Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl Novel novel Chapter 874

"Why are you here?" Pearl was at a loss. The thing you fear most will always appear.

"Did I interrupt your time together?"

Richard's voice sounded calm, but Pearl could sense his anger simmering beneath the surface. "Of course not. I'm just a little surprised," she replied.

Richard glanced at Silas, who was happily washing dishes inside. "Explain. Why is he here?" As he took in Pearl's pajamas, he pieced together that they had spent the night together. His eyes darkened.

"He came to talk but couldn't get a taxi, so he stayed here," Pearl explained quickly. "He slept on the couch. We didn't interact."

If it had been anyone else, Richard might have let it go. But this was Silas, a man who kept thirsting for Pearl.

"You're still lying to me?" His expression turned cold, his eyes piercing. There was a faint smell of alcohol as he entered the house. If they hadn't been drinking together, it meant Silas had been drunk when he came to see her.

Both scenarios angered Richard.

Pearl shivered at the sight of Richard's cold demeanor.

However, Silas, still washing dishes, poked his head out and smiled at Pearl. "I've finished washing up. I'll mop the floor next… Oh. Mister Richard is here too. Have you had breakfast? We made too much. Would you like some?"

Seeing Richard standing there, Silas went over to invite him. "I'm quite a good cook. You should try it—"

"This is what you mean by he came here to talk? He came here to cook for you?" Not only was Silas cooking, but he was also inviting him in as if he belonged there. He couldn't stand to be around Silas for another moment.

Silas froze, dropping the washcloth to the floor, then smirked. "Are you missing something? You're not engaged to Miss Winona, yet you're already cozying up to Pearl the day after. Listen to yourself. You're talking like she offended you."

Silas was growing increasingly annoyed with Richard. He had ignored Pearl before, but now he was interrogating her. A problematic man.

"Enough, Silas," Pearl intervened. Every word Silas spoke felt like stepping on a landmine. She couldn't let it continue.

"Enough? Have you forgotten how he treated you? I know you're not ready to let go, but you shouldn't keep running back to him every time he calls. What's so special about him that you can't resist?" Silas's frustration with Pearl's obsession was evident.

Pearl's expression went cold. "This is none of your business. Get out of my home now."

Silas was so angry that his efforts were brushed aside. "I've put up with your rejections, Pearl, but you've pushed it too far. You're heartless."