Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl romance Capítulo 613

"What kind of trouble?"

Pearl's face displayed a range of emotions. "I can't tell you that right now."

Richard took a step closer, as if he intended to grab her wrist. "I'm your fiance. What's there to hide from me?"

Terrified, Pearl staggered. "What are you talking about? Why would you say that?"

"Didn't we get engaged?" Richard's question was thought-provoking.

"Yes, we did, but you feel nothing for me. It's pointless to mention that now."

Pearl's deliberate actions of distancing herself from him left Richard feeling uneasy for reasons he couldn't quite pinpoint. Frowning in frustration, he struggled to make sense of his own emotions. "Why did you fake your death?"

Pearl had known that Richard was intelligent, but she hadn't expected him to figure it out so quickly. "It's my business, and it doesn't concern you." She couldn't tell him the truth, as the consequences would be unimaginable.

As Pearl tried to walk away, Richard suddenly gripped her wrist tightly. She turned to see his grim expression.

"I'll give you another chance, Pearl. Why did you fake your death? And where are you staying now?"

Unable to hold back her emotions any longer, Pearl, who had been suppressing them for so long, finally let them surface. "Richard! You no longer love me. You feel nothing for me. Why are you still hounding me? You're obsessed with your first love, aren't you? Go to her. Why did you come looking for me? I've been deeply disappointed by your indifference, from the time you lost your love for me until now. Isn't it absurd that you're acting as if I'm your fiancee?"

Richard slowly released his grip on her hand and lowered it.

"Richard, let me make it clear one last time. It's over between us."

Suddenly, from a distance, he heard Pearl's voice. "Richard, I hope you won't tell anyone that I'm still alive. Please do this one last favor for me, as I once loved you."

Her voice trembled with tears, and she found it difficult to say more.

Pearl assumed he had agreed, as he made no response. She hailed a taxi and drove away.

Finally, it was over between them.

*

Back at Hugo's house, Pearl was beside herself.