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.

Richard, and his smile became even brighter. “You

Pearl standing there safe and sound in a new dress. She had ruined Pearl’s dress, cut Pearl’s phone charger,

“You look surprised to

reality and shook her head. “Umm, I’m

be locked in

dn’t do it.”

tightly. “Why are you asking me? I didn’t

didn’t say that. Why are you so nervous? Did you actually do

interrogation made it hard for

the predicament. “Okay, the party’s about to start. Stop fussing.” His interruption earned

about to start. Pea, may I have the honor of having your first dance?”

smiled. “Of course, I’d

together wonderfully, making others pale in comparison. People were amazed by the

dance unsightly as he felt that they were unsuited

Abby asked Richard, “Should we

but Richard was too upset to dance.

a heat overwhelm him.

over and asked in fake concern upon noticing the sweat on

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sanity, Richard replied, “I’m okay. Just

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

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

plan

ended but found

seen.

for Rick, aren’t you? I saw him go upstairs