Mysterious Mr.Richard

After the two children slept, Pearl tucked them in and left the bedroom.

There was an unread message on her phone from Alex.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll pick you up."

After reading the message, Pearl looked hesitant. "Okay, thank you." she replied after a while.

Alex seemed to be waiting by his phone. He replied in the next second, "You're welcome. It's on my way anyway. Sleep earlier. Good night."

"Good night."

Alex had always taken good care of her. Even though she tried to persuade herself that his concern was because they were classmates, or perhaps a mutual friendship like Ethan and her, but her intuition told her that it was more than that. 

Staring at the phone screen for a long time, she sent a message to Ethan, "Last time you said that your friend had a car to sell, Help me connect him."

......

The next morning, the sky was dim. Summers in Kityall City were always stormy.

Once Pearl stepped out of the building, she saw Alex's car.

"Breakfast?" Asked Alex. He reached behind and brought out a bag from the backseat, the he handed it to her. "I got you some breakfast."

"Thank you." Pearl took it. She looked inside the bag and saw a sandwich and coffee. She smiled, "I'm already troubling you by sending me to work, but I didn't think to bring breakfast for you. Instead, you brought breakfast for me. I'm so sorry for the trouble."  

"There's nothing to be sorry about. It's on my way anyway. I bought the food somewhere near your neighborhood too."

Pearl nodded thoughtfully, opened the sandwich, and chatted with Alex when she was eating.  

"Anyway, I'll be at Jackson Hospital for a long time. I can fetch you to and from work."

buy a car soon so I can drive to

in his eyes was blank. "You got

smiled and said casually, "Ethan has a friend who has a car that is as good as new. He's willing to sell it, and the price is within my budget, so I wanna buy

said, his face

air in the car was a little weird. After a long silence, Alex said, "Pearl, to be clear, fetching you

looked at him in surprise. "I don't. Why do

Alex could say something, she seemed to have thought of something. She smiled at him, "Alex, you don't think I'm looking for an

was still warm,

"You think I'd buy a car to avoid you? Where would I get the money?

take my car to

almost over. It would be inconvenient if I didn't

planning it for s while. Buying a car at this time just happens

then the car stopped at a red light. While holding the steering wheel, Alex lowered his head and kept quiet. Suddenly he said, "Pearl, what if

was stunned and

his head slowly. "Pearl, you can't lie. Since we

slient, holding her

to count down and turned

hands with distinct bones were particularly white and clean. She'd never met someone more suitable to be a doctor than Alex.

"Well, since you've already determined, I won't ask anymore. Just drive safely. If you ever have something you need

agreed quickly. "I've troubled

know what you're thinking. Whether you choose to remain single for the kids or that person, I respect you. While, we've been classmates for such a long time. You don't have to be

mentioned Ethan and Pearl reluctantly forced

she said yes, she

Alex be

 treat her as a woman at all. Besides, not only he had helped her a lot. During these years, because of his lack of taste in women, she had to go

respected her, cared for her,

more she felt