Pearl kept her promise and, after a few minutes, the man from earlier entered the room. He saw the other man tied to the chair and asked in a panic, "What's going on, sir?" The man clenched his jaw and gestured for him to untie him.

The man quickly realized the situation and began untying the bound man. "Why were you tied up? Didn't the lady say you were looking for me and asked me to come in to see you?" The man glared at him. "We were both tricked!"

"What?" the other man exclaimed.

"The woman wasn't at all what she seemed. She was strong and knowledgeable about medicine, but..."

But she was Simon's student!

felt a bit disappointed upon discovering

we do then, sir? Should I send someone to deal with

match, and secondly, I won't forgive you if you ruin someone with so much

irritation at being tied up, the man remained rational. Pearl had a

why he allowed her to choose the herbs and didn't activate his second line of defense. How could such

if that woman knew she owned him one. He sighed

situation. Why was he being

and found Hugo

he could be unpredictable at times, he had a genuine passion for food. All his temper seemed to melt away when

cooking in his apron didn't

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