Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 564

Susan’s emotions were a jumble, but Pearl attributed it to her concern for Richard.

“I’ll step out and call my mentor. I’ll ask him to come as soon as possible,” Pearl said, then left the ward, making her way away from the commotion before dialing Simon’s number.

Simon didn’t immediately recognize Pearl’s voice since she was using a different contact number.

“No, I’m not going. I’ve retired, and I won’t go saving people again… Hey, don’t move your knight there. You should just watch the game instead of offering your opinions. Stop talking to him!”

“Simon, are you going mad from playing chess? You didn’t recognize my voice!” Pearl gritted her teeth. Simon claimed he had retired, but she knew he was living abroad and spending his days playing chess with others. How could he lie to his own disciple?

Simon eventually recognized Pearl’s voice and chuckled. “I apologize, Pearl. I was in the middle of a chess game. Can you wait for a bit

“I have an urgent matter now. I need you to come to the city hospital in Enswood in three hours. The faster, the better.”

Pearl. I haven’t finished this game yet. Am I at your beck and call all

interrupted. She could hear the

off so quickly?

been too harsh on the old man in his sixties.

chess with you when I have the time.”

improved. “Okay, don’t break your word!” Compared to the other elderly chess players downstairs, Pearl was the opponent Simon truly

from Simon two and a

me up at the hospital

sent Simon the ward

on your

settled, she returned

which was why Pearl had urgently

couldn’t fully heal Richard or help him recover completely.