Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl Novel novel Chapter 919

However, Jonathan's anxious look made Pearl laugh. "James, can you believe he's trying to bribe you?"

"Thanks for the offer, Mister Jonathan, but I don't need your money," James replied, dismissing the bribe with his usual sharp tone. This was an insult to him, who had far more wealth than Jonathan could imagine.

Left with no options, Jonathan turned to Pearl with a worried look. "Miss Pearl, is there any other way we can solve this?"

He had surrendered.

Pearl, however, wasn't ready to let him off the hook so easily after his previous arrogance.

"Now you're being polite. Weren't you acting all high and mighty before, Mister Jonathan?" she said, walking over and gently patting his shoulder. "Let's just talk this out," she added, her smile beguiling.

Under different circumstances, Jonathan might have been charmed by Pearl's beauty. But now, her smile only sent shivers down his spine.

"So, what's your plan for resolving this, Miss Pearl?" he asked, hoping for some leniency. He regretted his greed and realized Hugo had duped him.

Pearl played it cool. "I just wanted to have a chat today, see if we could continue our partnership..." She sighed with feigned regret. "It's such a shame you signed another agreement. That was disappointing."

Jonathan felt a chill as Pearl acted all innocent and naive. "I'm really sorry, Miss Pearl. I want to keep our partnership. I can even end the other deal. Please, don't be upset," he pleaded, deciding that humility was his best defense. Even if he was much older than Pearl, she was way more cunning than him.

"Ah, so you want to keep our deal and cancel the other?" Pearl clearly wasn't satisfied with his response.

"Just tell me what you want. If it's possible, I'll do it," Jonathan said, bracing himself for her demands. He had long anticipated such words, and surprisingly, she was very straightforward.

"What if I want shares in Steward Group?" Pearl dropped the bombshell.

Jonathan nearly choked on his saliva. Her demand was outrageous.

Pearl blinked. "What's the matter, Mister Jonathan? You don't agree?"

Jonathan's face twitched with anger, but he forced a smile. "No, it's not that. It just doesn't seem right. After all, you have no ties to Steward Group."

"That's exactly why I'm asking. If you transfer the shares to me, we'll be tied together. You wouldn't be able to back out of our deal so easily. Makes sense, right?"