Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

A voice from behind interrupted their heated argument, catching both Winona and Esther by surprise.

"Wait, I have something to say."

It was none other than Pearl, who had been observing the situation closely. She had brought some ice cubes with her and gently applied them to Esther's swollen face. "Miss Jesselton has been receiving numerous acting requests lately, but I don't think she's quite skilled. Maybe I should give her a lesson."

Shocked, Winona asked, "How are you going to teach-"

Before Winona could finish her sentence, Pearl slapped her with incredible force, cutting her off mid-sentence. "This is how you should slap someone," Pearl declared, applying full strength.

Winona, who had inflicted pain on Esther earlier, found herself sprawled on the floor with just one slap from Pearl. She felt intense pain coursing through her entire body, and when she tried to speak, she found her mouth filled with bloody foam, making her words unintelligible.

"How... could you do..."

think it wasn't hard enough?" Pearl scoffed. "You appear fragile, but you fell to the ground with such a light slap. People might think you were trying

around was flabbergasted, especially by

until now. Despite the pain in her cheek, Esther felt

had never experienced anything like this. She cried profusely and spotted Richard nearby. Shaking and desperate, she approached him.

flicked

just teaching your fiancee how to act," Pearl emphasized, locking eyes

a cold face and said,

to spit out the bloody foam into a cup and, encouraged by Richard's support, straightened up to speak more clearly. "Miss Pearl, I can

should I say sorry?" Pearl questioned

asked for an apology because you slapped

shouldn't you apologize