Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187 

Pearl felt increasingly frustrated. She walked off the stage, strangely wanting to explain herself to Richard, even though she didn’t really need to. 

What could she possibly say? That she had no idea this would happen, and she couldn’t just walk out on Hanzel during his concert? She didn’t want to ruin his performance. 

Pearl hung her head and tuned out the world around her. All she knew was that Richard was angry at her and ignoring her. 

When they got home, Pearl finally saw Richard. He was sitting on the couch, working as if he hadn’t seen her at the concert. 

Pearl tried to start a conversation on a random topic. “You went to the concert today?” 

Richard nodded and didn’t say anything more. 

“Are you angry?” she asked. 

Richard couldn’t help but scoff at her questioning. “Why do you care if I’m upset? Weren’t you enjoying yourself with Hanzel? 

Pearl’s anger rose. “There’s nothing between me and Hanzel. Stop jumping to conclusions.” 

“So you think what I saw was just my imagination, huh?” 

Pearl remembered the k*ss and struggled to find the right words. “That was just part of the concert. I was put on the spot… ” 

“Put on the spot? You seemed to be enjoying it.” Richard was so angry when he saw the k*ss that he lost all sense of logic. 

Pearl’s eyes went cold. “Why are you so childish, Richard? This isn’t like you.” 

Those words finally made him realize his own behavior. “I’m sorry for overreacting. I shouldn’t try to control you,” he said, then stood up and walked away. 

Pearl stood there, feeling wronged and hurt. 

Their strained interactions didn’t go unnoticed by everyone at home and even their colleagues at work. They distanced themselves from each other, avoiding any conversation or eye contact. 

Christmas approached, and during a meeting, Richard proposed designing couple’s rings to sell for the holiday season. 

One of the employees, Sophia Arnault, a recent addition to the design team, stood up. “Can I take this project please?” She wasn’t usually outspoken, but on this day, she took the lead on the project. 

Richard paused and asked, “Can you handle this project on your own?” 

Sophia smiled confidently. “Of course. Pearl came up with an excellent proposal shortly after joining the company, so I’d like 

to give it a try too.” 

She then turned to Pearl and smiled. “Pearl, I wouldn’t be stealing your thunder by doing this, would I?”