Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 317

“What do you mean by that?” The old man sounded annoyed. “Are you saying I did this to myself?”

“Of course not.” Richard gently touched his scar, and his eyes looked cold. “This scar looks more like the result of poisoning, and the scar rotted away instead of a burn.”

The man sounded even more stern. “Did Simon poison me?”

“That’s impossible,” Richard answered honestly. “Mr. Simon led an almost flawless life and was known for his honesty. If he failed to treat you, it would damage his reputation. People in the medical field care a great deal about their reputation, so he wouldn’t shoot his own foot like that.”

“So what are you trying to say?”

Richard met his gaze and calmly posed a question, “Do you have any enemies? This poison isn’t found in Bodgow but is common in Carajan.’

The man thought about it, and a familiar face came to mind. ‘Carajan… It must be that person.’

I had assumed it was a poorly treated burn, but it seems it was poison! “The old man then retrieved the medicine from behind him and offered it to Pearl. “I’ll

helping solve it. Nevertheless, she couldn’t

you the market price for it because I don’t want to save money on something like this,” Pearl said, pulling out a card from her bag and handing it to the

student!” The old man chuckded happily. “I might even

the atmosphere around her turn icy. ‘Oh no, he’s angry.’

there’s no need for that.”

you ever break up, feel free to come and

as she put the medicine into

himself

was that?” Pearl jumped back, her hand covering her

“You’re attracting too much attention.”

approached him with small steps, playfully bumping her shoulder

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