Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Winona was suddenly speechless. She had planned to argue but realized that what Pearl said seemed to make sense.

The Waldorfs were actually wealthier than she thought. If Richard wouldn't spend this money on her, how could he show affection for her? She heard he didn't think twice about spending on Pearl. With this in mind, Winona bit her lip and looked at Richard shyly. "What should we do, Richard?" Letting him decide also allowed her to gauge his true feelings.

Richard understood what was going on, so he stopped arguing. He responded confidently, "The Waldorfs can afford 40 million."

Hugo laughed. "You're always so generous, bro."

Pearl joined in on Hugo's teasing, nearly giving herself away. "Well, since Mister Richard is feeling generous, let's not drag this out," she said, pointing to the contract. "Gentlemen, let's sign." Richard didn't want to engage in further conversation and quickly signed, passing the contract to her.

did you only ask Rick if he had

wanted to create tension between Richard and Winona but didn't have any special plans for Hugo. Since he had helped her, she decided not to make things difficult for him now. "What do you

a clause. "Why can't I be present

during shooting and limit interactions between Winona, Hugo, and Richard. She tried to slide this rule in, but Hugo caught on. "So, can you give me a reasonable explanation?" Hugo asked in a flat tone,

the actors. Think about it,

she knew it was to keep Winona from flaunting her power and influence. As for Estrella, she hadn't gotten to know her and wasn't sure

Pearl's explanation sounded reasonable.

couldn't argue with

his initial intention was to have more intimate interactions with

I spent 11 million, and I don't even get the privilege of