Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 180

Hugo’s words were logical and impeccable.

Yes, he was right. After all, he had nothing to do with that incident. Abby asked him to come just to hide her panic and expected that he could bring her hope.

But Abby didn’t anticipate that Hugo would harm her instead, even though he had been helping her.

“What do you mean, Hugo? Didn’t you promise to always help me?”

Abby’s composure shattered, a stark contrast to the calm she felt moments ago when she thought Hugo was on her side. Now, incredulity filled her as Hugo had refused to testify for her.

“I don’t think we’re that close. Plus, everyone knows that you like Richard, and we’re just acquaintances. Even if you claimed that we grew up together, we didn’t meet each other much. Why should I vouch for you?”

“No, you conspired with me to frame both Richard and Pearl. You can’t do this to me now, or else I’ll expose everything about you!”

from everyone, Hugo didn’t hide his fierceness as he glared at Abby. His voice, cool and steady, was enough to intimidate her.

hand, Hugo nearly made Abby slip and fall.

else you want to say?” Pearl’s laughter was unmistakable in the silence of

stammered faintly. No one

table, and her lips twisted

little difficult to approach Richard and Pearl,

voice trembled, struggling to grasp Abby’s sudden

she

as I returned? You all sided with her against me, even trying to push me out. She’s deceived everyone, and now I’ve lost everything! This is all your fault!” Abby’s voice echoed with a dangerous edge, her focus solely on her vengeance. She wanted to kill Pearl and everyone in front of her.

Richard made up his mind when he saw that Abby was about to slash Susan’s neck. He softened his tone and said,

her name spoken so tenderly by Richard, Abby hesitated. “What did you say?”

let’s get married.”

back her tears.

her a