Pearl acted quickly, even faster than her words. In an instant, she grabbed the important documents nearby and held them close to her chest. Then, she hurriedly dashed into Richard's car. Her speed surprised Richard.

"Don't forget to pitch in for the cleaning later. The rain from your clothes got inside my car." Richard calmly and shamelessly asked her for money.

Pearl pursed her lips. "It's just a little rain. You don't have to charge me for that."

Her improved opinion of him disappeared instantly. Richard was still the ruthless businessman who tried to haggle over everything.

"It's better to keep things fair."

For some reason, Pearl sensed a hidden message in his words. Moreover, he stared at her as if he wanted to settle something.

Since something seemed off, Pearl quickly changed the subject. "By the way, what brought you here?"

the car and turned it around. "I had

still

do you always appear out of nowhere whenever I encounter trouble?

she said that, she

Richard remained silent because of her

kept her mouth shut. The more she

while, Richard said calmly,

What did that

She stared at the raindrops outside the

Was Richard implying that he had been secretly watching

understand that we were once a couple with our differences. I might have

didn't mince his words and

him in

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