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.

looked around and even checked under the seats, but found no sign of

a faint knocking sound coming from beneath her. Knock, knock, knock…

rushed to the entrance of the basement.

contained a wine cellar, secured by a passcode-locked door. An incorrect passcode entry would trigger an alert to the police,

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

It was clear that

when the knocking suddenly sped up and then returned

a concealed knife, holding it ready in

Esther was bound to a chair, her hair disheveled. When she saw Pearl, her eyes widened, and she began shaking her

trying to communicate without alerting her captor. However, Pearl couldn’t pick up the signal immediately. Esther made muffled groans and

I’m here to save you.” Pearl reassured her with a smile and took a step closer when the

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suddenly swung open.