Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 792

When Winona looked at Hugo, smiling confidently, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She asked, "What do you mean?"

Hugo opened his mouth slightly, looking somewhat surprised. "I didn't say anything specific. Why are you assuming things, Miss Jesselton?"

Indeed, she had jumped to conclusions too quickly!

Winona was mad but couldn't find words to argue. She could only force an awkward smile. "I might have overreacted."

"Yeah, relax, Miss Jesselton. Not everyone's out to get you," Hugo said teasingly.

Winona was speechless and turned to Richard for support, but he remained silent. He kept his lips sealed, as if he hadn't heard a thing.

"Alright, let's not waste more time. We're here to talk business, so let's go in."

Pearl felt relieved to see Winona lose her ground. However, she didn't come here to argue with this woman. She had two important contracts to sign.

Richard didn't say much and seemed uncomfortable with the situation. He led the way inside.

Seeing that Richard had no intention of going in with her, Winona got nervous and hurried after him.

However, Hugo, as composed as ever, took his time. He shot Pearl a sly look and said, "I never thought you, the fearless one, would get teased in front of your ex like that. Your comeback was weak."

Although his words seemed harmless, the underlying meaning was that Richard watched someone else mock her without caring, implying he didn't love her. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"That's none of your business."

Pearl was ready to enter when Hugo abruptly cut her off, wearing a sly grin. "I just did you a favor. Can I get something in return?"

Seeing the smug look on his face, Pearl acted without hesitation, ruthlessly stomping on his shoe. "Move!"

Hugo's smile disappeared instantly. This time, it genuinely hurt, and he was torn about whether to speak up.

He gritted his teeth, stood tall, and his clenched fist showed that he was in pain. "You're just taking advantage of my kindness."

Pearl sneered, giving him a sidelong glance. "Did I ask for your help?"

Hugo was infuriated but had no choice. He could only watch her confidently stride in, her back graceful, without even a glance back to comfort him.

Frustrated, he endured the pain in his foot and limped inside.

Now that everyone was inside, it was time to discuss the contract.

Pearl took out two copies of the contract from her bag and gave one to each of them. "Take a look at this contract and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, you can sign it now."

Then, she took out two pens from her bag and handed them over.

Richard read through the contract and didn't find any issues. He was about to sign it when Winona suddenly pressed his hand.

"Wait. Can I review this contract first?"