Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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After that little hiccup, Pearl instructed Wayne to find the culprit.

As expected, Abby was the one who bribed a reporter to get that photograph and post it on the Internet. Pearl realized that she had been too lenient with Flores Firms since Abby could still scheme against her.

“Wayne, cancel all contracts between Cerubleu and Flores Firms, including the ongoing ones. Pay off the compensation for the breach of contracts.”

With an icy expression, Wayne remarked, “I knew it was Abby. Don’t worry, Miss Pearl. I won’t let her off the hook”

Flores Firms was set to lose hundreds of millions of dollars without Cerubleu.

Richard became suspicious when Cerubleu announced they would cease cooperating with Flores Firms. The company seemed to always encounter a crisis whenever something happened to Pearl. He wondered if Wayne was avenging Pearl.

Pearl was about to leave after confirming the final proposal with Richard when the latter stopped her. “I have a question for you.”

Pearl did not feel like talking to him about anything other than business after he had doubted her. “If it’s something personal, I’m not interested.”

“Are

you the mastermind behind Flores Firms‘ crises?”

After a moment of shock, Pearl burst into laughter. “Do you really think I have the power to ruin a large company like Flores Firms?”

Richard’s face sank. “You don’t, but Wayne and Cerubleu do. I know Abby isn’t very likable, but you don’t have to do this to her.”

for the damsel, are we, Mister Richard? You’re scolding me on her behalf.” Pearl’s gaze was bone- chilling, and

after she stepped on an

Firms‘ crises have everything to do with Abby and nothing to do with me. Mister Richard, you should call the president of Cerubleu about this instead of

Waldorf Enterprises anniversary party to Abby and invited many influential and famous

wrote. “Oh, turns out you

She decided to invite Wayne

work.

surprised to see you in a bad mood. What happened? Did the

told you

roll his eyes. “Then why are you here drowning your

lost if you don’t want

fine. I’ll

few glasses of wine, Pearl became slightly tipsy and

the bottle points at first has to hit on somebody and get

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up his wine glass and walked over to a woman, and he successfully got her number. The bottle pointed to Pearl in the second round. She staggered to her feet and walked toward a group of people nearby. When Richard saw her sashay toward them, he furrowed his brows.

and weaving through the crowd, Pearl chuckled and fell into Richard’s arms. “Since you’re the most handsome one, I choose

cool, eager to watch her next

Pearl was flushed from the wine and her long red dress enhanced her

While lea

Richard, she yanked his tic. Her pleasant

Richard. Women throw themselves at you wherever you go.

seems pretty wasted and is really into you. You’d

glued their lascivious gazes on Pearl’s

out if you keep

He took off his