Female Novel
Chapter 803
Hearing his chuckle, Pearl felt frustrated. "You're incredibly shameless."
Silas insisted, "I just want to get closer to you."
"No, there's no need for that. I don't want to get close to you." Pearl didn't want to stay. She turnedto leave, but Silas held her wrist tightly.
"Don't be so cold," he said.
"I've been very clear with you."
In this standoff, they stared at each other, unaware of each other's thoughts.
"Miss Pearl."
Estrella's voice brought them back to reality. She had changed into her regular clothes and stoodnearby, watching them with mixed feelings. "Miss Pearl, I've changed my clothes."
"Okay—"
Estrella interrupted Pearl. "I'll head back to the company since the shoot is paused."
But Pearl frowned when she saw Estrella was alone. "I thought you came with your assistant.Where is your assistant?"novelbin
At the mention of the assistant, Estrella explained thoughtfully, "My assistant had to return to thecompany due to an emergency, so I'll just go back on my own."
"How could you do that? This place is quite isolated, and you're a young woman. What if somethinghappens?" Pearl then looked out of the window at the drizzling rain and said, "It'll be difficult to get ataxi in this weather."
Suddenly, she turned to Silas. "I'll ask Silas to give you a ride back."
Surprisingly, both Estrella and Silas refused at the same time.
"No, that's unnecessary!"
"No, I don't want to."
Estrella refused in panic. Seeing this, Pearl spoke firmly, "I'm not joking. Do you want to get hurtagain?"
Estrella's anxious refusal weakened after hearing Pearl's concern. "But I feel bad inconveniencingothers."
Silas, filled with frustration due to Estrella's whispered protests, added, "She doesn't want me togive her a ride. Why should I insist? Can't you see that I like you?" He declined the suggestion andconfessed his feelings for Pearl.
Estrella's face paled, and Pearl could see it clearly. "I just want you to give her a safe ride home. Ididn't ask for anything more. It's just a small favor. Why is a grown man like you this petty?"
Pearl's disdain and disappointment in Silas finally convinced him to reluctantly agree. "Alright, I'llgive her a ride home, but I'm doing it because of you."
Pearl waved him off. "I don't care about the reason, as long as you make sure she gets homesafely."
Silas put his hands in his pockets and shot Estrella a contemptuous look. "I'm taking you home.Why are you still standing there? Let's go."
Estrella replied politely with a "yes."
Pearl watched them leave, touching her chin in thought. She wasn't sure if she had made the rightdecision.
At least, she could see that Estrella hadn't completely let Silas go, and there might be unresolvedissues between them. As for Silas, he was just too annoying, so it was best to send him away.
Then, she shook her head and tried to head back to the company. But when she got into her car,she was surprised to find that it had run out of gas.
"What bad luck!"