Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

"Of course, it's because I no longer had feelings for you," Silas admitted.

But there was another painful truth he had been hiding from her, a truth he couldn't bring himself to reveal because it would only cause her more pain.

Estrella stifled a response, deciding not to press him further on the matter. She turned her gaze to the rain outside, which seemed to be intensifying and showing no signs of stopping.

The heavy fog blurred the car windows until they could hardly see anything. She closed her eyes, seeking a moment of rest.

However, Silas couldn't keep calm with Estrella beside him. He couldn't concentrate on driving, and the thick fog made it difficult to see clearly. Suddenly, the car collided with the side railing with a loud crash.

Bang!

They jolted forward due to inertia. Silas's forehead struck the steering wheel hard, causing it to bleed profusely.

Estrella was less seriously injured; she had managed to protect her head at the last moment. She had some scratches on her arms but was otherwise fine.

attention to Silas. Strangely, the airbag hadn't deployed. Silas's face was covered in

could do was to scream for

sparse traffic on the road, a few kind-hearted people stopped and gathered around the accident scene. They attempted to help pull Silas and Estrella out of the car and contacted the

ambulance finally arrived half an hour

away on a stretcher, one of

confidently,

"Then come with us."

nodded gratefully and followed them

wounds cleaned and dressed by some hospital staff before she hurried to the

severe, just a

received a call from Pearl soon

trembled with concern. They had been fine when

feeling guilty. "I don't know what happened either. Something went wrong with the car." At the moment, she didn't want to delve

now.