Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"We had the same exam papers, but he scored one point more than I did. However, I had to face discipline when we got home, and I wasn't allowed to have dinner, all because I didn't get first place," Hugo recounted, his emotions shifting noticeably.

Pearl felt her breathing becoming difficult. She had never known that the Waldorf children were disciplined in such a severe manner. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"There was one time when I stole his answer sheet and burned it," he continued, speaking about it without any hint of hesitation or guilt, as if it were a minor issue.

Pearl couldn't help but ask, "What are your intentions now? Do you plan to continue framing him like you did in the past?"

Hugo responded with a cryptic smile, "Why do you assume I was trying to frame him?"

"You said it yourself," Pearl retorted, finding his behavior rather erratic.

seemed to sense her thoughts and appeared defeated as he said, "I'm just defending

but think that Hugo had lost his way. She could see the ambition within him, but she also recognized that nothing she said could change his mindset at the

her to witness him sinking deeper into this madness. She couldn't deny that,

and his eyes met hers, filled

the food you cook is really delicious," she continued, steering the conversation away from their previous topic and offering a compliment that was unrelated. However, Hugo understood. Was she trying to show him

time then," he replied with an affectionate smile.

was laced with subtle but unmistakable

just saying you have

his thoughts. Though he was touched, his reaction was akin to throwing a feather into a lake-it didn't create