Chapter 442

Seeing that Hesper had just said something in Pennleigh’s ear before walking out, Rickard looked away too. Hesper and Pennleigh were indeed very close. Rickard could tell that what Hesper had said just now was targeted at him. ‘In the past, she might not fall for someone like Pennleigh, but things are different now.’ However, Rickard still did not believe it. "I’ll head out for a short while." Petruchio did not think much about it. After all, he knew exactly how busy Rickard could be. If it was not for their good relationship, Rickard might not have stayed for lunch. He nodded. "Go then. If you have something to do, you don’t have to stay back and entertain us." "I’m not busy at all." "Huh?" Rickard retracted his gaze and frowned. "I mean, I’m not very busy nowadays, and there are quite a few things that I have to attend to in Fredonia, so... Can I continue to bother you for a while longer?" "Of course, I wouldn’t say no to that." Unexpectedly, not only did Rickard not want t