Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 93

Chapter 93

“Thank you for that. I hope you not only like me but Waldorf Enterprises too.”

That comment helped break the awkwardness between them.

Raymond smiled. “Of course.

After handling the matter with Raymond, Pearl booked the earliest available flight back. She returned to

the company to request leave to deal with Cerubleu but unexpectedly ran into Richard.

“Pearl,” he greeted her.

“Hi, shouldn’t you have reconciled with your first love by now? What are you doing here?” Pearl was

annoyed to see him looking like nothing happened and started mocking him.

Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt

“It’s not what you think.” He rushed back just for Hugo to tell him that it wasn’t her. Jenny wasn’t back

yet.

His return was driven not by lingering feelings for Jenny but by a long–standing question that had

troubled him for years. He needed Jenny’s presence to answer it,

Richard attempted to explain, but Pearl cut him off. “No need to explain. I have no time to talk about

your old flame with you. “With that, she headed to the HR department to request her leave..

Richard watched her walk away, and an unfamiliar emotion surged within him.

His phone rang, displaying Raymond’s name. He answered and heard Raymond’s cheerful voice on

the other end. “Have you received the agreement?”

Richard frowned. “What agreement?”

“Didn’t Miss Pearl inform you? If it weren’t for her sincere desire to work with NK, this partnership might

have taken much longer to finalize… Don’t you know? It’s odd she didn’t tell you.”

1. However, he

Raymond sounded surprised, and Richard couldn’t help but wonder if this was an attempt to provoke

him. ignored the comment and asked, “You were unwilling to work with us before. Why the change of

heart?” Raymond raised his brow and said in a mysterious tone, “All thanks to Miss Pearl, who gave

me an offer I can’t refuse, so…” He had just confessed his admiration for Pearl, but the way he phrased

it left Richard with a different impression. “What happened to Pearl?” Richard couldn’t help but ask,

Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm

although he didn’t want to believe his own suspicions. “You should go ask her,” Raymond replied with a

smile. “I have work to do. Talk to you soon.”

After the call ended, Richard was left with a bunch of questions. He then heard the HR say Pearl would

be taking a month off

HR say Beach and was leaving today.

He called Pearl. “Where are you?”

Pearl sensed something odd in his tone and scoffed. “That’s none of your business.”

BeYour

leave request is denied. Continue working.” Richard thought she accepted the terms Raymond gave

her or she wouldn’t have left so suddenly.

“I went through the proper process for requesting leave. You have no right to stop me.”

Richard sounded more stern. “Don’t make me say it again.”

“What is wrong with you?”