Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 789

Estrella?

Pearl had a faint recollection of this person, but she couldn't fathom why Hugo was willing to invest so heavily to have her as the ambassador for a relatively small ad campaign.

[Are you interested in her?]

[Are you jealous?] Hugo shot back.

Pearl rolled her eyes and replied with a shrug emoticon.

[Just tell me if you're jealous. I can forget about her.]

Pearl clenched her jaw and smirked. [No need for that because I'm not interested in you.]

[Fine then. What do you think about my suggestion then?]

Pearl pondered the idea of Estrella being the spokesperson. [Don't think that's going to work, because I've already selected my candidates. There are only two spots for influencers.]

[11 million for one endorsement.]

Hugo was too happy to throw money around.

Pearl contemplated the offer and recognized the underlying conflict of interest. She finally responded, [Deal.]

If that was the case, she had to let Celine go then.

To avoid casting herself as the villain in this scenario, she posted a notice online, disclosing Hugo's offer of 11 million dollars for Estrella to become the spokesperson. Since Celine posted the

comment about giving the newcomers a chance, they decided to let Rosalie and Estrella take the jobs.

When Celine found out, she turned purple from anger. If she had known this would be the outcome, she would never have posted that comment. Now she had to relinquish her spot to Rosalie, leaving her feeling despondent.

Despite Celine's sorrow, the online community remained cheerful, with most of the attention focused on Hugo and Estrella. People were speculating that Mister Hugo was willing to pay millions of dollars for a beautiful face.

Hugo paid little attention to the comments. He knew the money was spent primarily to bring him into proximity with Pearl, which he found amusing. He relished the idea of working with her and witnessing her attempt to put on a friendly facade.

In his eyes, it was a worthwhile investment.

*

Pearl thought the situation had reached a satisfactory conclusion, but that night, she received an unexpected call from Richard.

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His tone was cold, devoid of any warmth, leaving her wondering why she hadn't blocked his number as well.

"Mister Richard. Why are you calling me in the middle of the night?" Pearl responded politely.

Richard ignored her tone and got straight to the point. "I want to talk to you about your company's celebrity endorsers."

"Does your girlfriend want to get involved too?"

The term "girlfriend" wasn't a good word, and it soured Richard's mood. After a brief pause, he calmly replied, "Winona said she wants to be an ambassador for your company's jewelry too."