Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Winoa was elated by the effect of her actions. She believed that if she persisted, Richard would eventually give her a chance.

She clearly heard Pearl reaching out to him and being rejected. That was amusing. That woman should have valued him more instead of trying to come back to him later. Richard must be feeling disgusted by her now!

Her confidence grew as she imagined herself becoming Mrs. Waldorf, and a smile that she couldn't hide spread across her face.

Richard noticed her expression and asked, "Did you remember something happy, smiling so widely?"

Winona's heart skipped a beat as she saw Richard's handsome face with a rare smile. He even asked about her, which was rare. She replied, "Yes, I did."

don't you go back, and I'll call you when I'm free?" Winona was a little disappointed, but she decided not to push her luck further after the progress she had made today. She didn't want to risk making

head out," she said, pressing down on her racing heart and leaving the scene. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the

she departed, Richard frowned, took out a napkin, wiped his shoulders, and threw it into the bin with a look of

uncertain about what to do next. She paced around

I'm

need for him to act against her in such a manner. Silas, unaware of the true cause of her frustration, assumed it was related to his banned account. He watched her casually and suggested, "Alright, calm down. Is it really that important?" Pearl replied, "Your

I can create a new one, no worries." He believed that his fans cared more about him than the account itself, and he would

it's very difficult to create a new account and reach

head. "What do you