Chapter 871


    "It''s because you got really chummy with Winona. I learned from you…" Pearl nced up, checking


    Richard''s reaction. She then stopped herself from saying more, knowing it would cause trouble.


    "Just keep your distance," Richard warned. He didn''t want to repeat himself because if she could do


    it, he could help her.


    "Fine," she replied, not wanting him to sound like a broken record.


    After that, Richard stayed silent, driving her home quietly. He only left after ensuring she walked


    through the door.


    Pearl arrived home past ten, nearly bedtime. However, there was a steady knock on the door


    downstairs. Thinking Richard might have something else to say, she opened it, surprised to find a


    drunk Ss standing there.


    "Ss?"


    Pearl looked into his bleary eyes and felt troubled. It was the first time she''d seen him like this.


    Although he drank often, it was unusual for him to be so drunk.


    "Why wouldn''t you answer my calls, Pearl?"


    She suddenly remembered that after Winona had taken her away, thetter had blocked almost all


    her contacts to prevent her from getting in touch with them. Ss''s number was one of the blocked


    ones.


    "Why did you block me?"


    "Because I didn''t have time to contact anyone until now." It was true, but she also didn''t want to be


    in touch with too many people.


    "You didn''t have time or you didn''t want to contact us? What can''t you tell me that you had to block


    me?" Ss chuckled sadly. She didn''t know what he went through. She had disappeared suddenly,


    making it impossible for him to find her.


    He''de to her home every day, checking if her lights were on. Thatsted almost a month, and if


    her lights hadn''t been on tonight, he wouldn''t have knocked.


    "I really had something important to do, Ss. You need to understand."


    Ss raised his voice. "Do you know how worried I was? You blocked me out of nowhere, and I


    couldn''t reach you. I waited here almost every night for a month, leaving only in the morning. Do


    you have any idea how I felt all that time?"


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    Pearl hadn''t realized he had done all that and felt a twinge of guilt. But she couldn''t show it, lest it


    lead to overthinking. She wanted him to stay away from her.


    "I told you not to do things that only benefit you. I''d never fall for you."


    Any normal person would''ve been touched by Ss''s words, but Pearl remained as cold as ice.


    Ss was taken aback and burst into manicughter. "Things that only benefit me… Do you think


    that''s what I''m doing?"


    Pearl sighed. "You''re drunk, go home." But then, realizing it wasn''t safe for him to drive drunk, she


    added, "If you can''t drive, I''ll take you home."


    Ss looked up with tears in his eyes. "Do you feel sorry for me?"