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

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

Abby’s expression. “You look

reality and shook her head. “Umm, I’m just

be locked in the washroom. Someone messed up the lock on the door and ruined the dress

dn’t do it.”

clothes tightly. “Why are you asking

that. Why are you so

made it hard for Abby to defend

party’s about to start. Stop fussing.” His interruption earned him a

to start. Pea, may I have the honor of having your first dance?” Sean extended his hand and bowed

she smiled. “Of course,

wonderfully, making others pale in comparison.

as he felt that they were unsuited for each

Abby asked Richard, “Should

had long prepared a routine to show off tonight but Richard was too upset to

long, Richard felt a heat overwhelm him. He realized that he

came over and asked in fake concern upon

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weakening sanity,

his burning forehead and sat beside him. “Are you sick? Do you want

waves of desire coursed through his body. He stood

that her plan had worked. She followed

Richard after her dance with Sean ended but

seen.

you? I saw him go upstairs with Abby in