Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 205

Hanzel didn’t hide anything from his brother and blurted out his admission, “Yeah, I like Pearl.”

“But you’re aware of the relationship between Rick and Pearl. Do you want to compete against him?”

Hanzel snorted. “What’s the big deal? Richard hasn’t treated Pearl well, anyway.”

Intrigued, Hugo probed further, “What do you mean?”

“You won’t believe it, Hugo. He said he likes Pearl, yet he’s involved with another woman. I saw him hugging her. How could a guy like that deserve Pearl’s love?” Hanzel didn’t even treat Richard as his brother now and felt like scolding the latter.

Hugo, meanwhile, noted the information quietly. After gauging Hanzel’s feelings, he slowly rose from his seat. “Alright, it’s getting late. Don’t take it too seriously. Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.”

But Hanzel scoffed. “Even if it’s a misunderstanding, I won’t let go this time.”

left. Things

believed he didn’t need to do much himself.

as Richard lost, Hugo felt that Pearl would have no choice but to

for Hanzel… Hugo had never

she wanted to prescribe new medicine for Hanzel. Hanzel had almost

the moat, Pearl heard cries for help coming from a crowd

“Someone fell into the water! It’s a young girl, around seven or eight years old, and it’s been quite some time now,” replied a woman in her forties, her gaze fixed anxiously on the water.

hasn’t anyone tried to

Even a skilled swimmer can’t guarantee their safety,” explained the

Pearl made a

do it,

reassuring smile, Pearl responded, “Don’t worry.

the girl in the water ceased her struggling and slowly began

hushed murmur swept through the