Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 125

Hugo was surprised. “She died?”

“Stop pretending. You better tell the truth, or I’ll get to the bottom of this,” Pearl declared, her to the despairing Renee, her anger rising.

gaze shifting

“Pearl, that’s a wild accusation. I have nothing against her. I’ve been using her as leverage over you, so her death wouldn’t benefit me in any way,” Hugo explained, but Pearl didn’t buy it.

Suddenly, a message from Wayne popped up on her screen, revealing that the information Pearl had sent him wasn’t about Jennifer but rather someone with the same name who was also admitted to the hospital.

Pearl felt her strength drain from her body, and her voice quivered as she spoke, “Hugo, it was you. You killed Jennifer.”

situation was far more complex than Pearl’s accusation

admit to it,” Hugo retorted before

manipulated the information to prevent her from transferring Jennifer, but who was responsible for swapping Jennifer’s medication? Hugo pondered this as he

his voice at her. “Did you

chuckled. “Hugo, what are you

to work with you because I believed we had the same goal. But if you’ve turned against me, this partnership is over,” he

threat caught her off guard. “Hugo, there’s no need to worry. This situation actually benefits you. Pearl currently suspects you, but she won’t find any evidence. She’ll eventually realize she was mistaken about you, and it might even bring you closer

that she had made such a significant decision without consulting him. “I won’t reveal anything this time, but if this happens

just a simple medical mishap. You can just get some nurse to take

didn’t want to continue the

involved, but her priority was

are you