Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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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.

was gone. She looked around and even checked under

in her tracks, realizing there was a faint knocking sound coming

She rushed to

secured by a passcode-locked door. An incorrect passcode entry would trigger an alert to the police, potentially putting Esther’s life in danger.

keypad, knowing that passcodes often had limited variations. Her senior had taught her how to crack these codes. A few lines of code on her tablet, and the passcode to the basement was revealed.

on the lights

approached a door. It was clear that Esther was just

and then returned to its original pace. It was a signal, and Pearl

knife, holding it ready in her left hand. With her right, she slowly opened the

When she saw Pearl, her eyes widened, and she began shaking her

Pearl couldn’t pick up the signal immediately. Esther made muffled groans and attempted to rise from the

her with a smile and

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suddenly swung open.