Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 897

"We live under the same stars, missing you day and night, yet unable to meet."

Pearl flinched at these all-too-familiar words. "Why does that sound so familiar to me?"

Richard ignored her and continued reading, "The pain of being apart seems endless. I hope you feel the same, not letting me down."

That's when Pearl realized what he was reading, feeling a mix of panic and helplessness. "How did you find out about this?"

Richard gave her a cold look. "Calm down, there's more." He continued, "Swans pair up in the lake, just as men are drawn to beautiful women.

"The lake's edge is bordered with lush bushes, where men seek virtuous ladies.

he cannot win her affection, missing her so much

he plays music,

bushes remains, and he plays the drum, hoping

made the poem come alive, captivating Pearl.

"The handwriting's different. Who do you think

remembered Damian saying he had replied

revealing his feelings after she'd confessed hers? She had assumed his silence meant rejection, so she didn't linger on those feelings, burying them instead. Now, confronted by Richard, she

calm, lifted her chin. "Are you still claiming to be unromantic, or

filled with raw emotion. Now, with

might imply guilt. "I wrote it when I was bored, and I copied them

count as

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