Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 939

But Esther felt a touch of sadness inside her, wondering if it was because nothing had happened. Shaking her head at the thought, she caught James's attention.

"What are you doing?" James asked, finding her behavior amusing.

Caught in her thoughts and embarrassed, Esther blurted out, "Why don't I just get a taxi?"

James's smile vanished, and he abruptly stopped the car, causing Esther to nearly hit the windshield.

"Why did you stop all of a sudden?"

"Are you uncomfortable around me? Why do you want to get away?" James's mood darkened, thinking Esther's reaction was due to her conversation with Mobius. "What did he say to make you act this way?"

"Nothing. We just talked about hoping each other would have a good life," Esther explained, seeing his concern.

"Is that all?"

"Yes, that's all. Nothing more."

"Then why do you seem to be avoiding me?" James noticed Esther's body language, signaling she wanted distance, which upset him.

Esther looked out the window. "I'm not avoiding you. I just feel uncomfortable."

"Well, just answer my questions," James said, his own nervousness showing as he gently touched her face. "Do you like spending time with me?"

Esther wasn't going to lie about her feelings. "Yes."

"Do you like that I spend so much time with you?"

"Yes." She felt incredibly safe with James, as if he could solve any problem she faced.

"And what if I spent time with another girl?" James asked, watching as Esther frowned at the thought.