Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"So, is that why you cback from abroad?" Esther asked. She had heard a little about what happened from Sabrina, but she didn't get all the details.

She felt really sad thinking about Sabrina's unrequited love. She held Sabrina's hand and said, "It's okay. At least you have ssweet memories from when you were younger, even if he liked someone else. I'm sure you'll find someone even better." James and Pearl, who were close by, didn't say anything.

Then Esther said quite a lot to Sabrina. Basically, she told her not to get stuck in the past and to think about what she wants for her future. She also encouraged Sabrina to be clear about her feelings for this guy.

James and Pearl didn't need to add anything because Esther said it all.

But before leaving, James asked Pearl to take Esther home. He wanted to talk to Sabrina alone.

Pearl narrowed her eyes and scrutinized James. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

"Thank you." James smiled, but he looked sorry for asking.

Pearl said nothing and left with Esther.

When James and Sabrina were alone, James asked her straight up, "You weren't talking about me, were you?" Sabrina denied stubbornly, "Of course not. Don't get too full of yourself." "Look, I don't know why you brought this up today. But let's just keep things the way they are," James said, but it sounded like a warning.

Sabrina felt hurt. "Do you really seethat way, James? You think I'm going to mess up your relationship?" James kept a straight face. "That's not what I'm saying. Esther has always been naive, and she won't overthink." But Pearl could read between the lines.

Sabrina felt really down. "So, I'm the one who's always plotting, right? ¿'ve liked you for so long, but you fell in love with someone else. Didn't you ever care aboutat all?" James always saw her as a little sister and never thought of her in any other way. They used to be really-elose, and he thought she just liked spending twith him. They had a lot in common. S He believed they would be lifelong best friends, but Sabrina unexpectedly confessed her feelings for him. Furthermore, she had concealed these feelings for quite stime.

"Sabrina, there's no chance for us," James said seriously, his expression unreadable.

"Don't worry. I only said those things to make the story sound right. I el wasn't trying to cause trouble," Sabrina said quietly, looking down. "I've always been good at keeping my feelings hidden." S No one could tell how much she was hurting, not even when she returned from overseas. Even Claude didn't notice.

"That's good. We're still friends, Sabrina," James said, trying to lighten the mood and patting her on the shoulder.

Sabrina looked up, her eyes teary. "Can I make a request? I promise only one." "What is it?" "Can I hug you?" James quickly refused, "No, you can't." Privacy