Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 262

Richard scowled at Pearl, his concern evident. “Don’t do it again and make me worry.”

When Pearl saw his terrified look, she smiled mischievously. “What would you have done if it had been me in there?”

“I would have gouged out their eyes and thrown them into the sea,” Richard responded with a fierce tone, but his underlying protective concern for Pearl was unmistakable.

Pearl chuckled confidently. “Well, it wasn’t me. I’m smarter than most people.” She paused for a moment before asking, “But how did you know it wasn’t me in there?”

Pearl and Sophia shared some similarities in appearance, making them easily mistaken for each other.

Without even blinking, Richard answered casually, “Her hair is different.” Sophia had smooth, straight hair, while Pearl’s was black, glossy, and wavy. Additionally, their temperaments were distinct.

that the people in the room were naked and quipped,

changed, but it wasn’t one of embarrassment. Rather, it conveyed

my type.”

it was Sophia’s scheme and that Pearl had narrowly avoided being drawn into it. This revelation left him

from teasing him further. Instead, she took his hand and returned to the

with him.

birthday party came to an abrupt

of the incident regained consciousness. She hastily wrapped herself in a thin blanket and dashed downstairs, with no

she cried

listened in the distance. She found something amiss as she nibbled on a

Pearl! She lured me into that room as part of her plot!” Her voice quivered with feigned

unwilling to see their idol suffer humiliation. When they heard about the perceived injustice, they promptly rallied to her side.