Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 35

Abby’s sincerity convinced Richard that she was telling the truth. He nodded and entered the hall with her.

Their appearance instantly attracted the attention of the reporters by the door. The reporters started snapping lots of pictures of the. Abby leaned close to Richard to give others the wrong impression of their closeness, Suddenly, she staggered and fell forward but Richard managed to grab her waist in time.

Of course, this was precisely what the reporters yearned to see, and they took even more photos of the pair. They even came up with the headline for tomorrow’s news.

[Upcoming marriage between Flores Firms and Waldorf Enterprises! The couple is so lovey–dovey!]

Blushing, Abby thanked Richard.

“Let’s head inside.”

Richard withdrew his hand and strode ahead into the hall, putting a damper on Abby’s excitement. She bit her lip and followed

after him to avoid awkwardness.

After a while, another commotion started at the door, and it was no less

than the one caused by Richard and Abby. Baffled, Richard quietly watched the two people who entered/ They were Sean, who had on a bright smile, and…Pearl?

She was wearing a short black dress, looking charming and sexy. Richard started coldly at her. The dress he had bought her was a long white strapless dress. He concluded that she must hate him to the core to stand him up and come to the party with

Sean instead.

smile

She had ruined Pearl’s dress, cut Pearl’s phone charger, and destroyed the lock on the washroom door.

expression. “You look surprised to see me,

head. “Umm, I’m just surprised to see you and Sean come

“Well, I have to hand it to Mister Sean. He came to my rescue just in time. Otherwise, I’d still be locked in the washroom. Someone messed up the lock on the door and

dn’t do it.”

tightly. “Why are you asking me? I

are you so nervous? Did you actually

interrogation made it hard

spoke up to get Abby out of the predicament. “Okay, the party’s about to start. Stop

the party’s about to start. Pea, may I have the honor of having your first dance?” Sean extended

smiled. “Of

pale in

felt that

Richard, “Should we

routine to show off tonight but Richard was too upset to dance.

overwhelm him.

upon

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his weakening sanity, Richard replied, “I’m okay.

her hand on his burning forehead and sat beside him. “Are you sick? Do you want me

Richard, and waves of desire coursed through his body. He stood up and walked away from her. He went toward

that her plan had

subconsciously looked for Richard after her dance with Sean ended but found that Richard and Abby were nowhere

seen.

“You’re looking for Rick, aren’t you?