Pearl was taken aback. She never expected Richard to be so willing to give her all his assets. "Isn't this too sudden?"

Richard squinted playfully. "I've been wanting to give you these for a while. I just haven't found the right moment." After all, she was his chosen one, so giving her the keys was just a matter of time. "Well, I guess I'll have to accept it then." Pearl picked up the keys and put them in her vault.

After quickly finishing dinner, Pearl assumed Richard was about to leave, but he didn't intend to. A troubling thought crossed her mind. "You're not planning to learn from Silas and decide not to leave tonight, are you?"

Richard's voice took on a hoarse tone, his eyes gleaming mischievously. Half-smiling, he replied, "Why? Can't I do what he did?"

"Are you planning to crash in the living room like

quickly changed her tune. "Actually, there are plenty of guest rooms in this villa. You can choose any

silent,

wrong? Is there something else bothering

hers. "I want to

with her? Didn't he understand the boundaries between men and women? "I'm not used to sharing a bed with others," she replied, feeling flustered. "Well, that settles it." Richard checked his watch, and it was already eight in the evening. "It's bedtime soon. Let's

bathroom door, protesting, "This doesn't seem right. We're not married or even engaged." She wouldn't cross any lines before marriage, not

woman before him with a

"You're

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