Chapter 147

Icily, Richard turned Abby down. "No, I'm not hungry. Go grab a bite on your own." Abby sensed that she should leave, given Richard's sour mood, so she hastily got up and left. The room was quiet again. Richard instinctively reached for his phone and attempted to call Pearl, but he was met with surprise when he discovered that her contact no longer existed. Stunned, a pang grabbed his heart, momentarily setting aside his internal turmoil. He dialed Hugo's number and asked him to take over for Pearl before heading to the company. Normally, Pearl would have been at the company by that time, diligently attending to her work. However, upon arriving at the company, Richard received a call from the HR department. "Mister Richard, I received a call from Miss Pearl just now. She requested to resign and has already sent her formal resignation letter via email." When Richard checked his email, he found Pearl's formal and cold resignation letter. It made him realize that she had rea