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.

ask Rick if he had any objections to the contract? What about me?" His

but didn't have any special plans for Hugo. Since he had helped her, she decided not to

a clause. "Why can't I be present during the

things smooth 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

Pearl said, straightening up and explaining confidently, "to avoid disturbing the actors. Think about it, if you were

As for Estrella, she hadn't gotten to know her and wasn't

Pearl's explanation sounded reasonable.

frowned. He couldn't argue with

intimate interactions with her. With this rule, his 11 million-dollar investment seemed

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