Chapter 1004


    "I tried to stop Mister Martin, but he just pushed past me, Miss Pearl. I''m sorry!" Lily Green, Pearl''s


    secretary, reported anxiously.


    Pearl remained calm, taking a sip of her tea as if the situation didn''t bother her. She had nothing to


    worry about since she wasn''t the one behind the scheme.


    In stormed Martin, Winona''s father, his face twisted with anger as he red at Pearl.


    "Mister Martin, next time, please gather some evidence before using me. I have too much work


    to entertain these petty games," Pearl said calmly, though she was surprised to see Martin instead


    of Howard.


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    Then, she offered her hand with a smile. "If you''re here to scold me, Mister Martin, save your


    breath. I have work to do. Please leave."


    Martin hadn''t expected Pearl''s brazen attitude. She didn''t seem the least bit guilty, which made him


    doubt the uracy of the information.


    But if not Pearl, then who? No one besides Pearl and Richard had a reason to hold a grudge


    against Winona.


    "Even without concrete evidence, I''ll uncover the truth. You can''t escape," Martin warned.


    Pearl sensed someone was manipting Martin. "I''m not worried because I''m innocent. And I have


    no intention of running." She smiled calmly, which made Martin wonder if he hade to the wrong


    person.


    "And you should think twice before acting. Do you really think Howard doesn''t know what you


    know? If he didn''t act, there must be a reason. Don''t you realize that?"


    Martin was left speechless by Pearl''s pointed questions. Being lectured by a young woman half his


    age was embarrassing.


    Though annoyed, he had to admit he was in the wrong.


    "It looks like you finally understood." Pearl chuckled and asked, "You''re done, right? Lily, please


    escort Mister Martin out."


    Lily smiled and gestured for Martin to follow her. "This way, Mister Martin."


    Taking a deep breath topose himself, Martin adjusted his cor and left.


    "Miss Pearl, you''re awesome! You made him speechless with just a few words!" Lily grinned and


    gloated.


    "I didn''t say much. Plus, I didn''t do that. I''m innocent."


    Lily nodded. "Exactly. You didn''t do anything wrong. But Winona''s something else. She pulls a stunt


    like that, and her fatheres after you instead. Ridiculous, ming the victim."


    "Let''s ignore him. He''s just trying to shift me," Pearl said, stretching. "If there''s nothing else, you


    can go, Lily.


    "Alright, Miss Pearl," Lily said, turning to leave.


    But Pearl stopped her. "Actually, can you arrange a meeting with Sean for me, Lily?"


    "Okay."


    Pearl could almost confirm that Hugo was behind Winona''s scandal, using it to nder her.