Chapter 147


    Icily, Richard turned Abby down. “No, I’m not hungry. Go grab a bite on your own.”


    Abby sensed that she should leave, given Richard’s sour mood, so she hastily got up and left.


    The room was quiet again.


    Richard instinctively reached for his phone and attempted to call Pearl, but he was met with surprise


    when he discovered that her contact no longer existed.


    Stunned, a pang grabbed his heart, momentarily setting aside his internal turmoil. He dialed Hugo’s


    number and asked him to take over for Pearl before heading to thepany.


    Normally, Pearl would have been at thepany by that time, diligently attending to her work.


    However, upon arriving at thepany, Richard received a call from the HR department.


    “Mister Richard, I received a call from Miss Pearl just now. She requested to resign and has already


    sent her formal resignation letter via email.”


    When Richard checked his email, he found Pearl’s formal and cold resignation letter. It made him


    realize that she had really disappeared.


    In a state of disbelief, he reached out to Wayne, but Wayne’s tone on the phone was impatient. “Mister


    Richard, did you call me to discuss our next season’s coboration?”


    Richard replied solemnly, “No, I’d like to ask you where Pearl is.”


    “Pearl?” Wayne snorted. “Isn’t she staying at your ce, Mister Richard? I don’t know where she is or


    what she’s even thinking.”


    Richard was struck speechless.


    “Alright, I’ll end the call if there’s nothing else. You’re always too busy with work to talk about anything


    else with me.” With that, Wayne hung up abruptly.


    At that moment, Pearl’s voice chimed in, surprising Wayne. “Bravo! Tonight, you’re having a drink with


    me.”


    Startled, Wayne nearly dropped his phone. “Miss Pearl, please spare me from joining you for a drink.


    I’ll get exhausted.”


    “You don’t want to?” Pearl narrowed her eyes and sounded a little dangerous.


    Being threatened out of the blue, Wayne broke into a cold sweat. “No, I want to. Absolutely!”


    He couldn’t offend her, fearing that she might torture him with several dangerous tasks.


    “Okay, let’s go now!” Pearl made up her mind and dragged him to a bar. She deliberately avoided Dark


    Bar, which she frequented to avoid running into Richard.


    “It’s unnecessary. Richard wouldn’te to the bar to drink because his mother is critically ill in the


    hospital.”


    Pearl gulped down her wine. “Yeah, but he still thinks I’m the culprit.”


    Wayne widened his eyes. “He looks so smart. But why is he so stupid at such a critical time? You


    would never


    do that kind of thing. s, does he really like you? Why does he doubt you every day?”


    ying with her wine ss, Pearl smiled. “I have no idea myself. He sees me as a culprit, even if it’s


    an


    ident.”


    “Then why did he look for you?”


    Tilting her head, Pearl’s eyes lit up as she sipped her drink. “Maybe… he’s afraid that I’ll run away.”


    “Pfft…” Wayne nearly spat out his wine.


    How could Pearl say that? Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!