Pearl wasn't sure if Winona had taken her words to heart. Winona just stood there, head down, looking like she was about to cry. She didn't feel sorry for her at all. She would be too naive to believe everything people said. Crying wouldn't earn her any sympathy. Ignoring Winona, Pearl went into the office.

At 10 in the morning, while Pearl was working on some paperwork, her phone rang. Seeing the caller's name made her head hurt, but she answered anyway. "Are you busy, Pearl? I need to speak to you about something?" Howard sounded like he wanted to talk about Winona, but Pearl was hoping it wasn't just that.

"I'm a bit busy right now. Can we talk after I finish work?" She respected Howard because he had taught her a lot and was a mentor to her.

Howard sounded calm. "Sure. I'll send a car for you later so we can meet."

Pearl hesitated, but Howard reassured her. "Don't worry. It's just between us. Winona won't know."

was being truthful, Pearl agreed. "Alright, see you at

ease her tense shoulders and began planning for the evening. She guessed Howard might try to persuade her

with Richard and Winona's relationship. But she hadn't been the one causing trouble; it was

over, she decided to inform Richard

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