Richard was basically saying that Winona chose not to leave on her own, so it had nothing to do with him.

Winona couldn't find any words to refute him anymore. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Alright, stop crying. Your grandfather will be here soon to take you home," Pearl interjected, noticing Winona's distress and offering her tissues.

Winona, however, slapped Pearl's hand aside. "I don't need your fake sympathy."

Seeing her stubbornness, Richard said coldly, "I should've knocked you out earlier."

Winona was filled with conflicting emotions upon hearing his heartless comment.

Richard felt she was becoming a nuisance, so he took Pearl away. He left the room unlocked since Winona would leave soon.

about half an hour, Howard

and so, a disheveled woman was presented. Her appearance was harrowing, marked

made everyone recoil in disgust

Howard have tricked us?" Richard pondered aloud, maintaining a

butler, standing by, reassured, "Mister

warned, "Inform Mister Howard, if this woman is not Pearl's mother, I'm capable of

shiver down his

Winona will be

true, where's Miss

his assistant, who promptly went to Winona's room and said, "Miss Jesselton, your family is

don't have to

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