Chapter 3 Pearl entered the elevator with the executives. She turned to the vice CEO, Samuel Goodman, and asked, “There’re a few not present, right?” “Yes,” Samuel replied respectfully and amiably. “The older ones, headed by Mr. Ralph, think coming down is beneath them. They wanted you to know they’re in charge.“. “Is that so?” … Read more
Pearl gathered herself and opened the laptop. Her fingers flew swiftly across the keyboard, infiltrating the surveillance system and erasing all traces of her presence. It was as though she was never there. “Mr. Males, Mrs. Pearl left,” Marc’s assistant reported to him when Marc returned to the mansion the next morning. Marc opened the … Read more
“Let’s divorce,” Marc Males said in his usual cold tone. Her husband of three years was never a talker. Pearl Woolery stood behind Marc, gazing at his tall figure, and his cold, stern face reflected on the floor–to–ceiling window. Pearl’s heart sank. Her hands clenched tightly. She trembled. What Pearl feared most had finally come. … Read more