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-”

assistant. “Tell him to handle it on his own.”

broke into a cold sweat. This matter was no trivial affair. He

detached and indifferent to the world around him.

brief contemplation, his assistant turned and

alone in his spacious office, Richard loosened his tie as if struggling to breathe. He

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

but it seemed like he cared more than he would admit.

consumed him when he learned of Pearl’s impending engagement just seven days ago. He wondered why she agreed to the marriage willingly as reported in the news, since she had claimed that she wholeheartedly loved him.

were heartless and fickle.

derailed his plans. Nonetheless, he couldn’t quite understand his

had lost something important…

he clicked on a website to book a plane ticket to

“Pearl…”

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