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-”

“Tell him to

trivial affair. He

detached and

contemplation, his assistant turned and

spacious office, Richard loosened his tie as if struggling to breathe. He couldn’t shake off the unsettling

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

been indifferent, but it seemed like he

had 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

women were

contemplated going to Bodgow to confront her, but the newspaper article had derailed his plans. Nonetheless, he couldn’t

he had lost something

to

“Pearl…”

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