Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1435

Holly could see from the look in Pearl's eyes that she was in trouble. She wasn't sure what to do besides beg for mercy and try to smile her way out of the situation.

Pearl looked surprised. "What misunderstanding? That's not what you said earlier."

"It's all just a big misunderstanding. We were joking around, it wasn't bullying. I accidentally dropped my cup."

Even though her story had changed from before, Holly felt trapped with everyone watching her. She knew she had to take responsibility or she would be the one facing consequences. She regretted making Esther angry.

Pearl wasn't convinced by Holly's attempt to play the victim. "So, you're saying this was just a misunderstanding, but you blew it out of proportion and even tried to blame Esther, right?"

At that moment, Holly wished she could take back her words. Her face went pale as her plan crumbled. "That's not what I meant. I just mean we don't…"

Without finishing her sentence, Holly rushed over to Esther and took her hand, pleading, "I'm sorry, Esther. I shouldn't have treated you like that. Can you forgive me?"

Esther felt disgusted and pulled her hand away, forcing a smile. "This isn't about me, Holly. I'm not the one punishing you, so talking to me won't help."

"I thought you were my best friend, and you used my computer for this? I wondered why you asked to use it. Were you trying to set me up?"

Now, everyone saw Holly's true colors. She was jealous and betrayed her friend. She no longer deserved to be part of the company.

Pearl delivered the final blow. "Starting today, we're ending our contract with Holly Langford due to unacceptable behavior. You owe us 40 million dollars as compensation. If you don't pay, we'll see you in court."