Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Richard's post garnered over 300 likes within a minute.

Pearl was stunned by the swift response. She knew Richard had a lot of friends, but this was beyond her expectations. As she scrolled through the comments, most of them expressed shock or disbelief. [What?! You're married?]

[No way! Who's the lucky woman? Don't tell me it's Winona?]

[That's impossible. They broke up already.]

[Then who could it be?]

[I don't know, but it's definitely not you.]

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dumbfounded by their excitement. "Haven't they ever seen someone get

eyebrow teasingly. "I've seen

Pearl scoffed. She then realized something and blurted out, "Wait, why didn't you tell everyone it was me?" Was this man planning to keep their marriage a secret? Richard's expression changed as Pearl realized what was going on. Even if it was supposed to be a secret, wouldn't it make Pearl look suspicious when Richard boasted about it on social media? "Are you forcing me into a secret marriage?"

it to protect you." Richard couldn't help but poke Pearl's nose. Considering he had just called off his engagement with Winona, if she found out about his marriage to Pearl so soon, there would be trouble. Knowing the Jesseltons, they might cause trouble for Pearl. For safety's sake, keeping their marriage a

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