The two remained silent throughout the journey and did not ask each other anything. When they got
home and stepped into the house, they heard Susan’s sarcastic comment. “It’s only your second day
here and you’re already coming home so late. Nobody even knows who you went out with. How could
any of my sons marry a woman like you?” Dustan frowned. He trusted Pearl, but he had been worried
about her safety. As he was about to call her, he saw her come in with Richard. “Oh, so you two went
out together.” Richard kept silent and did not deny it. Dustan smiled. “Pea, in regards to the marriage,
my plan is to let you spend some time with my five sons in turn. Figure out which of them is to your
liking before we decide on matters. Is that okay?” “Okay, Mister Dustan.” Pearl nodded. Although
Susan was dissatisfied, she knew that no one could change her husband’s mind. The only thing she
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcould do was glance at Pearl in annoyance. Early the next morning, Pearl was woken up by a knock on
her bedroom door. She grumpily got up to open it and stared unhappily at Richard, who was standing
outside in a black suit. He said coldly, “Get ready and come to the office with me.” Pearl wondered, ‘But
why? Oh yeah, Mister Dustan asked me to spend a day with each of his sons, and Richard’s the first.’
She then stretched and slowly walked into the bathroom. By the time she was done getting ready, half
an hour had passed. She dispiritedly got into the car with Richard to head to his company. Richard
stated haughtily, “Pearl, I only agreed to spend time with you because of my dad. I’ll take good care of
you while at the company, but I will never like you. You don’t have to get to know me either.” Pearl
looked toward the man in the driver’s seat. She smirked and became excited, answering mischievously,
“Really? But the one I like the most after much observation these two days is you. Oh, what should I
do?” A tinge of frustration flitted across his eyes. He said gloomily, “Don’t waste your time.” Pearl
chuckled and stopped talking. When they arrived at the office building, they got out of the car. The
employees who passed by stared at the pair. “Damn! Who’s the pretty lady beside the president? She
has legs for days!” “That girl is so pretty. She’s a perfect match for Mister Richard.” “That’s Pearl
Leighton. I saw her when I was delivering a document to Mister Richard’s house yesterday.” Everyone
was amazed when they heard that the woman was Pearl. She looked miles better than in her photos.
They had assumed that she would be ugly and old-fashioned since she grew up in a small village, but
on the contrary, she looked like a rich young lady. The employees started gossiping. Richard handed
the car keys to the security guard at the security booth. When Pearl saw the guard, she said in
pleasant surprise, “Hey, Mister Oliver!” The uniformed guard looked up at her and smiled. “Hey, Pea,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwhat are you doing here?” Richard eyed the two suspiciously. Pearl then said to Richard, “You go on
ahead. I’ll go park the car with Oliver.” She then got into the car. Everyone saw what Pearl did. They
thought that the bumpkin would cling to Richard upon coming to the company. Unexpectedly, she
chose to stay and chat with Oliver Lawson in the security booth the whole morning. Everyone laughed
at her. “Yeah, she’s definitely from the countryside. They’re insignificant people, so it’s no wonder they
can idle the morning away with chit-chat.” “Yeah, Oliver probably comes from the same village as her.”
“So what even if she’s pretty? She’s stupid. I wonder why Dustan and Susan ever made such an
arrangement.” Pearl was unaware of the gossip that was brewing. She waited until Oliver got off his
shift before going to a nearby restaurant with him. When she sat down, she got a call from an unknown
number. The person said icily, “Come and eat at my office.”