Chapter 187

Pearl felt increasingly frustrated. She walked off the stage, strangely wanting to explain herself to Richard, even though she didn't really need to. What could she possibly say? That she had no idea this would happen, and she couldn't just walk out on Hanzel during his concert? She didn't want to ruin his performance. Pearl hung her head and tuned out the world around her. All she knew was that Richard was angry at her and ignoring her. When they got home, Pearl finally saw Richard. He was sitting on the couch, working as if he hadn't seen her at the concert. Pearl tried to start a conversation on a random topic. "You went to the concert today?" Richard nodded and didn't say anything more. "Are you angry?" she asked. Richard couldn't help but scoff at her questioning. "Why do you care if I'm upset? Weren't you enjoying yourself with Hanzel?" Pearl's anger rose. "There's nothing between me and Hanzel. Stop jumping to conclusions." "So you think what I saw was just my