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?”

don’t have feelings for Abby, you’re still not allowed to have feelings for Pearl.” Susan sounded

Everyone fell silent.

tasteless, so after quickly eating, everyone returned to their

decided to stay for the night and leave the following day because it

warm milk, and knocked on the door

something to tell you,” she said as she placed

knew what she was going to say, so he asked, “What

sighed, and her thoughts wandered. “Did you

does this have to do with

continued, “Your dad’s first love was Pearl’s mother! The person you’re seeing might be your sister!”

Richard thought it

when I was pregnant with Hanzel, your dad disappeared for half a year, and no one knew what happened during that time.

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

marriage that there was a woman your dad loved with all his heart. I was already pregnant with you at

“Don’t get too

your dad be so nice to Pearl if not

dad are best friends. It would be normal for

I only have your best interests at heart. The girls I approve of will always be cream of the crop. You should

understand…”

Mom, let me make

wasn’t easily fooled. Despite Susan’s serious tone, he still

out.

milk. It’s getting cold,” Susan reminded him before returning to her

his way back to the table, picked up the cup, and downed

in 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 muttered to himself. What was he thinking? His mind was in turmoil

handle turn.