Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 154

Right after Pearl left, her phone began to ring with an incoming message. Her heart sank as she read the

content:

“Help me, Pearl!”

Pearl froze for a moment. Esther’s impulsive nature made it unlikely that she would send such a text.

There were two possibilities: either someone was controlling her and forcing her to send the message, or she was hiding and unable to make a call.

Pearl hesitated to call or text back because doing so might reveal Esther’s location if her phone wasn’t on silent mode, potentially alerting her attackers.

So, Pearl decided to use her hacking skills to locate Esther’s phone. After some quick work, she pinpointed Esther’s whereabouts. It was the same place where she had spoken to Richard just moments ago.

Suspicion gnawed at Pearl as she hurried back to that location. Esther had many connections there, and as an A-list celebrity, her disappearance would surely cause a media frenzy.

there, Richard was gone. She looked around and even checked under

was a faint knocking sound coming from beneath her.

She rushed to the entrance of the

passcode-locked door. An incorrect passcode entry would trigger an alert to the police, potentially putting

had taught her how to crack these codes. A few lines

She avoided turning on the lights and moved cautiously, guided only by the faint

was clear that Esther was just behind it, struggling to

had expected this, but she sensed something amiss when the knocking suddenly sped up and then returned to its original

ready in her left

her hair disheveled. When she saw Pearl,

pick up the signal immediately. Esther made muffled groans and attempted to rise from the chair, hitting her head on the ceiling

her with

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suddenly swung open.