Pearl smiled, but she averted her gaze to the scenery by the lake.

"So, Miss Pearl, how do you plan to make it up to me?" Richard asked, squeezing her hand against his chest.

"I don't know. Don't ask me." Although Pearl had said so, she could feel his strong heartbeat through the thick clothes.

She wondered if Richard was nervous. Or was he moved?

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Pearl glanced around, noticing curious onlookers. "Come on, let go. People are watching," she

about to let her go that easily. He swallowed hard, observing

encounter, he suddenly drew her into a firm embrace. He said softly,

smile faded as she

sad, aren't

her. "I'm not very sad," she

turned red from the coldness of the late autumn. "I didn't think it was necessary to tell you. It would just make you upset." Richard gently turned her to face him, looking deep into her eyes. "But does keeping it to

trying to hide the emotion in her eyes. "No, it doesn't. But I didn't want to burden you, especially under

softly mumbled,

you should've shared it with me. Got

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