Female Novel
Chapter 726
Silas frowned as his plans were unexpectedly thwarted.
Pearl's cheeks flushed, and she hastily pushed Silas away, trying to keep her voice steady as sheresponded, "Alright, I'll be there shortly."novelbin
Wayne nodded and glanced at Silas before exiting the room.
Pearl collected herself, her mind racing to determine who could be visiting her. Silas, however, didn'tgive her any time to think and grumbled, "Wayne is such a killjoy."
"Silas, go back to work," Pearl admonished, rolling her eyes. She retrieved her jacket from the chairand headed for the door.
Silas watched her leave in despair.
Pearl went over to the location Wayne told her and entered the reception room. Through the glassdoor, she spotted a woman sipping tea elegantly.
She greeted the woman with a polite smile, "I didn't expect to see you here, Miss Winona." Shecould feel hostility coming from her.
Winona nodded, maintaining her own smile while suppressing her annoyance. "I've heard quite a bitabout you and wanted to meet you in person. The rumors seem to be accurate." She offered acompliment, albeit a somewhat backhanded one.
Winona's gaze remained fixed on Pearl from the moment she laid eyes on her. Seeing Pearl'sexquisite beauty, Winona felt a twinge of jealousy. No wonder Richard was led around in circles.
"May I inquire about the purpose of your visit?" Pearl questioned, skeptical that the woman hadarrived for business matters.
Winona hesitated, realizing she had impulsively come here without a clear reason. "I happened tobe in the area and thought it would be nice to meet you. I hope I'm not intruding."
Pearl smiled politely but inwardly sighed. Winona didn't appear to be in the area by chance; itseemed more likely that she had come intentionally.
"We don't seem to have any prior connections, as far as I know," Pearl replied, maintaining hercomposure. She had a feeling that there was more to Winona's visit.
Sure enough, Winona straightened up in her chair, her gaze sharp. "I came here to discusssomething with you, Miss Pearl."
Pearl raised her brows, feeling that this was about Richard. "Go ahead. I have work to attend to so Imay not have much time for a chat."
Winona delicately traced her fingers around the rim of her teacup and calmly began, "I don't knowwhy you've been approaching Richard, but I want to make it clear that he's now my fiance. I'dappreciate it if you could refrain from contacting him."
Pearl couldn't help but smirk. "Do you think I'm bothering him?"
Winona looked surprised. "Why would I think that? I'm just reminding you since I've noticed you'vemade a few calls to him." She made it sound as if Pearl was pursuing Richard aggressively.
"Don't worry, I no longer have any romantic feelings for him," Pearl replied bluntly, scoffing. "I onlycommunicate with him because of work. There are no emotions involved whatsoever."