Chapter 575
As Pearl walked past Richard, someone called out to her.
“Pearl, would you like to join us?” Jenny smiled sweetly, her expression friendly as if their past grievances had never occurred.
Pearl glared at her coldly. “I haven’t finished dealing with what you did before. You better not provoke me.”
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Jenny lowered her head, a sad look on her face. “I know I was wrong, but I just want to be your friend. Why are you…”
Richard, who would usually step in, remained silent this time. He stood there without saying a
word.
“Rick, I really want to be friends with her.” Jenny turned to the man with puppy–like eyes.
Richard remembered their history, but as he no longer loved her, he simply observed without. taking sides. Yet, he didn’t entirely agree with Jenny either.
“Enough, there’s nothing left to discuss between us.” Anger simmered in Pearl’s heart, and she felt the urge to tear Jenny apart when she saw the smug look on her face.
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Damian, who had been watching the spectacle from the sidelines, noticed Pearl’s took her side. He called out to Richard, “Richard, haven’t you forgotten that Pearl is your girlfriend? Why are you on Jenny’s side?”
Richard kept seeing this man standing up for Pearl and even called him out, so he couldn’t hide his irritation. “I don’t need your guidance on what to do.” He then walked over to Jenny’s side as if he was retaliating and smiled at her. “Let’s go inside.”
Jenny looked at him in shock, made sure that he was being sincere, and nodded happily. “Sure!
Pearl watched them enter the hall with a heavy heart.
Damian watched as she stared at them and scoffed. “Have you seen enough? Your so–called. boyfriend left with another girl.”
“I know.”
“Not just any girl, his ex! Do you understand what that means? They’ve rekindled!” As a man, Damian could read the situation and see what Richard’s actions meant.
Pearl felt her spirits sink further. “I know.”
“Well, you should cut your losses now. Don’t come crying to me when he eventually dumps you.” Damian shot her a final glare before leaving to speak with someone else.
Pearl felt lost once again. She looked up and saw Richard still engaged in a close conversation with Jenny. With a sigh, she walked to a corner and picked up a glass of wine.
She tried to drown her sorrows in the wine when a shrill voice interrupted her. “Oh, look who we have here, Pearl! What are you doing all alone? Where’s Richard?”
Jenny approached her, but Pearl lowered her gaze, finished the last sip of wine, and replied, ”
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You know exactly why. What’s the point of asking?”
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Jenny brushed off her tone and smiled even brighter. “I must have luck on my side. Richard seems to have forgotten about your relationship. I guess it wasn’t that strong.”
“How strong it was is none of your business. I’m his fiancee, and you’re just his ex–girlfriend.
Pearl gently swirled the wine glass with one hand while balling the other into a fist.
She honestly wasn’t sure if Richard still loved her. She had only said that to keep Jenny from feeling too smug.
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