Chapter 751


    Pearl forced a smile. "Ma''am, you''ve got it wrong. Ss and I are just friends."


    Cam didn''t seem bothered. She smiled gently and said, "That''s alright. You''ll grow to like each


    other as you spend more time together."


    Luke stood nearby, nodding as if he was trying to avoid getting scolded by Cam.


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    Elijah had a smile on his face as he listened to the young ones chatting. But when he heard that


    they weren''t in a rtionship, his expression changed. "Ss, what''s going on?"


    Ss had previously mentioned that Pearl was his future wife. Besides, he had expected Pearl to


    give this response. He replied calmly, "We should take things slow in rtionships."


    Elijah looked displeased with Ss for disappointing him. Then, he turned to Pearl and greeted her


    warmly. "Oh, Pearl. Come here and let me have a look at you."


    Pearl smiled and went over since she found Elijah friendly. "Sir, you know me?"


    Elijah started exining, "Of course. Your grandfather and I were best friends. We started a


    business together when we were young, and he even promised that our families would have an


    arranged marriage."


    An arranged marriage?


    First, it was the York family, then the Cooper family, and now the Quinton family. Ezra seemed to


    have a lot of best friends. But he seemed to forget that he only had a granddaughter.


    "Ah, by the way, Pearl, I haven''t asked you. Are you engaged to anyone?"


    "No," Pearl answered honestly.


    Elijah''s eyes brightened as he nced at Ss. "What a coincidence! Ss isn''t engaged either.


    Why don''t we take this opportunity to fulfill the promise your grandfather made?"


    Pearl smiled. "It was just a joke when you guys were young. It doesn''t count."


    However, Elijah was clever. He understood what she meant. But he genuinely liked her and wanted


    her to be part of the family.


    "Pearl, let''s not dwell on this since you haven''t decided on starting a family yet. Just stay here


    tonight, and I''ll have the servants take good care of you." He changed the subject and indirectly


    made Pearl stay.


    Pearl felt torn because she sensed that they wanted her to marry Ss. She wondered why she was


    so popr.


    Ss maintained a neutral expression, but he seemed unhappy.


    "Ss, Pearl is a rare guest. You should take her out for some fun." Elijah had intended to


    encourage them to strengthen their bond.


    Ss nodded. He couldn''t appear gloomy in front of Pearl, so he put on a cheerful smile. "Let''s go.


    I''ll show you around."


    Although Pearl didn''t want to be alone with Ss, she knew that staying there would only make


    things more awkward. She nodded. "Okay."


    Cam chimed in, "Your cousin is here too. Take Pearl and her out. You''re around the same age so


    you''ll have plenty to talk about."


    Cousin...


    Pearl swallowed but kept her smile. She had a bad feeling.