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.”

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.

after she stepped on an ant

left to say. She got to her feet and said calmly, “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 making things difficult for

Waldorf Enterprises anniversary

wrote. “Oh, turns

upset her at the same time. She decided to invite Wayne out

work.

his hand, Wayne teased Pearl, “I’m surprised to see you in

told you that would never

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

his head. “Get lost

fine. I’ll drink

became slightly tipsy and bold. She suddenly wanted

first has to hit on somebody and

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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

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

cool, eager to

flushed from

While lea

she yanked his tic. Her pleasant smell

men were 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

the essence. She seems pretty wasted and is really

men glued their lascivious gazes on Pearl’s

rip your eyes out if you keep staring at

off his coat and covered her with it, asking gloomily, “What do you want,