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.”

to the chase. “Did you bring

Would you like to

give you the shares?” Pearl looked up and noticed his hungry gaze. His squinted eyes didn’t seem to hold

shrugged. “Something

the shares. You’ll have to wait for him to transfer them once he wakes up,”

he wakes up, the

can record our conversation. If I fail to fulfill my promises, you can

Unless you make everything explicitly clear, your promises won’t hold up in court. Do you think I’m unaware of that?”

a malicious idea. He leaned in close to her. “Why don’t you spend a night with me, and I’ll willingly give you the ginkgo?”

a resounding slap to his face.

the unexpected slap. After a moment, he turned to face her

sensation from her slap. “Such a strong reaction. Are you still a virgin? Richard