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?"

and turned it around. "I had some business

still a

appear out of nowhere whenever I encounter

soon as she said that,

remained silent

mouth shut. The more she

Richard

What did that

the window, trying to

implying that he had been secretly watching

up and spoke with a mix of seriousness 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 me like this, right? It makes me

didn't mince his words and thought

misunderstand him in a completely unexpected

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