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.

keen Sean caught sight of Richard, and his smile became

froze when she saw Pearl standing there safe and sound in a new dress. She had ruined Pearl’s dress, cut Pearl’s

expression. “You look surprised to

back to reality and shook her head. “Umm, I’m just surprised to see

at Sean and chuckled. “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

dn’t do it.”

tightly. “Why are you asking me? I

say that. Why are you so nervous? Did you actually do

interrogation made it hard for Abby to defend

predicament. “Okay, the party’s about to start. Stop

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

smiled. “Of course,

and Pearl danced together wonderfully, making others pale

as he felt that they were unsuited for each

asked Richard, “Should we dance

Richard was too upset to dance.

overwhelm him. He realized that he

came over and asked in fake concern upon noticing the sweat

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

burning forehead and sat beside him. “Are you sick? Do you want me to take you to at

He stood up and walked away from her. He went toward the elevator to head to his

plan had

for Richard after her dance with Sean ended but found that

seen.

you? I saw him go upstairs with Abby in his