Confused, Silas tilted his head. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Pearl sighed, realizing she needed to spell it out for him. "Celine was wearing a ring with a hidden camera. She might have wanted to record your time together. And yes, I splashed water on her hand to ruin that plan. You didn't catch on to her scheme?"

Enlightened, Silas said, "So, you did it to stop her from recording us?"

"You catch on quick," Pearl remarked with a snort.

"Did she want to make us look like a couple while we're trending?" Silas grimaced, feeling repulsed by the idea that Celine might have wanted to manipulate their image for social media.

contact with

as naive as she appears," Pearl warned, her

a thought occurred to him. "Will she work

hadn't considered that possibility. If Celine left, there was a chance she

Hugo's ulterior motives and might make a

rolled her eyes at him.

briefly with Silas, Pearl

an unexpected

was taken aback to see Richard, Pearl's enigmatic ex-boyfriend,

Mister Richard. Are you here to see me?" Silas greeted him cautiously. Aware of Richard's history with Pearl, he wasn't inclined to be friendly. Richard looked at Silas calmly. "I'm just here to advise you not to

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