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?"

started the car and turned it around.

still

him, "Why do you always appear out of nowhere whenever I encounter trouble? If I didn't know better, I'd think you were secretly

as she said that,

Richard remained silent

should have kept her mouth shut.

a while, Richard said calmly,

What did

raindrops outside the window, trying to divert her attention and appear less significant

Richard implying that

and conflict, "Mister Richard, I understand that we were once a couple with our differences. I might have hurt your feelings back then. But you don't have to stalk

and thought Pearl would

did misunderstand him in a completely

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255