Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 32

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.”

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

upset Abby was after she stepped on an ant when they were young.

everything to do with Abby and nothing to do with me. Mister

of organizing the Waldorf Enterprises anniversary party to Abby and invited many influential and famous

news made Pearl’s hand tremble as she wrote. “Oh, turns

surprised her and upset her at the same time. She decided to

work.

“I’m surprised to see you in

“I told you that would never

eyes. “Then why are

knocked his head. “Get lost if you don’t want to

I’ll drink

wine, Pearl became slightly tipsy and bold.

to hit on

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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

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

his cool, eager to watch her next

was flushed from the wine and her long

While lea

she yanked his tic. Her pleasant smell

stunned. One of them started to tease Richard, “You’re a babe magnet, Mister Richard. Women throw themselves at you wherever you go. Tsk! Check out her slim figure and fair

Time is of the essence. She seems pretty wasted and is

glued their lascivious gazes

out if you keep staring

He took off his coat and covered