Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Richard's jealousy seemed out of place, but Pearl didn't argue since he was clearly upset. She quietly put up with the painful bite and thought to herself how much it hurt.

"Don't comfort him anymore. If he can't move on, that's his problem," Richard said, his eyes reflecting his unhappiness even in the darkness.

"Come on, don't be like that. He's your brother, and I'm his sister-in-law. How could I just watch him struggle?" Pearl tried to reason with him.

Richard seemed to relax a bit at her words. "I get that he sees you as his sister-in-law, but you two should still keep some distance," he said, reminding her that even family members need their boundaries. "Alright, I understand. Let's head back. It's late, and we should get some sleep," Pearl suggested, wanting to end the conversation on a positive note.

Richard nodded, and they walked back to the house hand in hand.

left earlier since they didn't live there. Hanzel was visibly annoyed when he found out Pearl was using his room,

seemed more lighthearted and silly around Feather, which Pearl found both amusing and endearing.

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bathed in the morning sunlight, looking peaceful and even more attractive than usual.

presence and screamed in surprise. "What are you doing?" she exclaimed, caught off guard by

overstepped, awkwardly stepped back, trying

you kissing me secretly in the morning? Who said you could come into my room?" Pearl, still adjusting to her new surroundings, was both annoyed at being woken up and flustered by the intimacy. "Do you think

the underlying issue, Pearl remembered they were married. "Ah, right. We're married, aren't