Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 130

“Richard, Abby is just being lovely. My love for her since she was a child hasn’t gone to waste.” Susan glared at Richard and patted Abby’s hand. “Look, Abby is so well-mannered now. Do you want to consider dating

her…”

“Oh, please don’t say that…” Abby blushed, nudging Susan gently.

Richard chose to remain silent, a response that seemed most fitting.

Abby found herself in an awkward spot because of Richard’s silence, so she withdrew her arm. “Richard doesn’t have feelings for me now, so there’s no need to force it. I don’t want it to look like I’m pressuring

him.”

“Nonsense. Your mother and I had an agreement that the two of you would get married. You grew up together, so how could he not have feelings for you?” Susan reassured Abby, worried that Richard might

have hurt her.

Richard finally spoke up, “I’m seeing someone.”

Pearl froze, her fork hung in midair.

“You’re seeing someone? Who? Not Pearl, I hope?”

Richard nodded. “You’re right. It’s her.”

Abby chuckled awkwardly. “Oh, really?”

“You’re not allowed to have feelings for her,” Susan blurted.

Richard didn’t understand, so he turned and looked at her curiously. “Why not?”

not allowed to have feelings for Pearl.” Susan sounded very serious, as if she

Everyone fell silent.

after quickly eating,

the night and leave the following day because it was

glass of warm milk, and knocked on the

said as she

going to say, so he

with Pearl because…” Susan sighed, and her thoughts wandered. “Did you know that your father, when he was young, had his first love…”

does this have to do

first love was Pearl’s mother! The person you’re seeing

impossible!” Richard thought it was

with Hanzel, your dad disappeared for half

Dad’s child.” Richard found the notion so absurd that he couldn’t take it

she was about to cry. “I only found out half a year into our marriage that there was a woman your dad loved with all his heart.

her back to calm her down. “Don’t get too worked up.

Why would your dad be so nice to Pearl if not

and Pearl’s dad are best friends. It would be normal for him to want to

“Rick, I only have your best interests at heart. The girls I approve of will

understand…”

me make that

tone, he still had his reservations. He sent

out.

milk. It’s getting cold,” Susan

to the table, picked up the cup, and downed the milk. Then,

bed, he felt his body heat up. He lowered the air conditioning temperature, but it didn’t help. Sleep eluded him as his mind filled with thoughts of Pearl: her

he thinking? His mind was in turmoil

door handle turn.