Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl romance Capítulo 1461

"Shush..."

Joelle kept her head down when she heard others gossiping. Her mind was a mess.

She remembered those past incidents clearly—she was the one who nearly destroyed their relationship. Thinking back on those moments was disturbing.

A suffocating feeling overwhelmed her, and she found herself unable to speak. Her face paled as she clutched her chest. When others noticed something was wrong with her, they fell silent.

Luckily, the feeling soon passed. Joelle took a deep breath of relief and managed to calm down after a struggle.

Meanwhile, she hadn't been listening to Darius' speech. By the time she focused, Darius was concluding.

"Okay, the meeting's over. Joelle, come to my office."

His words restarted the murmurs among the crowd that had just quieted.

Under heavy pressure, Joelle slowly walked over to him. She reached Darius and managed a smile. "Dar... Mister Darius, may I ask why you want to see me?"

"Come with me," Darius said, gesturing for her to follow him to his office.

Once the office door closed, Joelle's anxiety soared. Darius' penetrating gaze left her at a loss.

"I know you were lying in the car earlier. Can you tell me now why you keep avoiding me?" Darius loosened his tie, removed his coat, and sat down with an authoritative air.

"I'm not avoiding you. You're misunderstanding," Joelle replied, stepping back subconsciously, as if scared.