Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 689

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."

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

up and tossed the coat back

the coat and regarded her with a faint smile. "Life would be dull if everyone

a second more with him.

however, didn't seem bothered by her distance and took a seat on the stairs next to her. "Let me ask you something. What kind of person

a distance from him. "Cold-blooded. You always make jokes, but they tend to be cruel. You're a wolf in sheep's clothing, and you can be quite unpredictable at

another word came to her mind:

unchanged, and his tone was

knowing she should stop there

with his phone, allowing the moonlight to illuminate his face, revealing a clear and pristine complexion. "Do you know why I'm

smirked. "Why else? Because you're only interested in

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