Chapter 18

Richard arrived in the ward early the next morning. "Wow, the workaholic Mister Richard took the day off to come and visit me. I'm flattered." Pearl grinned as she peeled an orange. "The fruits are really sweet. Want one?" She handed him a banana. Richard ignored her. He said nonchalantly, "Dad told me to come take care of you. Stop overthinking things." "Fine, forget I said anything." "I have a question for you." Richard’s mouth set into a hard line. After a brief pause, he asked, "You broke the record at Death Valley, but you're from a village. When did you ever practice car racing?" This woman was too mysterious. Her background was normal but everything she did was out of expectations. Pearl burst into laughter. "I did it just to kill time. Richard, why do you care so much about that?" Richard was stunned. When he saw her relaxed look, he slowly calmed down. Pearl was friends with Wayne, she knew Oliver, who had an extraordinary identity, she was great at playing piano, and s