Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 299

Blake remembered, but his memory was still fuzzy. He simply nodded and replied, “I remember. Can I help you?” He didn’t intend to be overly friendly with someone he didn’t. really know.

“I… “Tahlia thought she looked quite good and was known as a beauty in Bodgow, but why did it mean nothing to Blake?

“I need to leave soon. Please enjoy your time here, Miss Tahlia.” Blake thought Pearl should almost be ready.

Tahlia clenched her jaw, psyched herself up, and asked, “I’d like you to be my plus one for tonight’s wine tasting. Would you like to come with me?”

If it weren’t for her best friend Willow’s text, she wouldn’t have known Blake was at the mall. She didn’t care about Willow being bullied-she wanted to become Blake’s girlfriend.

“I’m sorry, I already have a plus one.”

him before she did? She couldn’t recall anyone else ever getting Blake to agree to be their plus one, or it would have been

from the powder room. Her dress accentuated her curves, and her hair and makeup made her stand out in

mesmerized by Pearl’s appearance. She had never seen such

Blake announced proudly, pleased

so provocatively. How could she be a good woman…” Tahlia began to voice her disapproval. She seethed with jealousy, unable to fathom the

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but at least I’m not

words, especially

now. Although it was morally questionable, she wasn’t

known Blakey for years, and you’re just his new arm candy with no status. How dare you

burst out laughing. Why were all the women in Bodgow so domineering

a stray dog on the roadside, ignored even when you wag your