Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 256

“It’s been a while, Miss Pearl. How are you doing?” Raymond maintained his usual indifferent tone, as if nothing in the world

could move him.

“I’m pretty good. Don’t you care too much about me, Mister Raymond?” Despite Raymond not displaying any obvious ulterior motives, Pearl could sense something unusual from him.

“I did mention that I quite admire you. It’s only natural that I care about you,” Raymond replied, chuckling softly as he moved closer to Pearl. “If you need a reason, let’s just say that I like you.”

Raymond’s warm, smiling eyes sent shivers down Pearl’s spine. “You don’t have to pester me, considering there are so many people in the world.”

“No, I’m not pestering you. But there’s something about you that I find appealing,” Raymond explained, swirling the wine in his glass. He seemed to be in a good mood. “You know, Miss Pearl, I’ve been thinking about you for quite a while.”

speaking harshly in public. “I know what you feel about me, but I hate

retorted, “You’ll fall in

of her wine. After a while, she stood up and went to the open

fleece jacket, Pearl was so cold that her nose had

and hushed voices coming from a corner, voices

stood still near the corner, eavesdropping

down, Mobius?” Esther asked, her head hung low as she sobbed softly, trying to keep her cries discreet. Her tears had smudged her makeup, giving her a

I never had any feelings for you. Besides, you have a boyfriend now, yet you want to cheat

he’s not my boyfriend. He’s my

a relationship between Esther and the

an openly affectionate person. She couldn’t have her

my cousin, the son of my aunt. Although he’s close to me, it’s not what you think.”