Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Pearl raised her head and objected, "Richard, I won't apologize to her today. If you insist on getting involved, don't blame me for forgetting about our past."

Richard snorted, his tone ambiguous. "Do we even have a past to hold onto?"

Pearl couldn't help but chuckle. It was evident that Richard had moved on and no longer cared about their history.

"It's okay, Rick. I'll let it go. My father always taught me to be kind and gentle. Let's forget about this." Winona had enjoyed the heated exchange, but she now played the role of a peacemaker. "My cheek hurts terribly right now. Could you accompany me to the hospital?"

She subtly made it seem like Pearl was being unreasonable, causing the latter to scoff. "Funny coincidence! My dad always taught me to stand up for myself when treated unfairly."

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softly, "Rick, I'll let it go... But she's quite fierce. I'm

"Waldorf Enterprises will withdraw its investment

silence for a long moment. If Waldorf Enterprises pulled their funding from the film, it meant Winona would no longer play the second

director's expression instantly turned grim. They would lose the 15 million investment

deeply concerned, as he had never anticipated such a turn of events. "Miss Pearl, why did you let this escalate like that?" Finding

declared confidently. She stepped forward assertively, garnering

invest in the film?" The director

Pearl's clothes, concerned. "Pearl, think this through.

Esther's memory. She wondered if Pearl was acting out of

be a loss to invest in this film," Pearl assured her. She had reviewed the script earlier and believed that if they executed it well, the film could become a hit. The director's eyes lit