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

I encounter trouble? If I didn't know better,

she said that, she regretted it.

Richard remained silent because of

have kept her mouth shut. The more she talked, the more awkward

a while, Richard

What did that

his intentions. She stared at the raindrops outside the window, trying

Richard implying that he had

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

mince his words and thought Pearl

misunderstand him in a completely

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