novelxo Chapter 36
Chapter 36
It might have happened in the blink of an eye, but Pearl wasn't wholly inescapable.
But before she could react, she was pulled away by a
large hand, and her entire body tumbled uncontrollably in the opposite direction. Her nose collided brought tears to her eyes.
Marc was surprisingly strong, and at that very moment, with all his strength, he pressed Pearl firmly i chest, and she could distinctly hear the rhythmic thudding of his heartbeat in her ears.
The sensation was entirely foreign to her.
Pearl found herself momentarily bewildered.
She had been married to Marc for three years, and he had never taken the initiative to touch her. An Pearl had often fantasized about what it would be like to be held in Marc's arms someday. She had ir "Has he been lifting lead weights at the gym? Why are his chest muscles so hard?” she thought in he Pearl gingerly touched her throbbing nose, thankful she didn't have a face—
lift. Otherwise, she might have had to rethink having a face-lift.
“I'm so sorry..." The staff who had witnessed the near collision was also half terrified and offered repe Marc spoke earnestly, “Please be more careful in the future.”
Though the staff didn’t recognize Marc, they deduced from his attire and
imposing demeanor that he was someone accustomed to giving orders. They couldn’t
afford to upset such a big shot, so they nodded repeatedly and assured him they would.
Pearl managed to endure the discomfort in her nose. Once the staff had retreated, leaving
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only the two of them backstage, a heavy allence enveloped them.
The two stood there in silence, maintaining their positions and awkwardly realizing one
thing...
Their bodies were incredibly close together.
The man's firmness and the woman's tenderness tightly pressed together, while their scents resembl A sudden feeling surged from the soles of their feet, shooting up like a skyrocket to their heads. Bott electric shock!
Pearl instinctively clasped her forearms, and Marc pinched his fingertips. Even the tips of their ears tt The atmosphere seemed to grow even more awkward.
Pearl discreetly closed
eyes, contemplating whether she should reprimand Marc, who
had taken advantage of her and gave him a slap.
But upon second thought, she realized he had hugged her earlier to save her. People who display su At this moment, her inner turmoil was rich with drama, but Marc had no hidden motives. After the er the aisle like that. What if something had hit you?”
His voice was cool and stern, concealing his genuine concern, leaving only the scolding
tone.
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Marc wrinkled his brow..
He wasn't accustomed to her being so aggressive and eloquent.
In his memory, she had always been shy and obedient. He had a bad temper, and when he occasion: no hint of a temper.
But this Pearl standing right before him now was different. Her
temper appeared even worse, and she even looked fiercer than him.
are you
"First love? Who referring to? Clarissa?”
Marc's trio of questions sent Pearl's emotions plummeting.
Even though Clarissa had lied to him and embarrassed him
at the wedding, even though she was no longer as pure and innocent as she was before, Clarissa still Pearl no longer wanted to
converse with Marc. There was nothing left to say anyway. She coolly curved the corner of her moutt She couldn't bear being in the same environment as him, fearing
that she might lose her temper and be unable to control it.
Hatred, born from love, was the worst, and she would rather stop loving him altogether than becom: Marc
watched Pearl leave silently with a gloomy face. He couldnt pinpoint which of his sentences had gor He frowned, feeling frustrated about missing the chance to ask the questions he needed
to ask again.
Pearl walked along the wall in a dimly lit area, snatched a tray of red wine from a passing waiter, and The cool wine sliding down her throat helped soothe her burning and agitated heart.
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There was still some time before the dinner party began, and Pearl wasn't particularly adept at social corner and sat there quietly. She was surrounded by a small group of people engaged in gossip, but The nearest group of people was the most boisterous, with a few women engrossed in their convers: Pearl pretended to be an onlooker, quietly observing from her corner, never imagining that she woul gossip.
“Hey, have you heard that Miss Pearl, the Woolery Group's heiress, is back?"
“This is undoubtedly the biggest news in Nanston. How could I not have heard about it? As
the soon as Pearl returned, she jumped into the family business to rescue it and clean up mess, but s “It's been three years after her supposed death, but she has now come back in good health? It's so h been up to during these three years? Could she be unmarried and pregnant, searching for a hidden I “It's quite possible. Remember how Manfred pursued Pearl crazily? Pearl kept turning him down. I re: all the way to Machodean to raise Pearl's wedding with Manfred three years ago. Pearl's parents wen “It must be because Pearl got pregnant...”
The person had her mouth wide open, laughing heartily, when suddenly her shoulder was tapped. St She gasped in shock, and as the image of the glass splashing registered, she saw at woman dressed "Ah..." Screams echoed from all directions.