Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Word got around fast. Hugo wasted no time in meddling with the situation as soon as he recovered. Pearl sighed in relief. Luckily, she met Sean earlier. Otherwise, Hugo would have beaten her to it. "Should I take this call?" Sean asked, holding his phone and seeking Pearl's opinion.

Pearl nodded. "Go ahead. Let's see what he wants."

Sean answered the call once Pearl agreed. "Hello. Why are you calling me?"

"I heard you and Richard had a falling out?" Hugo asked tentatively.

"There's no such thing. Where did you hear that from?" Sean deliberately put the call on speaker so Pearl could listen.

"You don't have to hide it from me. If you're on my side, I'll treat you well." Hugo laughed casually, sounding very confident.

hair. "I already told you, there's no falling out. I don't know where you're getting this information. Leave me alone." Then, he

gave Sean an admiring look. "Nice! I didn't expect you to

vexed. He had gotten some

said, waving his phone. "You can trust me. I

didn't come here for nothing." Pearl grinned and patted Sean's shoulders, but he dodged

there's nothing else, you should head home. Richard won't be too

at the messy room, which hinted at his recent intimate moments with the woman. Her cheeks flushed at the implication. "Um, yeah. I

Sean a strange idea. "You and Rick... Don't tell me

finish his sentence, Pearl interrupted him, her blush deepening. "Okay, stop

two to haven't done it yet. Rick needs to do something!" Sean's smile faded as a thought occurred to him.

rolled her eyes, not bothering to