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!

a bit disappointed upon discovering

we do then, sir? Should I

"Firstly, you're not her match, and secondly, I won't forgive you if you ruin someone with so

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

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

wondered if that woman knew she owned him one. He sighed as he

was still puzzled by the situation. Why was he being scolded when it was the woman who had stolen

with the herbs and found Hugo cooking

times, he had a

in his apron didn't

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