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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Richard's shoulder and spoke softly, "Rick, I'll let

glance around before addressing the director in a cold tone. "Waldorf Enterprises will withdraw its

pulled their funding from the film, it meant Winona

turned grim. They would lose the 15 million investment and

was deeply concerned, as he had never anticipated such a turn of events. "Miss Pearl,

confidently. She stepped forward assertively, garnering

the film?" The director found

Pearl's clothes, concerned. "Pearl, think this through. Don't make impulsive decisions

She wondered if Pearl was

Pearl assured her. She had reviewed the script earlier and believed that if they executed it well, the film could become a hit. The