Chapter 18
Pearl stopped in her tracks.
At one point, she thought she was still drunk and seeing a ghost.
“Marc, how could he be here?” wondered she.
But as she looked at the man’s cold expression and his eyes that were fixed on her with a predatory gaze, it was evident that he had come for her. Perhaps he had somehow
uncovered her identity through some means.
“Well, since we’re divorced, there’s no need to greet him,” thought Pearl. She gathered herself and continued walking along the original path, standing tall and elegant, with an impeccable posture and demeanor.
“Stop right there.” A cold voice rang out from the booth.
Pearl seemed not to have heard it and continued walking.
Suddenly, a sharp gust of wind swept over and gripped Pearl’s wrist. The bodyguard behind her immediately stepped forward to stop Marc, asking sternly, “What are you. doing?”
The bodyguard slashed forward with his palm, and Marc reached out to block it. It seemed that a fight was about to break out, but Pearl calmly waved her hand to signal the bodyguard to step back. She then looked up at Marc expressionlessly and said, “Sir, you’re hurting me.”
Her wrist was tightly held in Marc’s hand. “After we have known each other for so long, this
was the first time he had touched me.
“However, it was after our divorce.
“How ironic!” thought Pearl.
Marc looked at Pearl’s cold expression. Her once gentle and submissive face was now both icy and distant as if she didn’t know him at all. This made him feel frustrated and
angry.
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“What tricks are you playing?”
Marc released her wrist. His tone was chilling. “Who exactly are you?”
The assistant rebuked discontentedly, “How dare you speak to our young lady like that?”
Pearl waved her hand and glanced at Marc with an aloof expression. “Sir, do we know each
other?”
Marc was taken aback.
“She actually said she doesn’t know me? The past three years of marriage have been in vain?” said Marc inwardly.
He clenched his fist in secret, with an impulse to hit someone. The temper he had restrained for years was almost pushed beyond the limit by this woman at the moment. He gritted his teeth and asked, “You don’t know me? So, why were you looking at me just
now?”
Pearl said seriously, “You are very good–looking. So what? Are people not allowed to look at you? Is your face a tourist attraction where people have to pay to take a glimpse?”
Marc was left speechless.
“When did this usually taciturn woman become so eloquent?” he wondered.
“Do you have cash?”
Pearl turned her head to ask her assistant.
The two assistants rummaged through their pockets for a while and finally took out a ten- cent coin awkwardly, saying, “Only 10 cents.”
“That’s enough.”
Pearl took the coin and directly stuffed it into Marc’s hand, saying, “Here’s ten cents. No need to give me any change.”
Then, she walked gracefully in high heels, accompanied by a group of people, and left with grandeur. Her aura was domineering as if she were a queen overlooking the world. She
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didn’t ever turn back or show any trace of nostalgia.
Marc stood in place, holding the ten–cent coin. His entire being was thrown into disarray as if he had never known this woman before. “She had changed from what she used to be.
“But her appearance cannot deceive me, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye is even more impossible to fool me,” he thought to himself.
A burst of laughter sounded in his ear. Lucas, who had witnessed everything, stood at the elevator entrance and laughed so hard that he nearly fell over.
After knowing Marc for such a long time, he had seen Marc in such a state of defeat for
Lucas walked toward Marc as he laughed. His arm draped over Marc’s shoulder. “Are you sure this is your ex–wife who is obedient and dull as you said? As her ex–husband, you only
Lucas continued to chatter, “But since you two are already divorced, that means you have no connections anymore, right? So, can I pursue her? I must say, this little wildcat is just my type…”
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Hubert put on his Bluetooth earphones, and his fingers tapped away on the keyboard. He accessed the surveillance footage on the first floor and could clearly see and hear the encounter and conversation between the two. He couldn’t help but laugh. “You only gave him ten cents. That’s so mean of you. But look at his expression. It’s so hilarious. Even he has his own downfall today. Hahaha…”
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