Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1076

"I'm not lying. We're a couple. I…"

Claude wasn't someone you could fool easily. He stood there with his arms folded, his gaze sharp and full of warning. "Fine, I'll believe you, but only if you kiss him right now."

Sabrina glanced at James, who looked pretty upset. "I can't do that, especially not with his girlfriend right here. You're being mean."

Esther, who was unexpectedly mentioned, felt a shiver of surprise. "Oh, um…"

"James and Esther have been all over the news. Their love story is famous. Did you really think I wouldn't know about it now that I'm here?"

Claude stared at Sabrina's determined face, growing even more annoyed. He pinched her cheek hard, causing her to wince in pain. "I wish I could see what nonsense you're filling your head with."

"Alright, we've had enough of this arguing." James took Esther by the shoulders and led her away, leaving Sabrina calling out in a mix of pain and desperation.

*

What was supposed to be a two-day wait turned into three days.

Richard and Pearl remained calm throughout. Following their divorce, Pearl decided to move back to her own house.

Gigi watched Pearl pack her things and asked worriedly, "Are you really leaving, Pea?"

Pearl gave her a gentle smile. "Now that we're divorced, it doesn't seem right to stay together. I'm going back to my place."

Gigi grabbed her luggage, looking serious. "Let me come with you. I can help out with your mom and do chores around the house. Please don't leave me here by myself."

She could see Gigi was hurt and knew Pearl had her reasons for not wanting Gigi to join them, so she didn't press further.

"You could tell too?" Pearl considered her response carefully, knowing she needed to protect Saule by telling her the truth.

"What do you mean?"

"Something is wrong with Gigi."

Saule immediately turned pale. "What? What's wrong?"

"Do you remember passing out after you came back from the market? And then, all of a sudden, there was news online that you were still alive."