Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

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"I'm so sorry. I thought you were smarter than this, but you're just impulsive." Howard looked disappointed, but it quickly disappeared. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He had expected her to have backup plans, but it turned out he didn't even need to try too hard. She simply took his word about the hidden passageway and even went inside by herself.

"The room... Did you put something in it?" Pearl found herself getting weaker and couldn't even lift her hand, yet her mind was still sharp.

"I guess you were too anxious to notice the herb incense I was burning."

"You're so cunning." Pearl couldn't do anything other than mock him.

"Have you figured out why I got you here?" Howard's grin grew wider. "Your mom is a great test subject, and so are you."

Howard gestured with his hand, and two men appeared from a shadowy corner.

"Take the woman on the floor back and tie this one up in the inner room."

gaze was icy. "I won't let you get away

seemed regretful. "But be careful, staying here too long might

was harmful, and Pearl was aware of that. All she had left was to

tied up, Pearl was

was filled with other test subjects. They all looked worn and

gave her a sympathetic look when she was thrown in, then

corner, Pearl noticed another woman her age across the room, seemingly calmer than her. She appeared tortured and dangerously

and she didn't seem interested in escaping, just laying

be in

Did they bring

Pearl sensed

could be her ticket out,

a source of

information.

bad, just wait." The woman wasn't in the mood to