Chapter 507

The moment their eyes met, Rickard looked away. Hesper looked at him with a faint smile then propped herself up. He went over to help her and put a pillow behind her back. "Is there nothing you want to say to me?" she said. "I thought with the flowers and kind gesture, you'd say that you wanted to repay me." Rickard cleared his throat when he remembered telling her he was going to repay her. Hesper watched as he avoided her eyes and smirked. "Do you know where you messed up? Rickard wasn't sure how Hesper was feeling. She couldn't be angry because she was looking at him with amusement. However, to say that she was happy… He lied to her again and again, and she caught him. How could she possibly be happy? "I don't know." Rickard kept his head low. The usually bold Mr. Duval had his silent moments. "I'm sorry for lying to you again… But whether you believe me or not, all I wanted to do was to treat you well… Hesper, I've never been so—" So nice? Hesper frowned but Rickard c