Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"You've experienced that yourself, right? I remember someone's beloved being pushed into the lake back then, and a scandalous video leaked after that," Pearl pointed out.

Despite Claude's reputation for seeking revenge, he was not quite remorseful. How foolish.

But Claude thought Pearl had a point.

Speaking of Sabrina, Pearl couldn't help but ask further, "So, have you made up with Sabrina?" Claude rubbed his temples, feeling defeated. "You've really taken on the role of a sister, huh?" "Of course. Aren't you my little brother?" Pearl raised an eyebrow, a curious look in her eyes. "Anyway, how are things between you two? Is she still giving you the cold shoulder?" Claude's face showed a hint of annoyance. "Yeah, she's got someone else on her mind now. How could she be with me?" He wondered how long she would like that man. Right now, she was all about making sure that James stayed single, which annoyed Claude.

"You mean James?" Pearl blurted out the name, slightly surprising Claude.

"How did you know it was him? Did Sabrina tell you herself?" "I guessed." "Yeah, she thinks she's hiding it well, but everyone knows about her feelings for James." Pearl shook her head. "No, Esther has no clue." Esther was just clueless, and everyone knew it.

Claude glanced at her and asked, "Can you getan ice pack?" Pearl jokingly held out her hand. "You gotta pay up if you needto do something for you." Feeling helpless, Claude said, "I just asked you to helpfind an ice pack. If you don't want to, I'll call the nurse." Why was his sister so money-minded? She was nothing like him.

Pearl chuckled. "Of course, I care about this stuff. So you better recover soon, then go hand take over the business. Otherwise, I'll snatch your position as the heir." Claude could only silently complain. "I don't care about those things at all." "Well, I do, but I don't want to deal with it." Pearl stretched lazily.

"Alright, enough talking. I'll goyou the ice pack." With that, Pearl left the room.

Not long after leaving, she unexpectedly saw a little boy who looked familiar around a corner. Her eyes widened when she saw him, and she couldn't help but be surprised. This little boy looked exactly like Richard! How could there be someone in this world who looked so much like him? Curiosity pushed her forward. As soon as she got closer, the boy's mother cover.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing here? Mommy has been looking for you. Let's go home."Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.