Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 1462

At that time, Joelle was fourteen, and Darius was twenty-one.

Darius picked Joelle up after school like usual. When he took her backpack, he overheard some girls gossiping nearby.

"Oh, he's Darius. He's so handsome."

"And he's the heir of Waldorf Enterprises. He was top of his class when he went here. So many girls wanted to be his girlfriend."

"I was charmed too, just like them."

Darius ignored the comments. Nothing was more important than picking up Joelle.

Joelle suddenly looked upset. Darius thought she was sick, so he bent over and gently held her face. When he saw she was fine, he sighed in relief.

"I thought you were sick. If you're okay, I'll take you home first." Darius smiled and started walking. "Oh, by the way, Mom cooked your favorite fish and pork ribs today!"

Joelle forced a smile. "Dar, can I not eat at your house today? I want to go back to my home."

"Why?"

Joelle looked down and fidgeted with her fingers. "I've eaten at your house seven days in a row. I just want to go home."

Darius felt disappointed but nodded. "I'll drive you home then."

Joelle shook her head. "No, you can go home. I want to go back on my own."

But the next day, Joelle waited a long time at the school gate, but Darius didn't show up. She was very disappointed. He had promised her just the day before, but now he had broken that promise. It was very irresponsible of him.

She silently scolded him over and over. As the sun set and the street lamps turned on, she decided to walk home, carrying her backpack.

Darius always picked her up, so her family didn't send a driver. Luckily, the school wasn't far from her house, so she thought it was okay to walk.

While walking and feeling bored, she saw a figure stumbling out from a corner.

Joelle focused on the figure, and her eyes lit up. "Dar!"

Although he hadn't arrived on time, he had come to pick her up after school just as he promised.