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 sudden.

anything and just pressed his

discomfort in her heart and insisted, “Tell me what’s

There’s work to be done, so I need to head out,” Richard replied, looking sad as he walked away.

and followed

she arrived, she realized all her things had been cleared out

Richard working as if everything was

tell me

emotions that Pearl couldn’t decipher. “I’m

Waldorf Enterprises would be mine if

his

what’s really going on?” she pressed.

to stay here, I’ll give you a new

matter, Pearl nodded and allowed Richard to arrange a new office

considerably better than her previous desk, the distance felt

would usually have lunch with Pearl. However, when Pearl looked over, she saw Jenny Sullivan in his office instead.

their interaction seemed platonic, Richard’s silence felt like a dagger in Pearl’s