Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1020

James was still showing the woman around when Esther quietly left the law firm.

When he finally turned around, he noticed Summer standing alone at the reception, staring off into the distance.

Summer seemed to have noticed James' gaze. For the first time, she didn't look at him with admiration but with disappointment and disdain.

Disdain?

James thought he was mistaken. When he looked over again, Summer had already looked away, focusing on the door intently.

"What are you looking at, James? James?" The woman, Sabrina, waved her hand in front of James to regain his attention.

"Nothing. Sabrina, let's go upstairs."

Sabrina Watson shook her head. "No, someone's waiting for me. Let's end our date here. See you tomorrow, Mister James."

James gently nodded. "Sure, go ahead. Take care."

"Okay, bye."

As Sabrina made her way to the door, she approached Summer. "Who was that girl standing beside you earlier? I felt like she was staring at me."

Seeing Esther as her friend, Summer found Sabrina's inquiry irritating, even though Sabrina had the upper hand. She retorted, "That's personal. Please don't ask about that, miss."

Sabrina was taken aback by her rudeness and awkwardly smiled at James. "James, your employee here is quite something."

James's expression turned cold. "I didn't discipline her well."

Recalling Esther's recent visits to chat with Summer, James realized they had become friends in just a few days. Esther had managed to turn his employee against him, which was unexpected.

James pursed his lips and asked, "What do you mean by I'm cruel and cold?"

"I mean it exactly as it sounds."

"Oh? Did Esther tell you anything?"

It was Summer who had tagged him with those words. Likely, she and Esther had spoken harshly about him behind his back.

James sighed, wanting to press further, but Summer suddenly became agitated.

"Mister James, I've only just met Esther, but she can't be as shameless as you think. She blushed and apologized when she accidentally bumped into someone. And you, ignoring a shy young woman who fawned over you every day without explicitly rejecting her. Is that appropriate?"