Chapter 30
Richard’s voice turned cold. “I have to prioritize company matters. Is there a problem with that?”
Abby was refused again. She bit her lips and fell silent.
Pearl watched Abby’s back as the latter left the office. She found this amusing. “Are you sure you want to hurt your childhood sweetheart this way? She seemed so miserable.”
Richard glanced at Pearl. “Focus on the proposal.‘
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Pearl smiled. “Sean was right. You’re a workaholic who doesn’t care for women.”
Richard did not respond to her. He lowered his head and read the proposal seriously. The sunlight shone on his face, casting a light shadow. Pearl noticed the unfathomable light in his eyes.
By the time they finished modifying the proposal, it was already three in the afternoon. Suddenly, Pearl’s stomach growled.
Richard raised an eyebrow. “Come on. I’ll take you to get something to eat.”
After they packed up, they headed out of the office. They bumped into Abby who was just coming back. Pearl smiled at her.
Abby’s red and swollen eyes became even redder. She wiped away her tears and ran into the building.
This interlude did not affect their mood though. Richard took her to a restaurant that he liked and ordered two plates of pasta.
Pearl smiled as she bit on her fork. “I’m surprised you like this kind of food, Richard.”
Richard was elegant even if he was merely eating pasta. He took a bite and said indifferently, “What do you think I should eat? Steak? Truffle?”
“I wasn’t expecting you to like such ordinary food.” Pearl smiled widely. Her gaze turned intense as she said seriously, “But…… like this too. I always ate pasta when I was young. I think the best pasta I’ve ever had was the one my father made.”
Unfortunately, things had changed. She could no longer return to the way things were.
Richard kept quiet and continued eating. Secretly, he was moved. This was the first time he had heard Pearl talk about her family. Although it was just a passing mention, he was still deeply moved.
Upon returning to the office, Pearl’s colleague patted her shoulder when she was about to sit down to work
“Pearl, you have to check X now! You’re in trouble!”
Pearl’s heart skipped a beat. She opened up the app and looked through the trending posts. There were some attention- grabbing words.
[Pearl has intimate contact with a foreigner even though she’s engaged to the Waldorf family.]
[Pearl looks obedient but is a playgirl. She’s pulling a fast one on the Waldorf brothers.]
[Pearl is surrounded by so many men. Who will land the prize in the end?]
There was a blurry photo in the post. It was the scene from the underground auction the other day from when Dimitri had rubbed her head. They were smiling happily and appeared intimate with one another. Although they were both wearing sunglasses, others could tell who they were.
Pearl narrowed her eyes as a coldness permeated her. She immediately knew who was the mastermind behind this. She called Wayne to ask the latter to remove the hot topics. At the same time, Dustan and Susan called her home.
She bumped into Richard as she was exiting the company. He was going home too, but he just glanced at her indifferently and turned to leave. It seemed like he knew about the posts.
When Pearl got home, all Waldorfs were there. Susan immediately started scolding her fiercely. “Pearl, I always thought you were good but it turns out you’re such a playgirl!”
