Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 604

“You can choose any vacant room upstairs, except for the first one on the left,” Hugo replied.

Curiosity got the better of Pearl, and she asked, “What’s wrong with that room?”

Hugo smirked and mouthed a few words to her.

Blushing furiously, Pearl shot him an annoyed glare and quickly made her way upstairs to choose another room. She couldn’t be certain if the room had good sound insulation, so she closed the curtains and locked the door before discreetly taking out her ring.

Previously, she had been hesitant to use the ring in front of Hugo, as he was a cunning and perceptive man, with sharp insight, especially as a doctor.

She attempted to contact Damian to ask about his condition. To her surprise, he reacted with shock, exclaiming, “Pearl? You’re alive?”

Perplexed, Pearl responded, “What do you mean? Why would I be dead for no reason?”

“The Cooper family announced this morning that you had suffered a relapse of your old illness last night and had passed away due to it.”

relapse of an old illness… and passing

While he had helped her avoid

an explanation?” Pearl was concerned

the Jordans are furious. I heard that Master Jordan is very angry.

and despite the villainous acts he had

herself

observation. “You know, it seems like the Coopers are helping

you

it. No one goes from getting engaged to married in just ten days. It’s too rushed. I think Sean was trying to help you escape from the Jordans as quickly as possible.

considered Damian’s words. If that

made sense now.

had initially assumed that the Coopers might have turned a blind eye to her escape. It had