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Chapter 659
Seeing Richard stubbornly hold onto his stance, a helpless sigh escaped Pearl. She knew that it was
futile to keep on arguing with him. “But Owen won’t easily give up the machete if you do this.”
Richard seemed to realize the complexity of the situation and softened his expression. He gently ruffled
her hair. “There, there. Don’t worry about it. He’ll give me that machete.”
Owen’s opposition was ultimately meaningless because his father wouldn’t pass up opportunity to
elevate their family’s status.
“Fine.” Pearl sighed again. “That seems to be the only option now.”
the
Unbeknownst to them, as they conversed downstairs, Owen had witnessed everything. Anthony had
confined Owen to an upstairs room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe felt increasingly confused due to their intimacy. Suddenly, his phone rang, and he picked it up, even
though the caller’s number was unfamiliar.
“Are you Mister Owen? I heard you’re with Miss Pearl now, is that correct?” The caller eagerly inquired
about him and Pearl.
Owen was vexed, witnessing his woman about to leave with another man, and now another woman
was prattling on the phone needlessly, further irritating him. “What’s it to you?”
The female caller realized that she was right and ignored his displeasure, continuing cheerfully, “Well,
I’ll share a secret with you, in that case.”
Owen’s curiosity was piqued by her words. “What secret?”
“Listen Pearl has ulterior motives when it comes to you!”
Owen frowned. “What do you mean?”
“Did she ask for that machete from you? Don’t be fooled. She’s engaged, and her fiance is Richard
Walford! She got close to you because she wanted your machete, not because she wanted to be with
you.‘
Owen glanced at the intimate couple downstairs, and a sudden realization dawned upon him when he
connected the dots. Shockingly, they had conspired together to deceive him and take away the family
heirloom
Rage surged within him rapidly.
“Don’t let her off the hook for lying to you,” the female caller urged.
Owen snorted. “That’s a given. I have many ways to deal with this kind of woman.”
“Yeah, make her pay a price.”
Owen’s curiosity increased when he heard the caller’s smug laughter. “But who are you? Why did you
tell me this?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThat caller suddenly calmed down. “That’s not important. Like you, I just hate cunning women like her.”
Chapter $59
Owen decided to let it go since she had divulged this information. He hung up and started plotting
against Pearl.
He intended to make her pay a steep price.
The following morning, Pearl was still asleep when she was abruptly awakened by a phone call.
She reached for her phone and saw it was Richard calling. After a brief conversation, she learned that
he had brought the machete downstairs and asked her to come down to get it. Quickly, she mustered
her energy, put on some clothes, and rushed downstairs.
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