Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 366

When they both got home, Dustan was in the living room watching television. When he saw Pearl returning, he appeared as if he was about to leave, but Pearl stopped him.

“What’s going on, Mister Dustan?”

Dustan forced a smile. “Nothing. You’re overthinking things, Pearl.”

Pearl…

She noticed the change in the way he addressed her. Unable to get any more information from him, Pearl decided to investigate further. She headed back to her room, but Richard was summoned into the study by Dustan.

No one knew what was discussed between them, but the following day, Richard seemed noticeably quieter.

Pearl noticed his mood and asked, “What’s bothering you?”

Richard shook his head. “I’m going to the office. If you don’t have much going on, you should go to Cerubleu earlier as well.”

“You’re telling me to go to my office?” Pearl was confused. He seemed perfectly fine the previous day, but now he was distant

of a

just pressed

“Tell me what’s going on, Richard. Don’t

to head out,” Richard replied, looking sad as he walked

followed him

out and her desk was taken by the

as if everything was normal but appeared

can you tell me what is

decipher. “I’m

Enterprises would be mine if I stayed with you. Was that just

his

going on?” she pressed.

stay here, I’ll give

and

it was considerably better than her previous

However, when Pearl looked over, she saw Jenny Sullivan in his office instead. It was a familiar scene: Richard sitting at his desk, Jenny waiting on his couch

platonic, Richard’s silence felt like