Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 342

The man winced in excruciating pain, feeling as though his wrist was being torn apart. He wailed, “Ow, ow, ow! Man, I was just trying to be friendly! Why’d you hurt me?”

“Don’t touch me,” Richard snapped, flinging the man’s arm away.

Rubbing his sore wrist, the man muttered, “Pearl, your friend’s got a strange vibe, I don’t think I’ll get along with him. It requires a lot of patience to handle someone like that, let alone think about a relationship. Sure, he’s good-looking, but his attitude would only appeal to someone with a masochistic streak.”

Richard shifted his gaze to Pearl, a glare of resentment on his face. “Why not just tell them I’m your boyfriend?”

Observing Richard’s attractive face, it seemed as if he bore the weight of hurt behind those sexy double eyelids, maybe even teardrops teetering at the brink. It did pull at Pearl’s heartstrings ever so slightly-the pretty-boy strategy was quite effective.

Pearl coughed lightly. “This is my boyfriend. I’m the one with the masochistic tendencies.”

who felt wronged over trivial matters. It left her

refrained from further teasing Pearl. They knew that pushing it might lead Richard to inflict serious harm,

on business, suggested, “Let’s head

three men, Felix asked, “What’s the matter? Something

men

for club members? Why bring Pearl there?” one of them reminded Felix.

introduced them, “Pearl, meet FX’s BirdsofPrey, Superscion, and RadishX.” He then said to the trio, “Pearl will substitute for Woofreborn in the team

plays a crucial role as the marksman, and you’re replacing

the concern, expressing, “Boss, we’re facing AD E-Sports, the rising star of this

need to play seriously. A few smiles at the opposition would throw them

part of

match against her.” BirdsofPrey frowned. “But one match doesn’t prove