Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1027

"He's just a jerk. You wouldn't expect to meet a decent person at a bar." Pearl chuckled. Why would Esther think otherwise?

"Alright, so I met a jerk at the bar, but we ended up having a good conversation. Then I fell asleep, and I think he put his coat over me. When I woke up, James was there. He pulled me outside and demanded to know whose coat it was."

"Seems pretty straightforward," Pearl remarked, her expression softening. "What happened next?"

"I didn't tell him, and he got angry. Then he tried to cheer me up, like how he used to do, but..." Esther's expression soured as she remembered Sabrina. "Then that woman showed up, and he turned cold again."

Pearl touched her head with a smile. "You're good at summarizing, but can't you see?"

Esther shook her head, feeling disheartened. "I know he likes her, so he ignored me when he saw her."

was distraught. Had Esther never

have had other

he would have told me. Why keep it a

shook her head. "I don't know, but it's probably not as simple as you think, at least not

long time ago. Why would he keep her hanging, letting her go

of person. That was something someone with issues

so what should I do? Keep going

going to see him. If he's

him order you around? Find something else to distract yourself.

like a sensible approach, but also because she had her own plans. James had been leading Esther in circles

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