Chapter 1032


    Richard didn''t feel like exining and just coldly responded, "Isn''t that it? What do you mean then?"


    "I don''t want to talk to you anymore," Pearl snapped, storming off upstairs in anger. Shepletely


    forgot she was about to share the news of their pregnancy with him.


    Hearing the door m, Richard felt even more irritated. He didn''t have the energy to try andfort


    her, so after lingering for a while, he left the house.


    As Pearl stewed in her anger, she nced outside to see Richard driving away, which only fueled


    her fury.


    "You''re an *sshole, Richard. You don''t even appreciate what you have!"


    Her emotions were all over the ce, perhaps amplified by her pregnancy.


    "I don''t see the point in having this child. Your dad doesn''t even care about me, so why would he


    care about you?"


    The idea of aborting the child crossed her mind. She wasn''t ready to be a mother, and Richard''s


    attitude disappointed her. But she quickly pushed the thought away, recognizing it as irresponsible.


    Sighing, she buried her head under the covers, wallowing in her frustration, when her phone rang.


    Answering it, she heard Esther''s anxious voice on the other end.


    "Pearl, something happened."


    Pearl sat up. "What?"


    "The news is saying I was so sad during Mobius''s funeral because I still can''t let him go."


    Pearl hadn''t considered this angle, realizing it could paint Esther as a devoted partner. However,


    she only cared what James would think. If he found out, he would be even more disappointed.


    "Are you getting negativements about it?"


    Esther hesitated before shaking her head. "Not many. They''re mostly saying I''m loyal."


    Pearl sighed in relief. "That''s not so bad then."


    "But James—"


    Understanding her worry, Pearl interjected with a reassuring tone, "Did he exin to you when he


    brought the woman to his firm?"


    Esther admitted he hadn''t.


    "He didn''t bother exining. If he''s okay with you getting the wrong idea, why should you stress


    about it?"


    Esther calmed down when she realized that. "You''re right, Pearl. If he didn''t do it, why should I


    worry?" Her anger started to rise. "I should show him I can do better and make him jealous. Hmph.


    That''ll teach him for treating me like this."


    "Okay, but don''t overdo it," Pearl advised.


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    She decided not to mention her visit to James. If Esther knew and understood James''s reasons,


    she might run back to him without a second thought.