Chapter 103

"Does it matter?" Pearl found that funny. "Of course it is. Why would I be with someone who doesn't have feelings for me, Hugo? What is so important in life that you're willing to give up love for?" Hugo paused, not expecting her to say that. "Well, of course. There's a lot more to life than love." In Hugo's mind, love was the most useless thing. He probably couldn't love. "Alright, I hope you don't bring this up with me until you find out what love really is." Pearl smiled at him and left with luggage in hand. The butler stopped her at the door. "No, Miss Pearl, what am I supposed to tell Mister Dustan if you leave?" The butler looked troubled as he watched her prepare to leave with her bags. "I'm just moving out of the house, not cutting ties with the family. Calm down." Pearl was amused that he tried to stop her. Richard came back at that moment, and when he saw she was leaving, he felt a knot in his stomach but still pretended he didn't care. "Where are you going?"