Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 320

Goddaughter?!

Hugo exclaimed in disbelief as he pointed at Pearl. “She’s your goddaughter?”

Pearl and Richard were equally surprised. Wasn’t this man the one who had sold them the medication? And now he was claiming to be the owner of the black market, Reese Cooper, and that Pearl was his goddaughter? That was outrageous,

Also, since when did she become his goddaughter?

“What? I can’t have a goddaughter?” Reese responded, his eyes widening in anger as he stood his ground.

Hugo attempted to defuse the situation, realizing he might be in trouble. “Of course, you can, “he said apologetically, trying to avoid confrontation with Reese. The latter was a powerful man who had a lot of people working for him, so he wasn’t going to clash with him.

anyone with common sense would recognize that retreating and leaving as soon as possible

were prepared to get it one way or another. The rules of the

everyone present, Reese was a respected figure. Who did Hugo think

jaw and directed an apology towards Pearl. “I’m sorry, Miss Pearl. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive

Hugo and his men prepared to depart, one of Reese’s men

on her behalf.” It was obvious Reese wasn’t going to let Hugo off the hook, so he looked

the situation. “He gave up the bid during the bidding, but now he’s trying to rob

turned red with anger, and Reese approached him as a crowd gathered around. Now, everyone knew that Hugo had not been able

scoffed. “Mister Hugo, is what she said true?”

anger Reese, so he explained in a soft tone to make him look like a gentle person, “I just… really need the

but he had to find an excuse. He then turned to Richard and said, “This is my brother, so why would I get into a conflict with him? I really just wanted to