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..."

fell to the ground with such a light slap. People might think

was flabbergasted, especially by

to teach her a lesson until now. Despite the pain in

anything like this. She cried profusely and spotted Richard nearby. Shaking and

flicked to

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

cold face and

up to speak more clearly. "Miss Pearl, I can forgive you if you apologize to me." Despite her desire to

should I say sorry?"

turned ugly. "I asked for an apology because you

you apologize too for slapping