Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 353

“So, you’re telling me that I can’t go anywhere now, and I have to stay in Bodgow?” Pearl questioned the butler with a cold stare.

The butler was struck speechless before he carefully explained, “Well, yes, technically you should stay in Bodgow, but in reality…”

Pearl stood up, her irritation evident. “What’s your plan then? Are you going to grab me and drag me back?”

“No, I would never-”

“Then don’t meddle in my affairs. I am the granddaughter of the Jordan family, not a criminal on death row,” Pearl snapped, her patience wearing thin. It was the first time she found the butler so bothersome, and her frustration showed.

“Please, Miss Pearl, don’t make things difficult for me. I’m just an employee trying to make a living for my family. I don’t know what to do if you act like this…” The butler’s appeal came out softly, but it was a public scene, and his distress was palpable.

Pearl had not expected the butler to create a scene, especially as he was in his fifties. Although he was not raising his voice, it was undeniably embarrassing.

leave. Stop crying. How can you cry like this in public, considering your age?” Pearl relented,

“Okay, let me give you a

Pearl mused, tapping her chin. She asked thoughtfully, “So, as long as I don’t leave Bodgow, that’s what Master Jordan wants?”

in a daze, puzzled by

he can’t interfere no matter how much time I spend outside, right?”

butler, seemingly unaware, subconsciously nodded.

holding and discarded it into a nearby trash can. Alright, I’ve torn up the ticket, and I won’t go anywhere. You can stop following

dubious. “You’re not

felt her main task now was to placate the butler rather than defy him, considering she couldn’t defeat the

back now,” the butler said, appearing satisfied as

grown more obedient.

having such thoughts when he had to search the city for

hospital, she saw Blake

the door and accused him coldly, “Did you rat me