My Ex-Husband Wants Me Again novel Chapter 2

Pearl gathered herself and opened the laptop. Her fingers flew swiftly across the keyboard, infiltrating the surveillance system and erasing all traces of her presence. It was as though she was never there.

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"Mr. Males, Mrs. Pearl left," Marc's assistant reported to him when Marc returned to the mansion the next morning.

Marc opened the master bedroom door, breathing in the fragrance of roses. He had grown accustomed to the scent of Pearl.

Marc rarely set foot here. Pearl had decorated it. Its color scheme differed from the other rooms. The bright yellow bedsheets felt tranquil and warm. Marc didn't linger. He walked to the bedside table.

Pearl had already signed the divorce agreement but didn't take the check. There was a gold pendant next to it. His name was on the back, while the front was an exquisitely carved rose. Marc caressed it. It looked lifelike. Under the sunlight, it was beautiful.

Pearl loved roses. She had planted many in the yard, but he had never given her a bouquet.

There was also a card. Marc read it. In elegant handwriting was the message, "Happy third anniversary. Goodbye, Marc."

Marc's brows rose. He looked at the calendar on the table. It was indeed their anniversary. How quickly time flew. Marc held the gold pendant and wondered where Pearl got the money.

While Marc gave her a considerable monthly household allowance, Pearl seldom touched the money, claiming she didn't have much expenses.

Marc listened to his assistant's report, his eyes dark. He ordered, "Find out where she went and her recent activities. If my opponents sent her, bring her back." He wondered, 'Is Pearl really who she claimed to be? A country-born orphan?'