NovelOnlineFor the first time, Silas felt intimidated by another man. He squinted, sizing up Richard, who exuded an air of authority.
But Silas was not one to back down. He straightened his body and tried to make himself appear taller. "I'm not afraid to play this gwith you."
Richard remained silent and left the room, understanding Silas's decisive look.
As Silas watched him go, he couldn't shake off the feeling of being threatened. Frustration boiled within him.
"What's he so smug about? He broke up with her, yet he's here trying to intimidate me," he muttered to himself, clenching his fist in frustration.
Initially, Silas considered telling Pearl about Richard's visit. But then he hesitated, realizing Pearl might think Richard still loves her and may stir up old
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He decided to keep it to himself.
Esther returned to work after taking a few days off to recover.
During the shoot, Winona's disruptive behavior caused tension on set, much to Esther's annoyance. But Esther held back from criticizing Winona
since they were on set. She simply reminded Winona to be serious.
Winona grinned at Esther. "Este, you know what? Rick spent 40 million to help me—"
Esther rolled her eyes. "I don't care if Rick spent 40 million, 4 billion, or 40 billion. You have to do your job seriously.” She then felt quite pleased with
herself for scolding her.
Winona had always been spoiled, so she didn't take Esther's frank criticism kindly. "How dare you say that? Aren't you here because of some
connections?"
Esther, hands on her hips, retorted sharply, "So what if | did use my connections? If | have them, why shouldn't | use them? Besides, I'm more
popular than you. We're not even on the slevel."
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This hit a nerve with Winona. She attempted to slap Esther, but her wrist was caught firmly before she could.
Shocked, Winona turned to see Pearl, expression unreadable, holding her wrist. Winona's panic was palpable. "You're hurting me," she complained.
With a forceful push, Pearl sent Winona stumbling to the ground, the momentum causing her to fall hard and her arms to ache from the impact.
"How dare you!" Winona began to scold, but upon noticing someone else entering, she quickly shifted to a more pitiful tone. "Why did you push me? |
didn't do anything wrong.”
Pearl guessed Richard must have arrived, given Winona's quick change of behavior. Turning around, her guess was confirmed as she saw Richard
standing a short distance away.
Their gazes met, both cool and composed.
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