Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Pearl was the only one left in the company at that late hour. Darkness enveloped the surroundings, with the exception of her office, where a faint yellow light glowed.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed not far from her office. Even though the company was secure now, Pearl remained cautious. She set aside her documents and fixed her gaze on the door. As she considered getting up to investigate, the footsteps stopped just outside her office door.

"Pea..."

The voice that followed was a blend of childishness and arrogance. Pearl recognized it as none other than Silas, who had been rather idle at the company lately.

Pearl relaxed her guard. "Come in. Don't stand there scaring me."

Silas strolled in nonchalantly, placing a bottle of drink on the table and holding another in his hand. "Pea, why are you still here so late?"

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noticed the drink appeared quite sweet, but since she wasn't a fan of overly sweet beverages, she refrained from

address it.

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pouted. "I've been waiting for you downstairs these past few days, intending to give you a ride home. But you never appeared, and I thought you'd left early. Turns out you're still here." He then draped

between her brows. "Silas, I know you're not genuinely in love with me.

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