncle', he felt a sharp pain instantly.

Although the paternity test results had clearly told him that Pearl's two children had no blood

relationship with him, he still felt a bit upset when he heard "uncle Richard".

Like a real father, Ethan put Bonny down from his arms and said: "Say hello to uncle Richard properly."

Bonny looked at Richard and smiled. "Hello, uncle Richard. Is she your girlfriend?"

She was talking about Adriana.

Richard's face was showing signs of breaking down gradually.

He couldn't question a child why she suddenly changed his title, not calling him "Daddy" anymore. Or

to ask her if Ethan was her real father.

He didn't believe that such a young child would be so scheming as to look for him even when she had

a father.

On the other hand, Ethan took in all of it.

As to him, the stalemate between Pearl and Richard was like a tug-of-war, whoever couldn't suppress

their emotions would be the one who lost.

Before Richard could say anything, the Louise family's butler hurried over, "Madam, all the guests have

arrived."

Victoria nodded, "Okay, let's go and open the champagne."

After that, she took Pearl's hand and grinned, "Just in time! Pearl, I'll introduce you to everyone."

Pearl nodded. She glanced at Richard before leaving, "I'll be leaving now, Mr. Zellweger."

Ethan followed them as he held Bonny's hand, with Brandon beside him.

Katherine stayed at the spot.

After Pearl had gone far away, Richard said, "Ms. Louise, I haven't heard that your brother has got

married."

Katherine was already impatient. She frowned deeply when she heard this: "Mr. Zellweger, what do you

mean? Do you think it's a fake marriage?"

"No, you have misunderstood me. I didn't mean it."

"Watch your mouth," Katherine looked coldly at Adriana, "As far as I'm concerned, Mr. Zellweger, you

really need to strengthen your judgments on people." Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Although Ethan had just used Adriana being Pearl's best friend as an excuse to cover up his flirting

incident, in her eyes, a woman like Adriana was definitely a b*tch.

So she was Richard's chosen fiancee?

Richard was already in a bad mood, and his eyes darkened even further when he heard this, "Ms.

Louise, this is my personal matter."

"I'm just reminding you to be careful. You should have heard about what kind of person my brother is.

There are nothing good to get along with him."

Katherine's words were always such straightforward.

Adriana's heart skipped a beat as she listened to her. When Katherine left, she hurriedly explained,

"Richard, I just have a casual chat with Mr. Louise, don't get me wrong..."

Richard kept silent, as if he hadn't heard her. His eyes were filled with rage, but it wasn't because of

Adriana.

Adriana bit her lips and followed his gaze, looking into the distance. Then she saw his eyes were

focused on that beautiful figure.

That face was a always thorn in her heart that she couldn't pull out.