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-”

his assistant. “Tell him to handle it on

no trivial affair. He wondered if Richard really wanted the manager

seemed detached and indifferent to the world around

brief contemplation, his assistant turned

tie as if struggling to breathe. He couldn’t shake off the unsettling feeling that he shouldn’t

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

like he cared more than he

had consumed him when he learned of Pearl’s impending engagement just seven days ago. He wondered why she agreed to the marriage

were heartless

his plans. Nonetheless, he couldn’t quite understand

felt like he had lost

website to book a

“Pearl…”

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