Chapter 609

Fury welled up inside Richard as he read the newspaper on the table.

He found it utterly unbelievable.

Pearl had been alive and well just over ten days ago. How could she have suddenly fallen seriously ill and quietly passed away in such a short time?

Richard couldn’t bring himself to believe it, or perhaps he didn’t want to.

His assistant, noticing his grim expression, hesitated to speak.

After a long pause, Richard crumpled the newspaper into a ball and tossed it into the trash bin. The once tense and oppressive atmosphere in the room instantly dissipated.

“Mister Richard, the manager-”

him to handle it

broke into a cold sweat. This matter was no trivial affair. He wondered if Richard really wanted the manager

that moment, Richard seemed detached and indifferent to

brief contemplation, his assistant

struggling to breathe. He couldn’t shake off

sudden death had stirred something in him. The lively Pearl had vanished, and he couldn’t articulate

but it seemed like

He wondered why she agreed to the marriage willingly as reported in the news, since she had claimed that she wholeheartedly loved

expected, women were heartless and fickle.

her, but the newspaper article had derailed his plans. Nonetheless, he couldn’t quite understand his own emotions, as if

had lost something important…

clicked on a website to book a plane ticket to

“Pearl…”

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255