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."

a strong front, I

and tossed the coat back to him. "How could

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

more

her distance and took a seat on the stairs next to her. "Let me ask you something. What kind of person do you think

make jokes, but they tend to

spoke, another word came

and his tone was even. "Is that

knowing she should stop there to avoid pushing things too

revealing a clear and pristine complexion.

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