Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 396

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The next day, Pearl used her hacking skills and found Richard’s address. She rushed over to his place early in the morning.

Richard was watching the news, his fingers busy taking down notes.

“Richard, I need to talk to you.” Pearl picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

Richard didn’t say anything, but his fingers trembled a bit as he continued working.

Unfazed by his lack of response, Pearl forcefully took the pen away. “Jenny and Hugo are still in touch. Do you know about this?”

“Yes, I knew.” Richard’s expression darkened, and a cold look appeared in his sad eyes.

“Did you also know that they slept together?” Pearl pressed on.

Richard frowned slightly, his face showing a mix of emotions. “Why are you telling me this?”

Pearl remained firm, her voice sharp, “Hugo is your supposed brother, and he got involved with your ex. Are you still going to be with Jenny?”

of your concern.” Richard looked away and resumed

me that everything you did was fake, Richard. You can say you’re in a tough spot, and

on the table, his face

like me, Richard?”

a cold atmosphere in the room.

rested on a simple question, “I’ll ask you one more time. Tell

“I used to.”

and hoarse, crushing Pearl’s heart.

forget about everything between us.” She clenched her fists, digging

what they said was true. She had foolishly held on until the end, only to hear that he once liked

left, Richard stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the city skyline. His dark eyes stared into the distance.

a while, he made a

up

initiate it?”

“Yeah.”

wouldn’t have given up easily.” The

my mother now?”

won’t give you a hard time.” The man laughed. “When Pearl’s engagement is over, I’ll let your mother go. Don’t

deep

leaving Richard’s place, Pearl stood on the street, feeling lost. She didn’t know where