Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 71

“Fire!” Somebody screamed, sending the entire company into chaos as people rushed to escape the building.

The elevators were not an option. As they hurried down the stairs, they soon realized the fire had reached the fourth floor. Thick smoke filled the stairwell, obscuring their vision and making it difficult to breathe.

Forced to retreat, they returned to their office on the eighth floor, gasping for air.

Meanwhile, Pearl didn’t join the frantic rush downstairs. When she turned around, she found Richard behind her, holding two

wet towels.

“Use this so you won’t inhale the smoke.”

voice to address the anxious crowd, “Calm down. Panicking won’t help. Anyway, we may be in danger,

their fear, everyone looked

your mouths and noses. Drench your clothes as well to protect against burns and to keep cool. We’ll line up and descend the

everyone followed Pearl’s

a scared young woman at the back dropped her handkerchief when the fire got bigger. In an instant, she breathed in a lot of smoke, started coughing hard, and her eyes

gave her towel

Pearl. But what about you?” The woman covered her nose and mouth, expressing gratitude and concern when she saw Pearl using

strong, and I can

unusual in her throat, as if she was about to

Richard handed her his

tried to give it back. “It isn’t right. I

for an answer. “I won’t repeat

She smelled a faint scent of mint, much like his toothpaste. She wondered if this was an indirect kiss, but quickly dismissed such thoughts, knowing they were inappropriate given the