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.”

Mister Richard? You’re scolding me on her behalf.” Pearl’s gaze was bone- chilling, and her words made Richard frown in

she stepped on an ant

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

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

tremble as she wrote. “Oh, turns out you like Abby. No wonder you defended

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

work.

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

downed her wine. “I told you that would

Wayne roll his eyes. “Then why

lost if you don’t

fine. I’ll

slightly tipsy

bottle points at first has to hit on somebody and get them to drink three glasses

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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 and walked toward a

weaving through the crowd, Pearl chuckled and fell into Richard’s arms. “Since

cool, eager to watch

flushed from the wine and

While lea

she yanked his tic. Her pleasant smell enveloped

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

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

lascivious gazes on Pearl’s

out if you

Richard suddenly erupted in anger. He took off his