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.

appear more confident. She

arrived, she saw two people

arrived yet. Only Richard was there, and he had brought Winona with him. They were being very affectionate with each

walked past them. They seemed to have eyes only for each

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

we meet?" Winona, with one

but frown and replied with a polite smile, "My bad. You

heard the first part of the sentence, she thought Pearl was jealous. She was about to assert dominance, but

think it's that hard to understand. Did you struggle in English

slapped her for no reason. She had hoped to get along with her in front of

like that?" Winona said, sounding frustrated and with tears gleaming in her eyes, making her look pitiful as