Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 26

Hiking… That sounds tiring and hot, and the family was not interested in the slightest.

“Dad, I have a few surgeries today. I’m busy…”

Hugo stood up to leave but Dustan stopped him.

“What? Don’t tell me you’re the only doctor in your hospital.”

Hugo smiled awkwardly.

Hanzel and Mobius, who had wanted to excuse themselves too, kept quiet.

“Okay, it’s settled. We’ll leave in a bit.”

No one could refute Dustan’s order. They changed into sports attire and headed to a famous local scenic spot. When they arrived, Pearl immediately spotted Abby. The latter was wearing a long dress and smiling tenderly.

Susan grinned when she saw Abby, “You came, Abby. I thought you wouldn’t come.”

me along, Missus Susan, so of

outfit. “Who goes hiking in a long dress? Will

finding Mobius rather

lip. “I’m sorry. I don’t often hike, so I

look as if she was about to shed tears. She felt that Abby would try to pull some tricks. She would not have come if she

wears.” Susan rolled her eyes at Mobius and led

through her

uphill, and Pearl walked behind with the brothers. Dustan was

group.

brows when she noticed this. “Richard, you’re

the scenery ahead and ignored

accidentally stepped on a rock and twisted her ankle.

she frowned and grabbed

looked down and asked, “What’s the matter?”

I

“You can’t walk?”

up. Having almost fainted from her period pains the other day, she had felt nothing while in his arms. Now, she could feel his strong heartbeat and smell the light peppermint

down.

so stubborn.” Richard’s face remained cold as he ignored her objection. “There’s