For the past twenty years, Pearl hadn't managed to locate her mother even once.

"So the bottom line is, they're both missing, right?"

Pearl nodded, trying to steady her emotions.

"I'll get my people to search for them right away." Hugo's mood was sour as well. Losing both Beah and Gigi meant he would lose any leverage he had over Pearl. The loss of control made him uneasy.

"It's fine. I'll find them on my own." Pearl took a deep breath, confident that Beah would return to their home country. She was certain Beah would prefer to die there rather than be left in a foreign land. Hugo sneered. "How do you plan to find them? You're not as familiar with this country as I am."

Pearl gave him a cold look. "Who said I intend to stay here?"

sinister thought. "You mean you're going back

"There's nothing you can do to threaten me now. Where I go is none of

signs of panic or frustration, just smiling quietly as he

I'll go

before her was somewhat unhinged. Although he wasn't displaying any erratic behavior, the bloodlust in

her spine, and she turned to leave. She needed to keep her distance from this man; he didn't appear to be someone she could easily deal

out from behind her. "See you in

day at Enswood Airport, Pearl, dressed in winter attire, seemed out of place in Enswood, where spring and summer were

her long absence abroad, she

familiar license plate. When she spotted the discreet black Maybach parked nearby, she

removed her jacket. "It's so hot! I didn't expect it to be

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