Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl romance Capítulo 173

"You didn't?" Sean chuckled. "Who else could it be then?"

"Abby."

Hearing that, Sean laughed sarcastically. "Abby? My mom practically raised her. How could it be her?"

"Whatever. You'll know when I find the proof." Pearl didn't intend to argue further with Sean, knowing that tarnishing Abby's image would not be easy.

"So, what do you want then? Are you trying to find evidence to prove your innocence?"

Richard cleared his throat, intervening to quell the impending argument. "Alright, that's enough. It's not Pearl's fault."

Sean, filled with disbelief at Richard's defense of Pearl, struggled to control his emotions. "Fine, I'll see how she'll find her so-called evidence since you believe her."

With that, Sean snorted and left.

When Richard caught sight of Pearl's sadness, he tried to comfort her. "Don't take Sean's words to heart. That's just how he is. He tends to say unpleasant things."

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll go to the design department now."

After bidding Richard goodbye, Pearl returned to the design department alone.

When the members of the design department saw her, they were filled with joy at first, but that enthusiasm soon gave way to an uncomfortable silence.

Baffled by their peculiar behavior, Pearl turned to a close colleague and asked, "What's going on? Why does everyone seem awkward around me?"

"Pearl, I…"

A male colleague nearby, seeing Abby on the verge of tears, felt compelled to protect her and rebuked Pearl, "Why can't Abby take this position? Are you the only capable one, Pearl? Besides, you left first. Abby came later to fill your role. She didn't steal it from you. Why do you belittle her like this?"

Pearl flashed him a smile and distracted him. "Have you ever heard of the story of the blind men and an elephant?"

For a moment, the man didn't understand her and wondered what it was.

Abby felt elated when the man defended her, but her joy quickly turned to anger when she noticed the man being captivated by Pearl. She couldn't fathom why all the men seemed to fall under Pearl's spell, and she longed to disfigure Pearl so she couldn't enchant anyone else.

"Alright, thank you for your concern, sir. I know that Pearl is just having a hard time accepting it, but it's fine." Abby gently nudged the man's arm, feigning shyness.