Chapter 1223

Pearl rolled over and opened her eyes when her back was facing him, her lips pressing into a fine line.

Tanner hugged her from the back, and when he noticed that she was trembling, he turned her around. Her eyes were tightly shut, but a drop of tear flowed down from the corner of her eyes. He wiped it off with his finger and said, “I’m sorry. Let’s take a step back each, shall we?”

She opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, “It wasn’t me.”

Tanner looked at her. Honestly, he did not suspect Pearl at all. He was just taking advantage of that to give himself a reason not to let her go. “No matter if it’s you or not, I’m not letting you leave my side.” He released her and rose up to get himself changed. It was only when he left the room and closed the door with a slam that Pearl closed her eyes. When Tanner exited the hotel, he received a call from his bodyguard. “Mr. Hannigan, we’ve found the identities of those people. They’re loan sharks.”

He stood beside his car. “Loan sharks?” “Yes,” the bodyguard replied.

Tanner frowned. He hung up the call and fell into deep thought.

‘Loan sharks, huh?’

needed to look into what had happened

in the afternoon. Sandy had been waiting for him. When he appeared, a smile broke across her pale face.

seat and sat beside the bed.

lowered her head and replied, “The nurse said I can be discharged from the hospital in another few

glances at him carefully and pressed her lips. “Tan, are you still mad at

should I be mad

lowered her head. “I was just worried

thing you didn’t tell me the truth about? Are you sure you didn’t tell me any

 

looked at her

about it, and she said,

her head, and she continued. “Is it because I told you those

her off. He had never

tone before. “If it were Pearl who did it, why would she look for loan sharks? To get money

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