Babel Novel
Chapter 28
Chapter 28
At that thought, Juniper sought help from Madam Duval by saying, “Madam Duval, please think of a wa
y.”
Madam Duval was an old, cunning woman who was not so easily deceived like Sophia. She loathed He
sper more than Juniper, who was more focused on herself. Hence, she could not be bothered Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
to make a fuss of the situation and said with a sneer, “Why should we panic now? Didn’t Mr. Duval Sr.
mention that
he’ll be back in two weeks? Could it be that we still can’t handle Hesper in the next two weeks?”
“Mother, are you
Sophia was interrupted by Madam Duval as soon as she began her sentence. Madam Duval smiled
at Juniper and said, “Your brother is feeling guilty for misunderstanding Juniper currently, so they’ve rec
onciled their relationship to a certain extent. If rumors about Hesper hurting the woman that he loved in
the past
from jealousy were to spread, do you think your brother would put up with it in view of his temperament
?”
“That’s a no for sure!”
Sophia’s eyes lit up, already beginning to look forward to the arrival of that day.
Meanwhile, Rickard opened the door to Hesper’s room and found that it was only lit by a dim light at th
e head of the bed.
She laid there without moving, her feather–like, long lashes batting and the corners of her eyes moist
with
tears.
“There’s no telling why you like crying so much.”
He criticized her and made the decision to send someone to inquire about Hesper’s recovery the next d
ay.
If there really were long–
term side effects, he would treat her in time so others would not criticize the influential Duvals for torturi
ng her.
As for the child…
He figured that he should allow Hesper to spend more time with the child because Juniper could never
measure up to her. After all, Hesper was still the child’s biological mother.
On the same night, Madam Duval used the same old trick to get Rickard to send Juniper home.
On the way home, Juniper asked in an exploratory manner, “In truth, I’ve been back for some time now
and
my family really wants me to settle down. What do you think about that, Rickard?”
Rickard paused for a moment. “You really are at the age of settling down, so it’s time for you to look int
o marriage.”
He said it in such a nonchalant way, Juniper was utterly incapable of determining if he still had feelings
for
her.
Even though Rickard treated her well recently whenever they spent together, he had yet to transgress t
he bounds of friendship.
Juniper had already lost confidence in…
She bit her lower lip and seized the opportunity to place her hand on his during a red light stop. “Rickar
d,
you know that my feelings for you haven’t changed. I’ve been waiting for you all these years.”
She leaned closer and closer until half of her body was leaning against his shoulder. She said in an airy
tone, “I know that you don’t really love Hesper and that your marriage to her was forced. I don’t want to
see you live in pain for the rest of your life. If you want, I’ll stay by your side and keep you company.
Would that be alright?”
Rickard’s entire body tensed.
It would be impossible for him to be impervious to feelings when meeting the lover whom he loved pass
ionately when he was young.
It would be lying if he were to claim that he had no feelings for her, but he was already married and with
child
“I’m sorry.”
Under Juniper’s disappointed gaze, Rickard pulled his hand out.
She bit her lower lip and her eyes reddened with tears. “Why? Don’t you love me anymore?”
Rickard did not
answer. After a brief silence, he said, “We’re not young anymore. We should be held responsible for the
choices we make.”
“So are
you just going to give up on me? But you still love me!” Juniper could not make sense of the situation.
Are we supposed to let go of our relationship because of damned responsibility?
What right does Hesper have to think that he should bear responsibility for it?
Had Mr. Duval Sr. not compelled Rickard in the past, how could Rickard marry her?
Fueled by her
agitated emotions, Juniper’s intention of making Hesper disappear grew stronger and stronger.
Hesper is the source of everything bad!