Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"You must be out of your mind." Pearl couldn't help but find it amusing, wondering where his confidence came from.

"Yeah, you can see it that way," Hugo said solemnly, locking his gaze on the woman in front of him, whom he had thought about for a long time. "I'll make sure you'll willingly come back to me." Pearl frowned in disgust, prepared to get out of the car, only to realize that the door had already been locked.

"We're not done yet, and yet you're so eager to leave." Hugo's usual warm eyes turned dark.

"I don't have time to put up with your madness." Pearl's tone changed from gentle to cold.

"What if I tell you that I know your mother's and Gigi's whereabouts?"

Hearing those two familiar names, Pearl hesitated for a moment.

Her subtle pause didn't escape Hugo's attention. "You see, no matter where we are, these two vulnerabilities will always make you fall in line."

hand, placed at her side, curled slightly. Her gaze was unwavering this time as she

advise you to choose your words carefully, or else... I can't guarantee what I might do to them," Hugo warned. "Well, then spill it." Pearl couldn't easily trust him, and she was sure things weren't as simple as

been back almost a month now, haven't you?

network of information was much more powerful than Hugo's, so if she couldn't find them, he couldn't either. Trying to deceive

women are too clever, it's not

hidden latch to open the car door. Without

she seized the opportunity of his momentary surprise and made a run for

escape and felt a ripple of emotion in his

He was determined to see this bold and arrogant

Pearl noticed an additional presence in her

"I was wondering why I haven't

saw me?" Pearl crossed over to her

computer screen. "Yup. You didn't turn off your computer so I saw