Chapter 164

"Pearl." When she recognized the voice, she realized it was Raymond, whom she hadn't seen in a while. Raymond looked surprised to see she was living there. "The fiancee of a Waldorf living in this place. That's interesting." Pearl knew he was teasing her so she didn't mind it. "I didn't want to stay there for too long. I prefer having my own place." "Well, in that case, we're neighbors now, and the distance definitely works in my favor. I'm sure Mister Richard will have to step up his game." Pearl had nothing to say to that. "If there's nothing else, I should get going." Raymond didn't try to stop her, merely offering a smile from where he stood. Afterward, Pearl contemplated the encounter and decided to share the day's events with Richard. To prevent him from growing suspicious, she invented a pretext for visiting the cafe and left out the part where she met Clem. "I don't know what's going on in Hugo's mind. First, he wanted to be in a relationship with me, and now he'