Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 327

Hugo didn’t let his guard down but agreed to meet Pearl.

Enswood was only a two-hour drive from Bodgow, and since Richard was still unconscious due to the poison, Pearl decided to temporarily entrust his care to the family doctor while she met with Hugo alone.

Choosing a five-star hotel not far from the Jordan residence for their meeting, Pearl arrived to find Hugo already seated and sipping on tea.

“You’re finally here. I thought you lied to me,” Hugo remarked, tilting his head to indicate that she should take a seat.

Pearl picked a chair as far away from him as possible. She refrained from touching any of the items on the table and abstained from drinking anything.

Hugo played with his teacup and said, “Why? Are you afraid to drink the water? I’m not an animal, you know. There’s no need to be concerned. I don’t drug people.”

changed the subject and cut to the chase. “Did you bring the

but it’s not with me. It’s in my room upstairs. Would you

Pearl looked up and noticed his hungry gaze. His

shrugged. “Something like

You’ll have to

“After he wakes up, the ginkgo will be gone. What

record our conversation. If I fail to fulfill my

his head dismissively. Her attempts at deception were feeble and ineffective in his eyes. “You’re too clever, Pearl. Unless you make everything explicitly clear, your promises won’t

in close to her. “Why don’t you spend a night with

and delivered a resounding slap to

the unexpected slap. After a moment, he turned to face her angrily, his eyes filled with irritation. Yet, a challenging smirk still played on his

along his cheek, touching the stinging sensation from her slap. “Such a strong reaction. Are you still a virgin? Richard must be quite the gentleman. If it were me, I’d have devoured you