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.”

“I know what you feel about me, but I hate how you

head, Raymond retorted, “You’ll fall in love with me

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

was so cold that her nose

hushed voices coming from a corner, voices she

the corner, eavesdropping

the reason for turning me down, Mobius?” Esther asked, her head hung low as she sobbed softly,

you, I never had any feelings for you. Besides, you have a boyfriend now, yet you want to cheat on him. It’s quite distasteful, Esther,” It seemed Mobius had

my boyfriend. He’s my

didn’t expect such a relationship between

didn’t appear to be an openly affectionate person. She couldn’t have her arms around another man’s shoulders if he

aunt. Although he’s