Chapter 36

Richard glued his fervent gaze on her, burning with desire. "Richard—" Pearl was interrupted by Richard's stiff and inexperienced kiss, but he deepened the kiss with each passing second. Knowing that the drug had full control of him, Pearl bit his lips to force some sense into him. When he staggered backward, she clambered on top of him and knocked him out as he was about to make his next move. "Troublesome." She got to her feet and kicked him. "What a rogue, taking liberties with me while out of it." Pearl called for the Waldorf family bodyguards to take Richard to the hospital because it would be too conspicuous to call for an ambulance. When Richard opened his eyes, the first person he saw was the stoic Pearl. Shocked, he asked, "Have you been taking care of me the whole night?" "You were careless to get drugged," Pearl mocked, ignoring his question. Richard fell silent and did not refute as she was right. "Since you’re up, I’ll be leaving now." Uneasiness prompted Pearl