Hearing her mother's name left Pearl stunned. She took a deep breath, trying to keep her impatience in check despite Hugo's threats. "What do you know? Tell me."

Hugo continued to play coy, clearly not eager to reveal any information. "I've told you already. If you want to know, come meet me in person."

Naturally, Pearl didn't trust his words because he had a reputation for deceit. "I'll just assume you're lying then." Without hesitation, she ended the call, starting an internal countdown.

Three. Two. One.

Her phone rang again, and she picked it up to hear Hugo's irritated voice. "Alright, you win."

Pearl smirked. "Tell me."

wasn't about to make it easy. He countered with a question, "Why are you pushing

seemed like they were growing closer. Pearl, however, had become cold and distant when she returned to

when we were abroad, so I played along. But now, my mother has disappeared. Why should I be on good

couldn't stand Hugo. She suspected that her mother had

he eventually

Pearl became confused. "What?"

the key to strengthening

she realized the truth. "So, you were lying about knowing my mother's

had almost fallen

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