Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 520

It was the first time Pearl had met Richard’s legendary best buddy, Justin. She had heard that he was a lawyer and appeared to be quite sophisticated.

He didn’t lock any less impressive than Mobius, especially with his tall nose bridge and stylish gold–rimmed glasses, which added to his charm. Unfortunately for Justin, he wasn’t Pearl’s type.

However, Justin’s image quickly crumbled the moment he started talking. “Why do I feel like this meeting won’t bring me anything good, Richard?” His frown made him look almost teary -eyed, completely different from the initial impression he had given.

Pearl couldn’t help but chuckle. “I’ll invest 680 thousand dollars in your law firm.”

Immediately, Justin’s eyes lit up. “Really? Don’t break your word.”

“Of course not.” Pearl continued smiling. “What’s wrong? Didn’t Mister Joseph Newton give you money? Why are you so poor?”

Justin’s earlier demeanor was completely gone as he explained, “You see, I’m the only grandson of the Newton family, and my grandfather wants me to inherit the family business. But I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer. So, I’m rather short on funds, and I can only rely on Rick.”

you come up with

did consider selling Newton Group to Waldorf Enterprises in exchange for capital to manage my law firm. But when I mentioned it to Grandpa, he got so angry that

silly and naive. Thankfully, Esther wasn’t interested in him; otherwise, she might

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the four of them entered the

with Pearl and Richard playing the roles of chaperones. Justin

Richard. “Why isn’t he here

and gave her a knowing look. “I guess he hasn’t seen any signs of intimacy between them.

give Esther a subtle hint. Esther stood up and reached for Justin’s hand.

came an angry roar that stopped

glare. “Why did

lost his smile. He couldn’t understand why Mobius was glaring at him like that. He was only doing it for the money and had

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the latter to close his eyes in fear, fearing