Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 762

A voice from behind interrupted their heated argument, catching both Winona and Esther by surprise.

"Wait, I have something to say."

It was none other than Pearl, who had been observing the situation closely. She had brought some ice cubes with her and gently applied them to Esther's swollen face. "Miss Jesselton has been receiving numerous acting requests lately, but I don't think she's quite skilled. Maybe I should give her a lesson."

Shocked, Winona asked, "How are you going to teach—"

Before Winona could finish her sentence, Pearl slapped her with incredible force, cutting her off mid-sentence. "This is how you should slap someone," Pearl declared, applying full strength.

Winona, who had inflicted pain on Esther earlier, found herself sprawled on the floor with just one slap from Pearl. She felt intense pain coursing through her entire body, and when she tried to speak, she found her mouth filled with bloody foam, making her words unintelligible.

"How... could you do..."

"What? Did you think it wasn't hard enough?" Pearl scoffed. "You appear fragile, but you fell to the ground with such a light slap. People might think you were trying to deceive me."

Everyone around was flabbergasted, especially by Pearl's unexpected strength.

Esther couldn't contain her excitement. She had long found Winona obnoxious but hadn't been able to teach her a lesson until now. Despite the pain in her cheek, Esther felt it was worth it to see Winona in such a miserable state.

Winona had never experienced anything like this. She cried profusely and spotted Richard nearby. Shaking and desperate, she approached him. "Rick, help me..."

Richard's eyes flicked to Pearl.

"Why are you looking at me, Mister Richard? I was just teaching your fiancee how to act," Pearl emphasized, locking eyes with Richard. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

Richard kept a cold face and said, "Apologize to her."

Winona managed to spit out the bloody foam into a cup and, encouraged by Richard's support, straightened up to speak more clearly. "Miss Pearl, I can forgive you if you apologize to me."

Despite her desire to retaliate physically, Winona decided to be diplomatic and make a favorable impression on Richard.

"Why should I say sorry?" Pearl questioned stubbornly.

Winona's expression turned ugly. "I asked for an apology because you slapped me so hard. What's wrong with that?"

Pearl faked a smile. "Then, shouldn't you apologize too for slapping my friend?"

"We were shooting, but you took revenge on me. It's not the same thing." Winona looked livid.

"Why is it different? I clearly told you I wanted to teach you acting," Pearl retorted, standing her ground.

Frustrated by her inability to subdue Pearl, Winona turned her tearful eyes to Richard.

Richard's expression remained intimidating and impassive. "I'll say this one more time. Apologize to her."

"Apologize? Why should I?" Pearl exclaimed, her anger flaring. She believed she had done nothing wrong and couldn't fathom why Richard was taking Winona's side.

If he was that kind of person, then she was wrong about him.

Richard's cold and penetrating eyes grew even more ominous. "You must say sorry to her today."