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.

and just pressed his lips together.

felt an overwhelming discomfort in her heart and insisted, “Tell me what’s going on, Richard. Don’t keep it from

to be done, so I need to head out,”

and followed him to

realized all her things had been cleared out and

working as if everything

tell me

looked up, his eyes filled with emotions that Pearl couldn’t decipher. “I’m fine.

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

shook his

going on?”

to stay here, I’ll give you

matter, Pearl nodded and allowed Richard

allocated the farthest office from his own for Pearl. While it was considerably better than her previous desk, the

usually have lunch with Pearl. 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 for him to finish work

felt like a dagger