Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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"Then you two need to move quickly and file for a divorce," Saule insisted, but they remained motionless on the sofa.

Their hesitation and reluctance stirred complex emotions within her. "Pearl, I wouldn't have interfered with your pursuit of happiness if it were just for my sake. But the possibility of you two being relatives changes things. It's morally wrong. Do you understand?"

Bitterness filled Pearl. "Mom, I know. I understand that."

"I know that you and Rick are sensible people. You guys know what to do when you face this kind of issue. Just don't wait for me to urge you, okay?"

she hadn't been part of Pearl's life until now, she wished for her daughter to lead a peaceful and

biological relation to Richard were to be exposed, their future would be full of hardships.

contemplated their predicament carefully. Then, she stood up and pulled Richard to his

refused to accept that

but his expression was somber. Feeling disheartened, he spoke up, "It's the weekend, Pearl.

of relief knowing they didn't have to rush

insisted firmly. She might have been

know what to do," Pearl reassured Saule gently. Staying at Waldorf Residence would

ma'am. I respect Pearl's boundaries. I won't do anything without her consent. Nothing inappropriate has happened," Richard explained earnestly. Saule sensed something odd. They were married, yet

being a man, he showed restraint and respected Pearl's wishes. He was the kind of man one could build a lifelong

they weren't cousins,