Silas staggered a little, feeling like he had drunk too much and couldn't quite stand steady. "I know you've never really looked at me, always treating me like a kid." "Aren't you?" Pearl sighed deeply.

Silas suddenly moved closer to her, easily towering over her. He could easily hold her in his arms. "You know, Pearl, if I wanted to do something to you right now, you wouldn't be able to resist at all." He teasingly blew into her ear, tickling her and causing her to tremble involuntarily. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"I know, but I believe you won't."

Silas's face turned pale. "Why wouldn't I?"

Pearl smiled bitterly. "I know that even though you've done some strange things, you wouldn't be able to do that to me. Didn't you have the chance to hurt me? But you never did."

Silas suddenly seemed relieved. He let her go, his expression unreadable. "I finally understand why I like you. After all, how could a believer turn against their god?"

saying this, Silas smiled and pulled out a USB flash drive from his pocket. "Inside is all the criminal evidence against Hugo. You'll be satisfied," he said, then tossed the device into her hands. Silas looked deeply into her eyes, his smile unusually warm. "When you meet him,

long silence, asked, "Why so quiet,

He just suddenly came to his senses and

least he didn't let that jerk do anything bad." Esther breathed

in their conversation, suddenly, a soft voice

"Pea."

smiled. Her eyes were calm but seemed to say a lot. "What is

she couldn't continue living by Pearl's

mean?"

and I promised to work for him when I return to repay the money..." This was actually an

stood up, straightened

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