Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1197

Esther shook her head, sensing that James had been suppressing some frustration. Though his earlier actions were scary, they were still within bounds.

"I couldn't control my emotions when I saw you with him." James had calmed down, but there was still a trace of anger when he recalled the scene.

Esther wasn't sure if James knew about Finnegan's feelings for her. "It's okay, I know." She leaned on his chest and assured him, "I know what I did upset you."

Seeing Esther apologizing made James feel even more guilty. Since this had happened, there was no need for him to keep it from her anymore. "Do you know why I got upset?"

Esther hesitated. "Because I was with another guy and that bothered you."

James almost chuckled in exasperation. "So I'm supposed to get jealous every time you're around other guys on set?"

Esther suddenly understood. "So you're just jealous of him, right?"

James nodded. "Yeah."

"Then I won't have dinner alone with anyone else again," Esther quickly promised.

"It's not that I won't let you have dinner alone with them." James sighed, realizing she still didn't understand what he meant. "It's just that Finnegan isn't up to any good."

James found her innocence amusing. "Why shouldn't he? You're so lovely, of course, plenty of guys would like you."

Esther's popularity was worrying. He almost wanted to tie her up and keep her by his side.

"We hardly had any contact before. There's no way he'd like me," Esther insisted, finding the idea absurd.

"Why not? But that's not important. We should—"

But James's words were cut off as Esther suddenly exclaimed in panic, "That car is coming right at us!"