Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 462

Pearl found herself in a yard after walking for a while, but the pitiful cry she had heard earlier suddenly stopped. As she turned to leave, she realized that the door behind her had been shut, trapping her inside.

She immediately felt a sense of unease. The people she had encountered earlier might still have ill intentions toward her, and now that she was alone, they might have come up with new plans to harm her.

Pearl looked around, hoping to find a way out. She attempted to climb over a tall wall nearby, but it was too high for her to reach.

Desperate to escape, she decided to explore her surroundings. She passed through a long corridor and crossed a bridge before arriving at a large courtyard. Despite the brightness, an eerie sense of foreboding hung in the air, and the courtyard was filled with lingering smoke. As she cautiously approached, Pearl noticed an elderly man in his eighties. He was sitting on a cushion, dressed in clergy apparel, and engrossed in prayer

“Sir, I don’t mean to intrude…” Pearl began, but the old man interrupted her.

“Miss, I’ve been waiting for you for a very long time.”

Stunned, Pearl asked, “You’ve been waiting for me?”

“Yes.” The priest stood up and smiled solemnly. “May God bless your soul.”

Pearl grinned. “Logically speaking, I don’t trust this kind of thing.”

A different expression appeared on the priest’s face.

“I came here because I heard a strange voice. I wasn’t here to see you, sir.”

The priest’s smile stiffened.

“But I’m all ears if you have something to share,” Pearl added with a harmless smile, though the priest became increasingly reserved.

“It’s just that it’s been a long time since anyone visited. I thought it would be nice to have a chat with you, since you’ve suddenly appeared…”

This wasn’t what Pearl had anticipated. She initially thought the priest might be a fortune- teller who could reveal secrets or hidden knowledge. Now, she was puzzled by his guarded demeanor.

going to tell me some secrets?” Pearl

man, and I don’t possess

“Trust science…”

of the church asked Pearl to believe in

even know how I ended up here. Can you please tell me how to leave?” Glancing at the peculiar old man, Pearl felt an urgent need to get out of

someone accurately found their way here. Can’t you stay and chat with me for

“But…”

No need to rush.” The priest gestured for her to take a seat. Pearl reluctantly sat down and tried to call Richard

is your phone out of

Pearl nodded.

it to me. I’ll charge it for

she handed

a friendly person. I’m sure you’re blessed.”

laugh. “Thank you, sir.”

a guess: your surname is

he knew her surname, he might also know

I surf

rendered speechless.

used to frequent my church to make donations twenty years ago. “The priest gazed at her as

“You’re talking about…”

that person might be your

What else can you tell me?” Pearl’s disappointment was replaced by hope as

his head. “I’m not certain about your mother, but I can tell you that sometimes people are destined to meet again. There’s no need to

lips twitch. “Can you at least tell me something about my mother?

to dampen her excitement and curiosity. “She was a very gentle woman. For three years, she regularly visited our church to

“And then?”

little girl with her on her visits. Eventually, she came less