The winds were strong during that season, and the chill in the air was palpable.

Hugo noticed Pearl sitting on the stairs near the garden, looking fragile as if a strong gust of wind could easily knock her over. She appeared thin and not dressed warmly enough for the weather. Hugo draped the coat he had been holding over her shoulders, and as she felt the weight of it, she didn't look up.

"Cry if you have to. I know you must be feeling terrible after finding out."

Pearl spoke calmly, "I'm not upset at all."

"I'm sure you know if you're upset."

"I said I'm not."

on a strong front, I won't force you to

coat back to

faint

a ridiculous perspective." Pearl didn't want to spend a second more with him. Just

distance and took a seat on the stairs next to her. "Let me ask you something.

head and then settled down at a distance from him. "Cold-blooded. You always make jokes, but they tend to be cruel. You're a wolf in sheep's

spoke, another word came to

unchanged, and his tone was even.

should stop there to avoid pushing

his face, revealing a clear and pristine complexion. "Do you

Because you're only

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