Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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Chapter 612

“Do you hate me that much?” Hugo’s frown and fierce tone were uncharacteristic of him.

Pearl, feeling helpless, retorted, “Don’t you hate me just as much, Hugo?”

“I’m not-” But Hugo’s expression shifted, and he fell silent.

Pearl could sense the complexity of his emotions and deftly sidestepped him, increasing the distance

between them. “Alright, let’s not waste any more time. I’ll go find Drew.”

Pearl quickly applied heavy makeup, donning a cap and a mask to disguise herself and avoid being

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recognized.

Hugo found her pretense amusing. “Do you really need to dress up like that?”

Pearl adjusted her cap to conceal her eyes but couldn’t hide her disdainful eye roll. “I’ll go on my own

and be back later.”

Hugo raised his brows. “Yes, I know. There’s nowhere else for you to go here.”

Pearl shot him a contemptuous glare. “Wretched man.”

with your mother

She hailed a taxi and headed to Cooper Residence, eager to leave the place as soon as possible.

However, when she arrived at the door and was about to knock, she noticed a sign on it. It seemed that

the Cooper family had moved out.

Pearl was disappointed but understood the reasoning behind their decision. The Coopers had found

Sean and their business was abroad, so it made sense for them to relocate.

As she turned to leave, someone suddenly blocked her path.

“Pearl.” The voice was gloomy, fierce, and filled with doubt.

Pearl turned around, and her face drained of color. “Richard? What are you doing here?”

Richard took a deep breath and scrutinized Pearl. After confirming that she was indeed alive and not

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some supernatural entity, he breathed a sigh of relief. “I came to see what had happened to you.”

Pearl knew that Richard was different now, so she didn’t feel as close to him as before. Awkwardness

gripped her, leaving her at a loss for words as she nervously clasped her hands together.

“So, now that you see I’m still alive, will you expose it?”

Richard had assumed that Pearl would be shocked to see him. After all, he had lost his memory while

she hadn’t.

However, she reacted with panic rather than surprise.

“Will it affect you if I tell the others?”

Stunned, Pearl’s expression turned icy. “I’ll get into trouble if you tell the others.”