Chapter 31


    Hearing Lucas’s words, Pearl smirked and propped her head up with her hand.


    years


    “Hmm, let me think. You’re 27 years old, the youngest son of William Parker, and you have a mixed heritage. The Parker family’s children are all raised u


    unscathed. Later on, your seven older brothers met various fates, some dead, some injured, some fled.”


    Lucas remained unfazed and grinned. “Did you look me up online? It seems you’re quite


    interested in me.”


    As he leaned closer, Pearl continued, “At neen, you had your first romance with a foreign girl five years older than you. When you turned twenty, you


    changing girlfriends frequently, bing a yboy. On average, you had a new girlfriend every month, way more frequently than changing clothes. At y


    “A yboy? That nickname sounds pretty good,” Lucas said, seemingly ignoring her sarcasm. He rested his chin on his hand and smiled. “I like it.”


    Pearl, observing Lucas’s carefree demeanor, could not understand how someone like him could be best friends with Marc. Lucas was soid–


    back, while Marc seemed like a man of self–discipline. She could not help but wonder if men liked to be friends with


    people whose personalities were the opposite of theirs.


    “It seems you can’t understand innguage, so I’ll rify it. I’m not interested in you.”


    Pearl offered him some advice. “Since you enjoy changing girlfriends so frequently, you should find someone with a simr personality, like rissa. You


    “Hey, I’m not like rissa. While I do date different women, it’s always within the bounds of normal dating,” Lucas felt insulted.


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    Pearl chuckled. “You two are practically the same. Don’t act like you’re any better. Do you really think I’mplimenting you?”


    Lucas shrugged. “My romantic history may be colorful, but that doesn’t mean I won’t genuinely fall for someone. The reason I kept


    changing before was that I hadn’t found the right person. But now that you’vee along, I feel like I’ve met the woman of my dreams. I won’t need othe


    Pearl replied, “You probably say the same thing to every girl. Unfortunately, I’m a divorced woman,


    men like you too well. I won’t fall for it.” and I kno


    “Who said I tell every girl this? This is the first time I’m saying it,” Lucas said calmly. No matter what Pearl said, he could handle it calmly. “And don’t pret


    Pearl furrowed her brow. “What do you mean?”


    Lucas looked at her meaningfully and continued, “You know what I mean.”


    ‘this‘


    Pearl was speechless. She had not expected Lucas to bring suddenly. Annoyed and embarrassed, Pearl did not hesitate to kick Lucas.


    Though


    he took a kick, Lucas seemed to like Pearl even more because of it. Heughed heartily. “I didn’t expect you to be so easily embarrassed. It seems that y


    you.”


    Lucas kept cracking dirty jokes one after another. Not only Pearl but Mason and the other two assistants in the car could not stand it anymore. They all w


    Lucas wisely decided to stop. He looked at Pearl, who was ring at him with her bright red ears and found her utterly adorable. He felt like he had stum


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    Now, he truly believed that Marc had no taste at all in divorcing such an amazing woman. On the other hand, their divorce had given him the chance to p


    give it his all to win her over.


    After leaving Brooke’s house, Marc returned to the Males House. The mansion was still


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    adorned with wedding decorations, which annoyed him. He ordered the butler to have everything removed, returning the ce to its normal state.


    He noticed several missed calls on his phone, including some from rissa, but he simply switched it off.


    He tossed his coat over his arm and headed


    towards his study. However, he paused for a moment, opening the door to the master bedroom. Since Pearl had left, the once strong scent of roses had


    The rose seal was still ced on the bedside table. He picked it up and once again ran his fingers over the rose carving.


    He also took the card that Pearl had left for him. The handwriting on the card and the carving on the seal were identical. He could not fathom why Pearl w


    carving.


    Marc shook his head inwardly, suspecting that Pearl had paid someone handsomely to mimic her handwriting for the seal. However, he could also see th


    He carefully put away the seal and the card, then went to his own room. Opening his closet to hang up his clothes, he realized that one section of the clo


    Apart from Christmas, he did not have much of a concept about other holidays, but Pearl was very attentive to various holidays and specialmemora


    On Valentine’s Day, their wedding anniversary, and even his birthday, he always received gifts from her. At first, she would hand them to


    him in person, but sheter realized that he would casually toss them aside right in front of her each time. So gradually, she stopped personally handing


    The gifts were never extravagant. Sometimes, it was a tie, a pen, or a pair of cufflinks. However, he had never given her anything in return. As a husband


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    Marc changed into his casual wear and started working at


    the study. He opened hisputer and nced at the emails, but nothing seemed to hold his attention.


    Frustrated, he closed theptop, lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and then extinguished it. Opening theputer once more, he typed in “Pearl’s” n


    He was determined to figure out why, three years ago, she had disguised as a caregiver ande to his side, even


    hiding her identity to marry him. As an heiress from a


    prominent family, she could have lived a luxurious life. He wanted to know why she chose to marry him and be a docile, nominal wife.


    The chief assistant, Mason, was busy on hisputer in the car, dealing with work–


    rted matters, when suddenly an rm red. He clicked several times and reported to Pearl. “Miss Woolery, someone is attempting to breach your fil


    Pearl pushed Lucas aside, taking theputer from Mason. She pressed


    a few keys on the keyboard, confirming that someone was indeed targeting her.


    Her expression turned serious. With ten nimble fingers dancing across the keyboard, lines of code appeared on the screen at a lightning–


    fast pace, leaving anyone watching in awe.


    Lucas stood nearby, his eyes


    and face filled with astonishment. He knew there was a top- notch hacker in Pearl’s circle, but he had never imagined that Pearl herself was that expert.