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.”

damsel, are we, Mister Richard? You’re scolding me on her behalf.” Pearl’s gaze was bone- chilling, and her words made Richard frown in confusion. “Do you really think

after she stepped on an ant when they were

“Flores 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

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

wrote. “Oh, turns out you like Abby. No

her at the same time. She decided to invite Wayne out for a drink at Night Pub

work.

sparkling wine in his hand, Wayne teased Pearl, “I’m surprised to see you in a bad mood. What happened? Did the Waldorfs bully

“I told

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

Pearl knocked his head. “Get lost

fine. I’ll drink

down a few glasses of wine, Pearl became slightly tipsy and bold. She

points at first has to hit on somebody and

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round. He picked 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

Pearl chuckled and fell into Richard’s arms. “Since you’re the most handsome

his cool, eager

from the wine and her

While lea

Richard, she yanked his tic.

Richard, “You’re a babe magnet, Mister Richard. Women throw themselves at

is of the essence. She seems pretty wasted

glued their lascivious gazes

out if you

men stopped commenting on Pearl when Richard suddenly erupted in anger. He took off his