Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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With a toothbrush in hand, Pearl casually scrolled through the comments, nodding in satisfaction. She didn't mind the chaos in the comments. The more lively it became, the more attention the ad would get, which would help boost sales.

After a quick shower, she applied some makeup and changed, getting ready to meet two people she didn't really want to see.

Earlier that morning, Hugo had messaged her about discussing a collaboration. Hugo was a smart guy, and Pearl had always found excuses to avoid meeting him. This time, however, she couldn't come up with any excuses and had to meet him willingly.

Not only that, but she also had to meet Richard. With the three of them meeting, who knew what awkward situations might arise?

The more she thought about it, the more awkward it seemed. She decided to stop thinking about it altogether.

and fabulous lipstick, hoping it would make her appear more confident. She then drove to the cafe where they had agreed to

she saw two people standing very

hadn't arrived yet. Only Richard was there, and he had brought Winona with him. They were being very affectionate with each other and didn't seem to be embarrassed even in

have eyes only for each other and probably didn't

a few steps away, Pearl was stopped by a flirtatious voice from

can you not say hi when we meet?" Winona, with one arm around Richard, smiled boldly at her, a smile

couldn't help but frown and replied with a polite smile, "My bad. You two were

part of the sentence, she thought Pearl was jealous. She was about to assert dominance, but the word 'crazy' changed her expression completely. "What's that supposed

obvious?" Pearl replied. "I don't think it's that hard to understand. Did you struggle in English class, Miss Jesselton?" Her words

get along with her in front of Richard, but Pearl's

a bit harsh? I had no issue with you. How could you say something to embarrass me like that?" Winona said, sounding