NovelOnline"It's because you got really chummy with Winona. | learned from you..." Pearl glanced up, checking Richard's reaction. She then stopped herself from
saying more, knowing it would cause trouble.
"Just keep your distance," Richard warned. He didn't want to repeat himself because if she could do it, he could help her.
"Fine," she replied, not wanting him to sound like a broken record.
After that, Richard stayed silent, driving her hquietly. He only left after ensuring she walked through the door.
Pearl arrived hpast ten, nearly bedtime. However, there was a steady knock on the door downstairs. Thinking Richard might have something
else to say, she opened it, surprised to find a drunk Silas standing there.
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"Silas?"
Pearl looked into his bleary eyes and felt troubled. It was the first tshe'd seen him like this. Although he drank often, it was unusual for him to be
so drunk.
"Why wouldn't you answer my calls, Pearl?"
She suddenly remembered that after Winona had taken her away, the latter had blocked almost all her contacts to prevent her from getting in touch
with them. Silas’s number was one of the blocked ones.
"Why did you block me?"
"Because | didn't have tto contact anyone until now." It was true, but she also didn't want to be in touch with too many people.
"You didn't have tor you didn't want to contact us? What can't you tellthat you had to block me?" Silas chuckled sadly. She didn't know what
he went through. She had disappeared suddenly, making it impossible for him to find her.
He'd cto her hevery day, checking if her lights were on. That lasted almost a month, and if her lights hadn't been on tonight, he wouldn't
have knocked.
"I really had something important to do, Silas. You need to understand.”
Silas raised his voice. "Do you know how worried | was? You blockedout of nowhere, and | couldn't reach you. | waited here almost every night
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Pearl hadn't realized he had done all that and felt a twinge of guilt. But she couldn't show it, lest it lead to overthinking. She wanted him to stay away
from her.
"| told you not to do things that only benefit you. I'd never fall for you."
Any normal person would've been touched by Silas's words, but Pearl remained as cold as ice.
Silas was taken aback and burst into manic laughter. "Things that only benefit me... Do you think that's what I'm doing?"
Pearl sighed. "You're drunk, go home." But then, realizing it wasn't safe for him to drive drunk, she added, "If you can't drive, I'll take you home."
Silas looked up with tears in his eyes. "Do you feel sorry for me?"
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