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

assistant broke into a cold sweat. This matter was no trivial affair. He wondered if Richard

detached and indifferent to the world around him.

a brief contemplation, his assistant turned and left.

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

something in him. The lively Pearl had vanished, and he

been indifferent, but it seemed like

he learned of Pearl’s impending engagement just seven days ago. He wondered why she agreed to the marriage willingly as reported in

were heartless and

derailed his plans. Nonetheless, he couldn’t

had lost something

a website to book a plane ticket to Bodgow.

“Pearl…”

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