Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 35

Abby’s sincerity convinced Richard that she was telling the truth. He nodded and entered the hall with

her.

Their appearance instantly attracted the attention of the reporters by the door. The reporters started

snapping lots of pictures of the. Abby leaned close to Richard to give others the wrong impression of

their closeness, Suddenly, she staggered and fell forward but Richard managed to grab her waist in

time.

Of course, this was precisely what the reporters yearned to see, and they took even more photos of the

pair. They even came up with the headline for tomorrow’s news.

[Upcoming marriage between Flores Firms and Waldorf Enterprises! The couple is so lovey–dovey!]

Blushing, Abby thanked Richard.

“Let’s head inside.”

Richard withdrew his hand and strode ahead into the hall, putting a damper on Abby’s excitement. She

bit her lip and followed

after him to avoid awkwardness.

After a while, another commotion started at the door, and it was no less

than the one caused by Richard and Abby. Baffled, Richard quietly watched the two people who

entered/ They were Sean, who had on a bright smile, and…Pearl?

She was wearing a short black dress, looking charming and sexy. Richard started coldly at her. The

dress he had bought her was a long white strapless dress. He concluded that she must hate him to the

core to stand him up and come to the party with

Sean instead.

The keen Sean caught sight of Richard, and his smile became even brighter. “You guys got here early.”

Abby froze when she saw Pearl standing there safe and sound in a new dress. She had ruined Pearl’s

dress, cut Pearl’s phone charger, and destroyed the lock on the washroom door. How did Pearl get

out?

Pearl sneered at Abby’s expression. “You look surprised to see me, Abby.”

Abby snapped back to reality and shook her head. “Umm, I’m just surprised to see you and Sean come

here together.”

Pearl glanced at Sean and chuckled. “Well, I have to hand it to Mister Sean. He came to my rescue just

in time. Otherwise, I’d still be locked in the washroom. Someone messed up the lock on the door and

ruined the dress I was going to wear. What do you think about that, Abby?”

dn’t do it.”

Abby gripped her clothes tightly. “Why are you asking me? I didn’t do

“I didn’t say that. Why are you so nervous? Did you actually do it?”

Pearl’s interrogation made it hard for Abby to defend herself.

Richard spoke up to get Abby out of the predicament. “Okay, the party’s about to start. Stop fussing.”

His interruption earned him a glare from Pearl.

“Yeah, the party’s about to start. Pea, may I have the honor of having your first dance?” Sean extended

his hand and bowed to Pearl.

Pearl nodded as she smiled. “Of course, I’d be honored.

Sean and Pearl danced together wonderfully, making others pale in comparison. People were amazed

by the lovely couple.

Richard found their dance unsightly as he felt that they were unsuited for each other.

Eagerly, Abby asked Richard, “Should we dance too?”

She had long prepared a routine to show off tonight but Richard was too upset to dance. He turned her

down and went to drink in a corner.

Before long, Richard felt a heat overwhelm him. He realized that he was drugged.

Abby came over and asked in fake concern upon noticing the sweat on his forehead, “What’s wrong,

Rick?”

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Holding on to his weakening sanity, Richard replied, “I’m okay. Just go.”

“Rick…” Abby placed her hand on his burning forehead and sat beside him. “Are you sick? Do you

want me to take you to at doctor?”

Her soft touch was excruciating for Richard, and waves of desire coursed through his body. He stood

up and walked away from her. He went toward the elevator to head to his office.

Chuckling, Abby knew that her plan had worked. She followed him upstairs.

Pearl subconsciously looked for Richard after her dance with Sean ended but found that Richard and

Abby were nowhere to be

seen.

Sean saw through her thoughts. “You’re looking for Rick, aren’t you? I saw him go upstairs with Abby in

his arms. Maybe…”

Pearl could guess the rest even.

“Go ahead and look for him if you want.”

Sean let Pearl go as he felt that she would not go upstairs to be the third wheel. Even if she did, she

would only be more disappointed with Richard after stumbling upon his romance with Abby. He thought

of this while slowly sipping on his wine.

it at the “No, I’m not going,” Pearl said in an icy tone. She was not about to go upstairs and intrude

upon their romance. But next moment, her phone rang.

Richard had texted her.

[Come upstairs to 302]

Pearl turned off her phone. Out of sight, out of mind. But after some thought, she felt that something

was wrong. Richard was not an impulsive man and would never do such a thing during a party.

Pearl understood something and dashed upstairs.

Richard had been careful to go to the printing room instead of his office. Sitting on the floor, he used his

last bit of sanity to text Pearl because he knew this magical woman would know how to handle the

situation.

When Pearl got there, she saw him suffering, “Were you drugged, Richard?”

Having learned some medical skills, she could tell something was wrong with him. He had been fed

with a special and strong kind of drug. It made him lose his sanity.

Grunting, Richard opened his eyes and saw Pearl. Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist.

“What are you doing

Before she could pull away, he pulled her into his arms.

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