Chapter 157

Barbara froze in her tracks while trying to place a pretentious smile on her lips.

“I only came to survey this room. It looks pretty nice without her presence”, Barbara muttered hurriedly and started walking away.

Everything about her reaction was suspicious. From her uneasiness, to her sudden stuttering and haste to leave.

Richard needed no one to tell him that she was hiding something huge from him.

“And what’s that on your hands?” Richard threw a questioning gaze at her, while she laughed and shook her head negatively.

“It’s nothing serious”.

“Let me have a look”, Richard said and held her wrist, which she tried to struggle against.

The next few minutes saw them struggling with the piece of paper in her hands. Once Richard realized that she was being extremely fierce and stubborn with him, he resolved to pushing her to the floor.

Barbara landed on the ground with a thud, finally letting go of the paper she held in her hands.

Richard trudged forward and picked it up, and without thr