Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"I tried to stop Mister Martin, but he just pushed past me, Miss Pearl. I'm sorry!" Lily Green, Pearl's secretary, reported anxiously.

Pearl remained calm, taking a sip of her tea as if the situation didn't bother her. She had nothing to worry about since she wasn't the one behind the scheme.

In stormed Martin, Winona's father, his face twisted with anger as he glared at Pearl. All content is © N0velDrama.Org.

"Mister Martin, next time, please gather some evidence before accusing me. I have too much work to entertain these petty games," Pearl said calmly, though she was surprised to see Martin instead of Howard.

Then, she offered her hand with a smile. "If you're here to scold me, Mister Martin, save your breath. I have work to do. Please leave."

Martin hadn't expected Pearl's brazen attitude. She didn't seem the least bit guilty, which made him doubt the accuracy of the information.

But if not Pearl, then who? No one besides Pearl and Richard had a reason to hold a grudge against Winona.

"Even without concrete evidence, I'll uncover the truth. You can't escape," Martin warned.

Pearl sensed someone was manipulating Martin. "I'm not worried because I'm innocent. And I have no intention of running." She smiled calmly, which made Martin wonder if he had come to the wrong person.

"And you should think twice before acting. Do you really think Howard doesn't know what you know? If he didn't act, there must be a reason. Don't you realize that?"

Martin was left speechless by Pearl's pointed questions. Being lectured by a young woman half his age was embarrassing.

Though annoyed, he had to admit he was in the wrong.

"It looks like you finally understood." Pearl chuckled and asked, "You're done, right? Lily, please escort Mister Martin out."

Lily smiled and gestured for Martin to follow her. "This way, Mister Martin."

Taking a deep breath to compose himself, Martin adjusted his collar and left.

"Miss Pearl, you're awesome! You made him speechless with just a few words!" Lily grinned and gloated.

"I didn't say much. Plus, I didn't do that. I'm innocent."

Lily nodded. "Exactly. You didn't do anything wrong. But Winona's something else. She pulls a stunt like that, and her father comes after you instead. Ridiculous, blaming the victim."

"Let's ignore him. He's just trying to shift blame," Pearl said, stretching. "If there's nothing else, you can go, Lily.

"Alright, Miss Pearl," Lily said, turning to leave.

But Pearl stopped her. "Actually, can you arrange a meeting with Sean for me, Lily?"

"Okay."

Pearl could almost confirm that Hugo was behind Winona's scandal, using it to slander her.