Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 805

Pearl acted quickly, even faster than her words. In an instant, she grabbed the important documents nearby and held them close to her chest. Then, she hurriedly dashed into Richard's car.

Her speed surprised Richard.

"Don't forget to pitch in for the cleaning later. The rain from your clothes got inside my car." Richard calmly and shamelessly asked her for money.

Pearl pursed her lips. "It's just a little rain. You don't have to charge me for that."

Her improved opinion of him disappeared instantly. Richard was still the ruthless businessman who tried to haggle over everything.

"It's better to keep things fair."

For some reason, Pearl sensed a hidden message in his words. Moreover, he stared at her as if he wanted to settle something.

Since something seemed off, Pearl quickly changed the subject. "By the way, what brought you here?"

Richard started the car and turned it around. "I had some business to attend to."

It was still a little awkward.

Pearl continued teasing him, "Why do you always appear out of nowhere whenever I encounter trouble? If I didn't know better, I'd think you were secretly protecting me." This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

As soon as she said that, she regretted it. What nonsense!

As expected, Richard remained silent because of her words.

Pearl cursed herself, thinking she should have kept her mouth shut. The more she talked, the more awkward it became.

After a while, Richard said calmly, "Maybe."

Maybe? What did that mean?

Pearl couldn't quite figure out his intentions. She stared at the raindrops outside the window, trying to divert her attention and appear less significant to ease the awkwardness.

But maybe? Was Richard implying that he had been secretly watching her?

Pearl couldn't decipher her feelings. After some contemplation, she looked up and spoke with a mix of seriousness and conflict, "Mister Richard, I understand that we were once a couple with our differences. I might have hurt your feelings back then. But you don't have to stalk me like this, right? It makes me feel quite uneasy, as if I'm in danger..."

Richard didn't mince his words and thought Pearl would misunderstand. But...

She did misunderstand him in a completely unexpected way.

"Pearl Leighton." Veins bulged on Richard's forehead. He emphasized his words, "I'm not a pervert like you think."

Pearl felt she was right since he was getting angry. "Don't get mad. We're in the wilderness, and I'm worried that you might kill me and leave my body here."

Helplessness overwhelmed Richard. He gripped the steering wheel tightly and took a deep breath. He felt he might lose his temper if they continued the conversation.

"I'll drop you off here if you keep having wild thoughts."

Hearing his words, Pearl behaved herself.

But a different idea sparked in her mind. If that was the case, she wondered if Richard was genuinely concerned about her.

However, it seemed unlikely since he was dating Winona now.

Lost in thought, her left leg accidentally bumped against a button-like object. This caused a small compartment to open in the car, revealing a stack of dark red cards.

Those were... wedding invitations.