Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 287

Pearl blinked with disappointment while looking at Richard.

Rubbing her head affectionately, Richard replied, “Yes, I’m aware of it.”

“I want to find my mother before getting engaged.”

“Don’t you hate her?”

Pearl shook her head. “I don’t remember much about her because she left when I was very young, but I know she’s a gentle and kind woman. She wouldn’t have given up on my father and me so easily, and I suspect there’s more to her disappearance.”

Richard understood Pearl’s desire to have her mother present at her engagement and marriage ceremonies. Though her father had passed away, there were still some clues left concerning her mother’s whereabouts.

Naturally, Richard didn’t object. “Okay, we’ll search for her together.”

Pearl beamed with gratitude. “Thank you, Richard.”

about what happened at

they headed to the Waldorf Residence, as it was the end of

help but feel a touch of melancholy as he

Dustan respectfully and greeted him before cautiously asking, “Mister Dustan, I heard that

her request. Despite it being a painful. topic for him, he was willing to

were two years old. James had a tough time raising you on his

revelation unsettled Pearl. “She went missing?”

spoken without considering Pearl’s knowledge on the matter and found himself at a loss for words.

shook her head and then nodded. “My dad told me that my mother had left home because she was angry

correct: her mother hadn’t left willingly but had

gone

offered a reassuring smile. “I’m sure she’d be proud to know that you’ve grown into an outstanding and beautiful young woman.”

by surprise, deeply moving him. “I’ve been helping

even after he passed away,

leaving them wondering why there