Chapter 90
“She doesn’t need your favor”
After that, Raymond stood up. “If you’re unwilling to cooperate with NK, we’ll postpone this for now. Let’s
revisit the discussion when you’re prepared to negotiate another day “With that, he left the private room.
Sensing Raymond’s annoyance, Pearl nudged Richard’s arm. “Richard, what’s gotten into you? Why did
you speak so rudely? We’re here for negotiations, not to argue with him!”
However, Richard stared at her intensely and only managed to speak after a long while. “Are you dumb?”
Stunned, Pearl asked, “Why are you scolding me?”
But Richard got up and left, refusing to clarify his statement to her.
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Richard returned to his room, Pearl decided to NôvelDrama.Org: owner of this content.
take a stroll in the garden, preferring not to return to her room.
As she wandered to a quiet corner, she dialed Brandon’s number.
“Who’s this?” Brandon’s voice sounded weak. At that moment, he felt incredibly unlucky. He had merely s
et fire to Waldorf Enterprises, but someone had set fire to his own home while he was asleep in his
room that night. Miraculously, his family of five narrowly escaped death in the blaze.
Unfortunately, his assets had been frozen the following day due to irregularities discovered while he was
still associated with Waldorf Enterprises. Following an investigation, all his assets had been confiscated.
What infuriated him more was that Lawson Enterprises abandoned him that day too. As a result, his famil
y was now cramped in a tiny rental apartment. The endless bickering and complaints had left him emotio
nally drained.
“Brandon, do you know who I am?” Pearl’s pleasant voice made Brandon realize who she was.
“So even you want to revel in my suffering, Pearl?” Brandon sneered as he took a long drag on his cigar
ette.
“You hired someone to violate my dignity. Do you think I’ll let you off the hook?”
Confused, Brandon repeated her words. “Violate? Who hired someone to
do that to you? Don’t make baseless accusations!” Pearl laughed coldly. “You know very well what you’v
e done.”
However, her accusation sent him laughing hysterically.
“Don’t tell me you’re accusing me simply because you can’t find anyone else. Oh, Pearl. Why do you have
His words made Pearl realize something was amiss, “You really didn’t do it?”
“Of course not. You’ve ruined my entire family. I’ve lost my home and my job. I can barely afford meals no
“Understood.”
After ending the call, Pearl felt perplexed. Brandon
seemed to be telling the truth, so it was highly likely he wasn’t behind the incident.
Then who made Brandon the scapegoat? That person had used Brandon’s nama to commli