Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"I'm not lying. We're a couple. I..."

Claude wasn't someone you could fool easily. He stood there with his arms folded, his gaze sharp and full of warning. "Fine, I'll believe you, but only if you kiss him right now."

Sabrina glanced at James, who looked pretty upset. "I can't do that, especially not with his girlfriend right here. You're being mean."

Esther, who was unexpectedly mentioned, felt a shiver of surprise. "Oh, um..."

"James and Esther have been all over the news. Their love story is famous. Did you really think I wouldn't know about it now that I'm here?"

Claude stared at Sabrina's determined face, growing even more annoyed. He pinched her cheek hard, causing her to wince in pain. "I wish I could see what nonsense you're filling your head with." "Alright, we've had enough of this arguing." James took Esther by the shoulders and led her away, leaving Sabrina calling out in a mix of pain and desperation.

a two-day wait turned into

Pearl remained calm throughout. Following their divorce, Pearl decided to move back

pack her things and asked worriedly,

smile. "Now that we're divorced, it doesn't seem right to stay together. I'm going back to my

you. I can help out with your mom and do chores around the house. Please don't leave me here

way she wanted, thanks to Damian's efforts. Yet,

is getting worse,

she would be abandoned, especially when it came to

need to make sure everything is perfect for my mom's treatment. If you really want to come, wait a few days. Let me see how she's doing first, okay?" Although Pearl softened her

had changed, and although Gigi couldn't pinpoint what it was, she

car, had a troubled look. "Pearl, why didn't you let Gigi come