Chapter 165

That night, the cicadas chirped, the weather was warm, and their hearts were beating quickly. Pearl's heart skipped a few beats because when he said that, it came from the bottom of his heart, and he was dead serious about it. "Let's." Richard didn't react when he heard that. "Didn't you say you want me to chase you for us to be together?" Pearl chuckled. "If I had to wait for that to happen, I might die of old age." Richard wasn't the romantic type. She did some digging into his past relationship with his first love, and it was boring. They hadn't even kissed. Richard felt uncomfortable. "So?" Pearl suddenly felt lethargy kicking in, so she yawned and began preparing to get into bed. "So it's time to sleep. It's very late now. Let's talk about this later." Pearl hung up, leaving Richard feeling melancholic on the other end. The next day, Pearl got up early in the morning and planned to see Wayne to discuss their next course of action. However, her car wouldn't start,