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Hearing Lucas’s words, Pearl smirked and propped her head up with her hand
years
"Hmm, let me think. You're 27 years old, the youngest son of William Parker, and you have a mixed h
unscathed. Later on, your seven older brothers met various fates, some dead, some injured, some fle
Lucas remained unfazed and grinned. “Did you look me up online? It seems you're quite
interested in me."
As he leaned closer, Pearl continued, “At nineteen, you had your first romance with a foreign girl five changing girlfriends frequently, becoming a playboy. On average, you had a new girlfriend every mo "A playboy? That nickname sounds pretty good,” Lucas said, seemingly ignoring her sarcasm. He res Pearl, observing Lucas'’s carefree demeanor, could not understand how someone like him could be b back, while Marc seemed like a man of self-
discipline. She could not help but wonder if men liked to be friends with
people whose personalities were the opposite of theirs.
“It seems you can't understand plain language, so I'll clarify it. I'm not interested in you.”
Pearl offered him some advice. “Since you enjoy changing girlfriends so frequently, you should find s "Hey, I'm not like Clarissa. While I do date different women, it's always within the bounds of normal c 1/4
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Pearl chuckled. “You two are practically the same. Don't act like you're any better. Do you really think Lucas shrugged. “My romantic history
may be colorful, but that doesn’t mean I won't genuinely fall for someone. The reason I kept changing before was that I hadn't found the right person. But now that you've come along, I feel like Pearl replied, “You probably say the same thing to every girl. Unfortunately, I'm a divorced woman, men like you too well. I won't fall for it.” and I kno
"Who said I tell every girl this? This is the first time I'm saying it,” Lucas said calmly. No matter what F Pearl furrowed her brow. “What do you mean?”
Lucas looked at her meaningfully and continued, “You know what I mean.”
“this’
Pearl was speechless. She had not expected Lucas to bring suddenly. Annoyed and
embarrassed, Pearl did not hesitate to kick Lucas.
Though
he took a kick, Lucas seemed to like Pearl even more because of it. He laughed heartily. “I didn’t expe you.”
Lucas kept cracking dirty jokes one after another. Not only Pearl but Mason and the other two assist: Lucas wisely decided to stop. He looked at Pearl, who was glaring at him with her bright red ears anc Now, he truly believed that Marc had no taste at all in divorcing such an amazing woman. On the ott give it his all to win her over.
After leaving Brooke's house, Marc returned to the Males House. The mansion was still
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adorned with wedding decorations, which annoyed him. He ordered the butler to have everything re He noticed several missed calls on his phone, including some from Clarissa, but he simply switched i He tossed his coat over his arm and headed
towards his study. However, he paused for a moment, opening the door to the master bedroom. Sin The rose
seal was still placed on the bedside table. He picked it up and once again ran his fingers over the ros He also took the card that Pearl had left for him. The handwriting on the card and the carving on the carving.
Marc shook his head inwardly, suspecting that Pearl had paid someone handsomely to mimic her ha He carefully put away the seal and the card, then went to his own room. Opening his closet to hang I Apart from Christmas, he did not have much of a concept about other holidays, but Pearl was very at On Valentine's Day, their wedding anniversary, and even his birthday, he always received gifts from h him in person, but she later realized that he would casually toss them aside right in front of her each The gifts were never extravagant. Sometimes, it was a tie, a pen, or a pair of cufflinks. However, he he "lz 14:40
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Marc changed into his casual wear and started working at
the study. He opened his computer and glanced at the emails, but nothing seemed to hold his atten Frustrated, he closed the laptop, lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and then extinguished it. Oper He was determined to figure out why, three years ago, she had disguised as a caregiver and come to hiding her identity to marry him. As an heiress from a
prominent family, she could have lived a luxurious life. He wanted to know why she chose to marry h The chief assistant, Mason, was busy on his computer in the car, dealing with work-
related matters, when suddenly an alarm blared. He clicked several times and reported to Pearl. "Mis Pearl pushed Lucas aside, taking the computer from Mason. She pressed
a few keys on the keyboard, confirming that someone was indeed targeting her.
Her expression turned serious. With ten nimble fingers dancing across the keyboard, lines of code ar fast pace, leaving anyone watching in awe.
Lucas stood nearby, his eyes
and face filled with astonishment. He knew there was a top- notch hacker in Pearl's circle, but he had