Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Hugo shrugged and casually sat on the couch.

Pearl went over to help Susan stand up, then made sure she was fine before she relaxed.

"Hugo, this woman took care of you for twenty years. Even a dog would show more gratitude than what you've done." Pearl lost control of her emotions.

"Stay out of this, Pearl. You don't understand," Hugo replied with a shrug, then turned to Richard. "You know why I'm here." Richard just said, "Naturally." Hugo got straight to the point. "I've made up my mind. I'll accept your deal, but only if you agree to my condition-you have to quit the business world starting today." Richard had a business degree and was being groomed to take over the family business. Not being able to work in business anymore would be as good as cutting off his arms.

Hugo knew this would put Richard in a tough spot.

"Don't push us too hard, Hugo." It was clear Richard was in a bind.

"I'm agreeing to your price. You want 15 billion, and I'll give it to you happily. That's not a small amount," Hugo pointed out. This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Pearl chuckled, as she saw this coming.

Richard looked a bit less tense but still argued, "Your condition is too harsh." "Too harsh? Remember how I was banned from the company. Dad spent all his ttraining you, and you still failed to protect the company." Hugo raised his chin, looking down on everyone else proudly. He wished Dustan could see how low Richard had sunk, having to hand over the family business to someone else. And he, the underestimated third son, not only created his own successful company but was now about to take over. How the tides have turned. "Do you have the money?" Hugo frowned "I don't know how you managed Waldorf Enterprises. I never thought you cared that much about money. Tsk tsk, maybe I was wrong. I thought you were a more serious rival..." Turned out Richard was just a businessman willing to do anything for money. "Every cent, so don't worry. But first, sign the agreement." Hugo pushed the document over to Richard with a satisfied grin. Richard picked it up, flipped through it, then smirked. "What a good brother. Your outrageous terms were written very well." "I wouldn't dare hide anything from you. I laid them out clearly." Hugo thought about being more subtle so Richard wouldn't notice everything But then he thought Waldorf Enterprises was nearing its end, so even if he was upfront, t wouldn't cause more trouble and Richard couldn't complain. So, he spelled it all out.

"You've done so many bad things. Aren't you worried about karma?" Richard asked.

Hugo smirked. "Why should I be worried? Seems like you're the one who should be worried."