Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 153

“Fine, it’s none of my business. You should enjoy your time together. I’m leaving.”

Esther struggled to hold back her tears when she spoke, but as soon as she turned to leave, the tears began to

flow.

Pearl watched from afar and frowned. She was about to chase after Esther when someone grabbed her wrist.

“Pearl.”

Startled, Pearl turned to see Richard, his gaze icy.

“What are you doing here?”

Pearl was taken aback. Since Richard and Tyler were close, she assumed he would be at Tyler’s birthday celebration. It turned out he had just come from the restroom.

“Oh, it’s Tyler’s birthday, so it makes sense that you’re here, considering birds of a feather flock together.”

Her words carried a hint of sarcasm, but Richard didn’t appear fazed. He simply stared at her.

Pearl sounded impatient. “I need

first time she was so

to talk.” He had been searching for her, but

don’t have time.”

“Just five minutes.”

his insistence, and since he was still gripping her wrist tightly, she reluctantly

to sit down, and Pearl got straight to the point. “Are you asking about your mother?”

know how she fell down the

“You thought I did it,

then responded in a neutral

I said it was

slowed. “I

bitter taste filled Pearl’s mouth as she realized the inevitable outcome. “If you don’t believe me, there’s no point talking. I need to go

leave, but Richard called out to

but… Abby wouldn’t

if Richard didn’t believe his mother had fallen, he couldn’t imagine Abby causing her harm. Susan had been like a mother to

her? Yes, it’s all my fault.” Pearl scoffed. She was not only disappointed

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she had given