Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Claude gave Pearl a long look. "I hope you can givean answer by three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Miss Pearl," he said before turning and leaving.

"How do you know someone like him?" Richard knew a bit about Claude too. He realized Claude was no simple man, especially since he had recently returned to the country. How did they even meet? Pearl shook her head. "I barely know him. We just met today, but there's something." "What is it?" "I think I might be related to him," Pearl replied, watching Claude's graceful exit with deepening interest.

* Although Sabrina's fall into the water caused a stir, the engagement party proceeded smoothly.

However, there was a sudden commotion when Esther began her vows. Halfway through her speech, Esther heard laughter around her, and her expression changed.

"Excuse me, miss. Do you have something to say?" She had always had a hot temper, and hearing someone disrespect her at her engagement party raised her anger.

"Not really," a young woman replied confidently under the crowd's gaze. "I'm just curious, how could someone from a background like yours marry into the prestigious Crawford family? It's like someone from a modest background marrying into high society and thinking they've becroyalty, isn't it?" After saying that, she swirled the wine in her glass with a hint of regret. "It's a pity that someone forcibly took away someone else's marriage and still doesn't realize it. How funny." "She must have been put up to it by someone," Pearl thought, looking at the calmer woman beside her.

She realized this woman was being used as a pawn. The woman next to her probably had a thing for James.

When the woman next to her heard this, she looked slightly embarrassed. She pulled the arm of the other woman who made the sarcastic remarks and advised "We're at an engagement party. Don't say things like that, it might upset them." "Fiona, who will look out for you if I have to care for their feelings? It was agreed long ago that you're the daughter-in-law of the Crawfords." Right after she spoke, there was a big commotion.

Fiona turned pale, as if she had been treated unfairly. "I didn't... Alright, please stop," she replied, looking like she was extremely embarrassed.

The woman held Fiona's hand and spoke confidently, not realizing she was being tricked. "I know you're shy and don't like to talk much, but don't don't worry. We're best friends. I'll help yott." She was from the Bishop family, a family so important that even James's father had to be polite to her. James also had to explain himself to her for everything he said.

"But..." "Enough with the 'buts.' I've told you, just stay here and relax. I'll stand up for you." Chloe stood straight, walked to the middle of the stage proudly lifted her chin, and asked, "Excuse me, Miss Esther. Shouldn't you say sorry for taking someone else's husband?" Esther felt really angry inside, but she couldn't show her anger since it was her engagement party. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Suddenly, someone clapped their hands.

Chloe was furious and turned to look at the person who had messed with her.

Pearl covered her nose, her eyes full of disgust and ridicule. "Based on what you said, Miss Chloe, could you apologize to me? I find your ugly face offensive too."