NovelEnglishPearl wasn't sure if Winona had taken her words to heart. Winona just stood there, head down, looking like she was about to cry.
She didn't feel sorry for her at all. She would be too naive to believe everything people said. Crying wouldn't earn her any sympathy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIgnoring Winona, Pearl went into the office.
At 10 in the morning, while Pearl was working on spaperwork, her phone rang. Seeing the caller's nmade her head hurt, but she answered anyway.
"Are you busy, Pearl? I need to speak to you about something?" Howard sounded like he wanted to talk about Winona, but Pearl was hoping it wasn't just that.
"I'm a bit busy right now. Can we talk after I finish work?" She respected Howard because he had taught her a lot and was a mentor to her.
Howard sounded calm. "Sure. I'll send a car for you later so we can meet." Pearl hesitated, but Howard reassured her. "Don't worry. It's just between us. Winona won't know." Convinced Howard was being truthful, Pearl agreed. "Alright, see you at 6 then." After hanging up, Pearl took a moment to ease her tense shoulders and began planning for the evening. She guessed Howard might try to persuade her to divorce Richard.
She felt awkward because she had promised Howard she wouldn't interfere with Richard and Winona's relationship. But she hadn't been the one causing trouble; it was all Richard's doing. She was just caught in the middle. Thinking it over, she decided to inform Richard she'd be going out.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You can't go," Richard said, calm but firm.
"Why not?" Pearl sounded a little anxious.
"I'm worried something might happen to you." Richard didn't hide anything and just said what he was thinking.
"There's nothing to worry about. I get along with Howard. He wouldn't hurt me," Pearl tried to reassure him. "Still, he's Winona's grandfather. He'll take her side," Richard pointed out, his main concern being Pearl's safety.
"I know, but I've spent enough twith him to know he's fair. He's not unreasonable," Pearl argued, confident in her judgment of vel??? Howard. et It was easier to know someone's true character when you spend adot of twith them. That was why Howard didn't question her and spoke to her calmly. "Even so, be ready for anything. How about I cwith you tonight?" Richard suggested.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Pearl felt uneasy about the thought of Richard staring at them while they chatted.
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