Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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?"

her forehead, feeling somewhat powerless. "Are you planning to crash in

unhappy expression, she quickly changed her tune. "Actually, there are plenty of guest rooms in this

remained silent,

tentatively asked, "What's wrong? Is there something else bothering

"I

on his words. He wanted to sleep 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

blocked the bathroom door, protesting, "This doesn't seem right. We're not married or even

looked at the flustered woman before him with a playful smirk. "What if I insist on sleeping

blushed. "You're such