Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Word got around fast. Hugo wasted no time in meddling with the situation as soon as he recovered.

Pearl sighed in relief. Luckily, she met Sean earlier. Otherwise, Hugo would have beaten her to it.

"Should I take this call?" Sean asked, holding his phone and seeking Pearl's opinion.

Pearl nodded. "Go ahead. Let's see what he wants."

Sean answered the call once Pearl agreed. "Hello. Why are you calling me?"

"I heard you and Richard had a falling out?" Hugo asked tentatively.

"There's no such thing. Where did you hear that from?" Sean deliberately put the call on speaker so Pearl could listen.

"You don't have to hide it from me. If you're on my side, I'll treat you well." Hugo laughed casually, sounding very confident.

Sean pretended to be frustrated as he rubbed his hair. "I already told you, there's no falling out. I don't know where you're getting this information. Leave me alone." Then, he hung up.

Pearl gave Sean an admiring look. "Nice! I didn't expect you to handle it so smoothly."

Hugo must be vexed. He had gotten some accurate information, but Sean shut him down.

"I never wanted to conspire with him. I was just being honest," Sean said, waving his phone. "You can trust me. I won't do anything shady with him."

"Yeah, I'm relieved. Looks like I didn't come here for nothing." Pearl grinned and patted Sean's shoulders, but he dodged her.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, you should head home. Richard won't be too happy if he finds out you've been here."

Pearl glanced at the messy room, which hinted at his recent intimate moments with the woman. Her cheeks flushed at the implication. "Um, yeah. I should go."

Pearl's nervous reaction gave Sean a strange idea. "You and Rick... Don't tell me you guys haven't —"

Before Sean could finish his sentence, Pearl interrupted him, her blush deepening. "Okay, stop talking!"

"Did I get it right? That's hilarious! I didn't expect you two to haven't done it yet. Rick needs to do something!" Sean's smile faded as a thought occurred to him. "Could it be that he... can't perform? He should see a doctor. Otherwise, it could affect your happiness for the rest of your lives."

Pearl rolled her eyes, not bothering to explain further. "Okay, that's it. I'm leaving."

After bidding Sean goodbye, Pearl went to Waldorf Enterprises.

With Wayne managing things at her company, she didn't have much to worry about. But she wanted to see Richard.

Previously, she went to Waldorf Enterprises under her own name, never as the wife of the president.

Armed with desserts and coffee, Pearl walked into the company. Most of the staff recognized her and jokingly called her Mrs. Waldorf.

However, there was an unexpected visitor in the company. Looking at that familiar face, Pearl didn't know what was going on.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"It's been a long while."