Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard)
Chapter 934

When Esther heard that voice, she felt a cold shiver. She hadn't told anyone she was visiting the Waldorfs, especially not James.

She knew mentioning the Waldorfs made James upset, so she hoped to make her visit quick. Yet, she still ran into him.

"Why didn't you pick up my calls?" James confronted her.

Confused, Esther checked her phone and saw five missed calls and several messages. "Why are you calling me so much all of a sudden?" she asked.

James, sounding annoyed, replied, "Shouldn't I be asking you why you're ignoring my calls?" His tone grew colder when he glanced at Mobius. "You ignored my calls on purpose to come see him, didn't you?" Esther was at a loss for words. "No, I didn't come for him. I came to see Pearl." She showed James her phone, explaining, "Look, my phone was on 'Do Not Disturb.' I didn't ignore your calls on purpose." James's tone softened a bit after seeing her sad face. He decided it wasn't the right moment to argue.

Mobius, observing their exchange, felt a mix of emotions. There was a time when he was the only one who could affect Esther like this, but things were different now. She had someone else in her life, leaving him just to watch, heart aching.

"Alright, let's go home," James said, taking Esther's hand.

But then, Mobius chimed in, "Esther, would you like to stay for dinner?"

Everyone, especially Esther, was surprised. Pearl wondered what Mobius was thinking.

Esther glanced at James, then shook her head. "No, I don't think it's a good idea. I should go."

James smirked, looking pleased with her decision.

"It's just a dinner. You're leaving anyway, right? Even if we're just friends now, there's nothing wrong with having a meal together."

James narrowed his eyes. "You know she's leaving?" What was this man trying to do? Steal Esther from him?

Esther also looked curiously at Mobius. She hadn't told anyone about her plans except Pearl. How did he find out?

Realizing his mistake, Mobius went silent, hoping Esther would accept.

Though she wanted to refuse, seeing Mobius's hopeful look made it hard for her. "Why don't we "