Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 22

As Pearl had done a good job, Richard put her in charge of the project.

The punished Emily scurried away dejectedly whenever she saw Pearl, her gaze gloomy as she stared at the latter. Pearl felt that Emily was thinking up a way to harm her

Pearl bumped into Sean at the coffee machine. He blinked at her and raised his brows at her. “I heard Rich dealt with Emily on your behalf. Seems like you’re really important.”

Hearing his sarcasm, she felt uneasy but maintained her composure. “And what about it? Are you jealous, Mister Sean? Did I snatch away your brother’s love toward you?”

Sean’s face stiffened. “You sure like malding jokes, Miss Pearl.”

I’m just giving you a taste of your own medicine.” Pearl calmly poured

Miss Pearl. No wonder that workaholic Richard has a new outlook

you, but you

to comment that he talked too much. No one had ever humiliated him as such. Feeling embarrassed, his expression fell. “Fine. I’ll leave you to enjoy

fell into th

in hand, Pearl fell into thought

partners. It raked in quite a bit of profit for the season, so the company decided to hold a party to celebrate the company’s achievements. Although Pearl had proven she was not a village Idiot as they had imagined her to be, Richard decided to take her

Richard to pay for it. “I like this one, Richard. Please buy

adorned with turquoise. Its style was bright and lively, but he shook

one would suit you

took a long wine–red dress off the rack. There were rose patterns on the hem, and there were sparkling diamonds set diagonally on one

Do you hate me? Why do you want

bright colors. Her

his taste, his eyes turned gloomy. “If I hated you, would I have brought you out to