Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1042

"So, this is like a developmental plan, huh?"

Agnes looked surprised. She never expected Esther to be the one helping her son. Even more surprising was that her son's early inheritance and support for Esther's career were all to repay this small favor.

She had to admit it was quite interesting.

"Ma'am, are you mad?" Esther was brave to bring this up, but she still felt nervous. James had spent a lot of money on her over the years. Shouldn't his mother be mad when she heard about it?

"Why would I be mad?" Agnes chuckled, somewhat speechless. "Isn't it nice that you two are helping each other?"

Helping each other... Esther couldn't figure out what she had done to help James.

"Ma'am, I think you might have misunderstood. We've broken up, and I..."

Esther suddenly felt lost. If Agnes didn't mind them being together, why did they have to plan this breakup?

"I know... and I think it's a shame." Agnes sighed deeply, sipped tea, and added, "I think he really likes you, but I don't know why you two broke up. Why don't you talk to me about it?"

Esther swallowed nervously. "The reason we broke up is that he had to go on a blind date."

Agnes almost spat out her tea. But being well-educated, she didn't overreact. Instead, she calmly asked, "So, you're saying James, this jerk, mistreated you?"