Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 538

The driver began to wonder if this lady had been dumped, thinking about the hundred–dollar fare he had received.

As Pearl returned to the Waldorf Residence, darkness had already fallen. All the residents were fast asleep, except for Richard, whose room still emitted a warm glow of light.

Entering the room, Pearl found it unoccupied. She turned to leave but collided with a solid chest as she took a step backward.

Looking up, she found Richard standing before her, not looking particularly pleased. He carried the scent of cigarettes, and Pearl immediately realized what had happened.

“You went to the bar?” she inquired.

Richard nodded and didn’t say anything.

Pearl hesitated before continuing, “You saw everything?”

wordless, Richard gazed at her, an unsettling intensity in his eyes that made her skin crawl.

take a shower. Wait for me here,” he instructed

sound of running water filled the air, and Pearl slowly made her way to Richard’s bed, where she took

explain, and even if she did, it

for whatever punishment Richard had in

while. The bathroom door opened, and Richard emerged, clad

traveled down his face, traced a path over his abs, and eventually disappeared into

seducing me?” Pearl gulped, her face breaking

to find her expression amusing. He took a few steps closer and tilted

even have to think about it. “You, of course.”

smiled. “Good, you get a kiss as a reward.” He leaned down and planted a kiss on

–

stop. Instead, he deepened the kiss as

found it difficult to breathe, so she thumped lightly at