Submitting to My Ex-Wife novel (Pearl and Marc)
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Hearing Lucas’s words, Pearl smirked and propped her head up with her hand

years

"Hmm, let me think. You're 27 years old, the youngest son of William Parker, and you have a mixed hunscathed. Later on, your seven older brothers met various fates, some dead, some injured, some fleLucas remained unfazed and grinned. “Did you look me up online? It seems you're quite

interested in me."

As he leaned closer, Pearl continued, “At nineteen, you had your first romance with a foreign girl fivechanging girlfriends frequently, becoming a playboy. On average, you had a new girlfriend every mo"A playboy? That nickname sounds pretty good,” Lucas said, seemingly ignoring her sarcasm. He resPearl, observing Lucas'’s carefree demeanor, could not understand how someone like him could be bback, while Marc seemed like a man of self-

discipline. She could not help but wonder if men liked to be friends with

people whose personalities were the opposite of theirs.

“It seems you can't understand plain language, so I'll clarify it. I'm not interested in you.”

Pearl offered him some advice. “Since you enjoy changing girlfriends so frequently, you should replace s"Hey, I'm not like Clarissa. While I do date different women, it's always within the bounds of normal c1/4

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Pearl chuckled. “You two are practically the same. Don't act like you're any better. Do you really thinkLucas shrugged. “My romantic history

may be colorful, but that doesn’t mean I won't genuinely fall for someone. The reason I keptchanging before was that I hadn't found the right person. But now that you've come along, I feel likePearl replied, “You probably say the same thing to every girl. Unfortunately, I'm a divorced woman,men like you too well. I won't fall for it.” and I kno

"Who said I tell every girl this? This is the first time I'm saying it,” Lucas said calmly. No matter what FPearl furrowed her brow. “What do you mean?”

Lucas looked at her meaningfully and continued, “You know what I mean.”

“this’

Pearl was speechless. She had not expected Lucas to bring suddenly. Annoyed and

embarrassed, Pearl did not hesitate to kick Lucas.

Though

he took a kick, Lucas seemed to like Pearl even more because of it. He laughed heartily. “I didn’t expeyou.”

Lucas kept cracking dirty jokes one after another. Not only Pearl but Mason and the other two assist:Lucas wisely decided to stop. He looked at Pearl, who was glaring at him with her bright red ears ancNow, he truly believed that Marc had no taste at all in divorcing such an amazing woman. On the ottgive it his all to win her over.

After leaving Brooke's house, Marc returned to the Males House. The mansion was still

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adorned with wedding decorations, which annoyed him. He ordered the butler to have everything reHe noticed several missed calls on his phone, including some from Clarissa, but he simply switched iHe tossed his coat over his arm and headed

towards his study. However, he paused for a moment, opening the door to the master bedroom. SinThe rose

seal was still placed on the bedside table. He picked it up and once again ran his fingers over the rosHe also took the card that Pearl had left for him. The handwriting on the card and the carving on thecarving.

Marc shook his head inwardly, suspecting that Pearl had paid someone handsomely to mimic her haHe carefully put away the seal and the card, then went to his own room. Opening his closet to hang IApart from Christmas, he did not have much of a concept about other holidays, but Pearl was very atOn Valentine's Day, their wedding anniversary, and even his birthday, he always received gifts from hhim in person, but she later realized that he would casually toss them aside right in front of her eachThe gifts were never extravagant. Sometimes, it was a tie, a pen, or a pair of cufflinks. However, he he"lz 14:40

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Marc changed into his casual wear and started working at

the study. He opened his computer and glanced at the emails, but nothing seemed to hold his attenFrustrated, he closed the laptop, lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and then extinguished it. OperHe was determined to figure out why, three years ago, she had disguised as a caregiver and come tohiding her identity to marry him. As an heiress from a

prominent family, she could have lived a luxurious life. He wanted to know why she chose to marry hThe chief assistant, Mason, was busy on his computer in the car, dealing with work-

related matters, when suddenly an alarm blared. He clicked several times and reported to Pearl. "MisPearl pushed Lucas aside, taking the computer from Mason. She pressed

a few keys on the keyboard, confirming that someone was indeed targeting her.

Her expression turned serious. With ten nimble fingers dancing across the keyboard, lines of code arfast pace, leaving anyone watching in awe.

Lucas stood nearby, his eyes

and face filled with astonishment. He knew there was a top- notch hacker in Pearl's circle, but he had