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Pearl couldn’t ignore the fact that Dustan’s reaction spoke volumes. It was evident that he didn’t want her to be with Richard, but no one had explained why. It felt like they were conspiring against her in silence.

“I’m done so I’m going to sleep,” Pearl casually said as she stood up and headed to her room.

“Pea, what’s going on?” Mobius noticed she hadn’t touched her food.

“Stay out of it, kid,” Sean said. He sensed that something was amiss, though he didn’t fully understand the conflict between them. Based on their reactions, it seemed like Pearl had been stripped of her right to be Richard’s wife. However, he didn’t want to get involved in the family drama

In her room, Pearl sat on the bed, lost in thought, unable to comprehend why she was being treated this way.

Suddenly, her phone rang-it was Wayne calling.

“Yes?” she answered.

Wayne, always perceptive, immediately noticed something was wrong. “What’s up, Pea? You sound tired.”

Pearl frowned hearing the noise coming from Wayne’s end. “You’re at a bar?”

“Yes, the usual, Dark Bar. Come over.”

Pearl had initially planned to clean up and go to bed, but Wayne’s enthusiastic invitation piqued her interest and dispelled her sleepiness.

She went downstairs and drove to the Dark bar.

The bar was lively and noisy as usual. Pearl headed to their usual booth and found Wayne sitting alone, holding a drink.

it in one go. “What’s

“No, I’m not. What’s going on with you? Did Richard allow you to go out for drinks at

mention him!” The mere mention of Richard’s name made Pearl gulp down

set down his bottle and asked, “What happened? Did you

her head. “We didn’t argue, but it looks like we’re headed for a

breakup? Did you run into a problem you couldn’t solve and had to break

leaned back on the

“Is it because of Jenny? I

holding Jenny’s hand, she would still trust him. Wayne rolled his

you saying you’ve never forgotten your

“Of course…”

the neighboring table, and one of the girls

did that scolded her, “I can’t touch you at a bar? Then

girl started crying, and her maid costume

are? Some

show her where a woman belongs!” The man signaled to

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girl’s

tried to resist, kicking and punching, but they were much stronger, and she couldn’t break

first. He walked over and kicked the man who was

you think you are? How dare you hit

out of here!” Pearl gave his behind a kick. The man quickly escaped from the place,

expressed her gratitude. “Thank you. I might have been seriously hurt if it

her innocent appearance made her an easy target for vile

always been nonchalant, remained silent. Pearl noticed that his eyes were filled with emotion and appeared watery.

girl froze when

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