Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 598

“Turn over a new leaf? I didn’t think what I did before was wrong.” Hugo snorted, bringing Pearl back to reality.

He seemed just as he always had, but today, for some unknown reason, he insisted on rescuing her.

“But you’re my savior, Pearl. After all, I owe you a favor so I genuinely want to help you get out this time.”

Hugo stopped drinking and stood up, slowly approaching her.

Although Pearl knew that Hugo might not have ill intentions at this moment, she remained cautious. “You said you’re going to save me, but how will you get me out with the tight security here?”

“It’s quite easy, really. This villa used to belong to a friend of mine. I know every nook and cranny of the underground passages. Otherwise, how do you think I got in here?”

Pearl’s eyes widened. “No way…

and his entire

is this friend of

Hugo replied with a faint smile

the same person, something about his demeanor was entirely different. The old Hugo had been deceptive, like a snake dripping with venom. Now, he emitted an air of

leave now, we won’t have another chance when Sean returns

on Pearl’s heart. She stood up, removed the tiara from her head, and took off her wedding

“Let’s go.”

her calm, piercing eyes, emotions a strange mix of familiarity and uncertainty.

his

door and surveyed their surroundings. Pearl saw that Hugo had already drugged the people outside. He held her hand tightly and led her to a

moved away from the boulder, revealing a narrow pitch–black tunnel barely wide enough for

and you’ll

nodded, keeping her guard up in the back

first. I’ll seal