Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1120

Pearl didn't think of Santiago as her father because he was never around for her. She already had a bad impression of him from what Saule told her.

She told Santiago bluntly, "Mister Santiago, I don't think we need to be in each other's lives, even if we are related by blood."

Santiago could have looked for Saule any time over the past two decades, but he chose not to. Naturally, Pearl refused to acknowledge such a heartless man.

When Santiago realized Pearl was keeping her distance, he felt upset. "Pearl, you think I'm the bad guy for not looking for your mom."

"You're kidding, right, Mister Santiago?" Pearl couldn't help but smirk. "That was your choice, not mine."

"I—"

"If there's nothing else, I should go, Mister Santiago."

Santiago's expression drastically changed. "Is it really that hard to be around me?"

He was sad that the daughter he had waited so long to meet didn't want anything to do with him. Disappointment overwhelmed him.

"No, I just think you should really think about whether you want me in your life," Pearl suggested.

She knew that having an illegitimate daughter suddenly show up could cause trouble for Santiago's family, the Savarys, especially with their enemies looking for any weakness to exploit.

And Pearl had no interest in appearing in front of everyone as an illegitimate daughter.

Santiago nodded, understanding he couldn't rush things. "Okay, I'll get someone to give you a ride home."

He suddenly seemed kinder, like a real dad. But then he turned to Claude, who hadn't said a word, and demanded, "Get down on your knees!"

Claude was so stupefied he just did it.

A butler stood next to Pearl, ready to see her off with a smile.

Pearl glanced at Claude and turned to Santiago, asking seriously, "What did he do wrong?"