Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 318

Richard gently touched the scar on his arm and then smiled. “I don’t know.”

‘Alright, is there anything else that you need?” Richard didn’t want to talk about the past anymore, so he changed the subject.

Pearl touched her chin in thought. “We need a five-hundred-year-old ginkgo, but that’s only available during the auction. We need to wait till nighttime.”

Richard looked around. “Are you hungry? Let’s grab something to eat.

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The black market was like a small business street selling all kinds of food and toys, except the prices were alarming.

Pearl checked the menu and was taken aback by the prices, particularly when she saw that a bowl of ramen cost twenty dollars. “They could have just robbed us for the money, but now I have to decide what to eat and at what price.”

She didn’t blink when she had to pay 141 thousand dollars for medicine, but she was now calling twenty dollars for a meal a robbery.

handed the menu back, she saw someone familiar. ‘Isn’t that…

What was

a plan. She retrieved two pairs of sunglasses from her bag, put one on herself, and handed the other

is here. Put these on.”

had indeed noticed Hugo,

for the auction. Do you think Hugo is here for the ginkgo too?”

fine, we have enough money.” Richard

not just about the money. If Hugo does anything, it could be

”

about it and came up

and spotted Hugo seated not far from them, engrossed in something. His subtle smile made her

didn’t pique Pearl’s interest, but Richard was enthusiastic and purchased

voice. Hugo

came for the most important item-the ginkgo.

laid eyes

insulation box.