Chapter 57


    Richard’s voice brought Pearl back to reality. Her heart raced when she saw him, his gaze intense in t


    he dim light.


    “What’s wrong?”


    Richard seemed different from his usual self, likely due to the wine he’d consumed. His gaze appeared


    even more intense than usual.


    don’t you?”


    “You like Hanzel, don’t you?”


    Pearl raised her brows in response. “Why do you think I like Hanzel?”


    Richard got closer. “Why did you shoot an advertisement with him if you didn’t like him? Why didn’t you


    reject his advances? And…” He trailed off, his expression unreadable.


    Pearl used her hand to stop him froming closer and whispered, “You’re drunk, Richard.”


    He seemed to sober up a bit and stepped back. “I’m not drunk. I just want to remind you not to be


    Hanzel’s girlfriend. What happened the other day should serve as a lesson.”


    His words sent a chill down Pearl’s spine as she remembered the incident a few months ago when Han


    zel’s passionate and aggressive fans had kidnapped her and assaulted her.


    Luckily, she was not much interested in Hanzel, or his fans would do much worse.


    “Got it. Thank you for the reminder, but I’m really not interested in Hanzel,” Pearl replied with a smile. “I’


    m going t now if there’s nothing else you want to say.”


    The atmosphere felt tense and filled with Richard’s undisclosed thoughts, making Pearl eager to escap


    e.


    Besides, Richard had agreed with his silence.


    “Goodnight. Don’t stay up toote.” After bidding him goodnight, Pearl hurried to her room.


    bed


    The following day at work, Richard didn’t summon her to his


    office for their usual discussions about the new season. It struck Pearl as odd, but she didn’t ask about


    it.


    Around noon, Pearl heard a nearby coworker scream, “Help! Myputer just crashed!”


    Pearl looked over suspiciously when everyputer in the nning department cked out.


    At the same time, cries of distress filled the office.


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    “I just finished my proposal and forgot to save it!”


    “I’ve justpleted my design!”


    “What’s happening? Isn’t anyone going to fix this?”


    Listening to theirints, Pearl stood up and cleared her throat “Okay, everyone, please calm down.


    “How? Everyone’sputer crashed except yours, Miss Pearl,” a person mumbled, earning her a cold g


    In fact, Pearl’sputer didn’t crash because it was equipped with a system she had designed. Viruses